Category: Jewish
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Women on the frontlines of the fight ag
Women are playing an increasingly crucial role on the frontlines of the fight against global antisemitism that has surged following October 7. One needs to look no further than the story of Morielle, Liram and Tal-Or – three women who embody… Continue Reading
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Ukrainian Jews grapple with severe rconomic crisis amid
As Ukraine braces for its third Rosh Hashanah under the shadow of war with Russia, the country’s Jewish communities are grappling with severe economic hardship. Initially shaken by the outbreak of war, many Jewish communities managed to… Continue Reading
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8 Israeli troops killed in Lebanon in first Israeli casualties of ground invasion
In the first casualties in Lebanon since Israel launched a ground incursion this week, eight Israeli soldiers were killed in clashes with Hezbollah fighters. The army said Wednesday that six soldiers were killed in one clash and… Continue Reading
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New footage shows Rosh Hashana shofar blowing in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq
Traditional shofar blowing in Iraq in 1998 (Video: Courtesy of Itzhak Carmeli, Rabbi Emad Levy) The year is 1998 (and not 1988, as mistakenly said in the video), and Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, having survived the First Gulf War in 1991,… Continue Reading
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OPINION: When we might have been brought to our knees, we rose to our feet
On 2 December 1917, thousands of people crowded into Kingsway Hall in Holborn, central London, for a Zionist rally. At that time, the notion of a Jewish State had long been considered by many as little more than a distant dream, but just one… Continue Reading
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Teacher at Baltimore Jewish school sentenced to 23 years in prison for sex crimes
A teacher at a Jewish school in Baltimore has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for sex crimes. William “Zev” Steen, 46, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child, a felony, in the U.S. District Court of… Continue Reading
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‘I discovered I’m much more Israeli than I thought’: How Oct. 7 changed being Israeli in America
This article is part of a series examining how Oct. 7 and its aftermath have changed the Jewish world. You can see the complete project here. While she was studying last year at Columbia University’s journalism school, Eleanor… Continue Reading
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How New York’s Jews are marking the 1-year anniversary of Oct. 7
Nearly a year has passed since Oct. 7, the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. As the first anniversary of Hamas’s attack on Israel approaches, many people are looking for a way to mark the date and honor those who… Continue Reading
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‘Devastating,’ ‘difficult,’ ‘depressing’: JTA readers on their year since Oct. 7, in one word
This article is part of a series examining how Oct. 7 and its aftermath have changed the Jewish world. You can see the complete project here. More than 700 readers responded to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s survey asking… Continue Reading
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Borehamwood Civic building lights up for October 7th remembrance
Hertsmere’s Civic Offices will be lit up in yellow in solidarity with the first anniversary of October 7th. Councillor Jeremy Newmark, leader of Hertsmere Borough Council, told Jewish News: “On Monday 7 October 2024, many of our residents… Continue Reading