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Two years after a judge’s order, a Spanish dictionary still defines ‘Jewish’ as ‘miserly’
by Jesse OrineComments Off on Two years after a judge’s order, a Spanish dictionary still defines ‘Jewish’ as ‘miserly’
BUENOS AIRES — Two years after an Argentine judge ordered a Spanish dictionary to drop a definition of “Jewish” as “miserly or usurious,” the institution responsible for the dictionary has yet to comply — frustrating the Jewish groups that brought the case. The definition reflects a long history of associating Jews with greed and moneylending, […]
A famed rabbi’s yeshiva reopens for students for the first time since World War II
by Jesse OrineComments Off on A famed rabbi’s yeshiva reopens for students for the first time since World War II
Dovid Hofstedter was visiting Belarus five years ago when he discovered that a historic Jewish school had turned into something else. Hofstedter, a Canadian rabbi, was joining a group of rabbis from around the world at the Radin Yeshiva, nestled in the small town of Radun in western Belarus. The school was founded in 1869 […]
