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Hungarian Jewish chess legend Judit Polgár declines offer to fill presidency

The Jewish chess legend Judit Polgár has declined an invitation to become Hungary’s president, a largely ceremonial position that would have increased the visibility of one of the country’s most celebrated Jewish figures. “I do not feel enough strength within me to take on the historic responsibility of uniting a divided nation, so I am […]

Lost Holocaust music, nearly erased by Stalin, goes on tour in Asia

In the midst of the Holocaust, a child sang a song about his mother’s death in the Bershad ghetto, a pocket of current-day Ukraine that was occupied by Romania and Nazi Germany. In the song, the child watches strangers come and pray for his mother, and other strangers carry her away to be buried, but […]

Colombia and Slovenia recently recognized a Palestinian state. Now they’re moving their embassies to Jerusalem.

Five countries over four days: How Cuba’s Maccabiah Games delegation made it to Israel

UK lawmakers press government on why West Bank imports haven’t yet been banned

EU seeks to advance trade ban on Israeli settlements

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