AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Jews’ share of the population of Europe is as low now as it was 1,000 years ago and is declining even further, according to a landmark new demographic study.
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Cnaan Liphshiz
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10/22/20
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(JTA) — Jews around the world are rightfully celebrating the historic and euphoric peace agreement between Israel and the UAE — and so are the Emiratis.
In particular, Israelis are looking …
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Michelle Waldman Sarna
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10/21/20
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(JTA) – Israel’s daily number of deaths from the coronavirus is higher than the United States on a per capita basis, according to a new report.Israel’s daily rate over the last week …
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MARCY OSTER
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10/2/20
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(JTA) – Breslov Hasidim were barred from entering Ukraine for the annual Jewish New Year’s pilgrimage to Uman.Passengers on at least two flights from London and Paris were prevented from …
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9/3/20
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(JTA) — Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of Great Britain, has written dozens of books about religion and politics — but he also believes that mixing the two leads to “terrible …
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Laura E. Adkins
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8/28/20
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FRANKFURT, Germany ( JTA ) — Although she was born in this city, Anne Frank is mainly associated with Amsterdam, where she hid during the Holocaust and wrote her famous diaries.
Now a new …
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Cnaan Liphshiz
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8/26/20
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In the summer of 2018, sponsored by a grant awarded to my synagogue, Providence’s Congregation Beth Sholom, I traveled to Ireland and Northern Ireland to learn about Jewish life and …
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SHAI AFSAI
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8/7/20
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(JTA) — Israeli poetry scholar Rachel Korazim had been thinking about cutting back on travel when the coronavirus pandemic made the decision for her.
“I said I really want to shift my …
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Penina Beede
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7/23/20
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JERUSALEM (JTA) – The tens of thousands of Jewish pilgrims who travel each year to Ukraine for a Rosh Hashanah rite will have to make different plans for September.
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MARCY OSTER
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7/15/20
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This story originally appeared on The Nosher .
This may be surprising, but Jews have a long and very influential history in the alcohol industry spanning Europe, Israel and North America.
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Joel Haber
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7/10/20
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