Judaism

Israeli library offers glimpse of old Jewish life in Europe
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Israeli library offers glimpse of old Jewish life in Europe

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s National Library has digitized a rare collection of communal ledgers from long-lost Jewish communities of Europe,…
By inventing family of Holocaust victims, blogger avoided ‘collective responsibility’
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By inventing family of Holocaust victims, blogger avoided ‘collective responsibility’

DW: Professor Brumlik, what went through your mind when you heard the story about the blogger and historian Marie Sophie Hingst, accused of…
Rabbi wounded in US synagogue shooting says Jews won’t be cowed
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Rabbi wounded in US synagogue shooting says Jews won’t be cowed

A rabbi who carried on preaching despite being wounded in the latest deadly shooting at a US synagogue said Sunday…
Christian pilgrims march through Jerusalem for Good Friday
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Christian pilgrims march through Jerusalem for Good Friday

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christian pilgrims and clergy members marched through the ancient stone alleys of Jerusalem’s Old City,…
German Nazi camp guard, 92, charged as accessory to thousands of murders
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German Nazi camp guard, 92, charged as accessory to thousands of murders

BERLIN (Reuters) – German prosecutors have charged a 92-year-old former concentration camp guard with being an accessory to murder, in…
Pope signs Jerusalem declaration on Morocco trip
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Pope signs Jerusalem declaration on Morocco trip

Pope Francis on Saturday joined Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in saying Jerusalem should be a “symbol of peaceful coexistence” for…
In an unprecedented move, New Zealand’s synagogues closed on Sabbath in solidarity with Muslim victims
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In an unprecedented move, New Zealand’s synagogues closed on Sabbath in solidarity with Muslim victims

The Jewish Community closed New Zealand’s synagogues in a show of religious support and unity on the Saturday Sabbath following…
Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan
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Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan

JERUSALEM (AP) — A tiny Israeli religious sect is emerging as a major impediment for a controversial plan to connect…
Future rabbis plant with Palestinians, sow rift with Israel
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Future rabbis plant with Palestinians, sow rift with Israel

AT-TUWANI, West Bank (AP) — Young American students seeking to be future rabbis are doing more than visiting holy sites,…
Holocaust museum stokes controversy among Hungary’s Jews
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Holocaust museum stokes controversy among Hungary’s Jews

  As the world prepares to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, Hungarian Jews find themselves divided in a…
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