Across Europe, mass protests against Israel; riots break out in Berlin, Paris and London

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Many thousands of people protested against Israel in major European cities over the weekend as the latest Israel-Gaza conflict reached new heights. Several events featuring antisemitic rhetoric and rioting. In Brussels, London and Vienna dozens of men were filmed at rallies on Saturday shouting in Arabic: “Jews, remember Khaybar, the army of Muhammad […]

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This blintz recipe survived the Holocaust

This article originally appeared on The Nosher. Blintzes are one of Shavuot’s most popular dishes. Long associated with Ashkenazi cooking, the light and airy hug of the blintz pancake envelops pillowy fillings such as whipped farmer’s cheese or fruit compote. To call it a crepe is like calling chicken soup consommé. It sounds more fancy, […]

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To answer global protests, tackle new inequalities, UN report

2019 Human Development Report says a new generation of inequalities is opening up, around education, and around technology and climate change Press Release Bogota, December 9, 2019 – The demonstrations sweeping across the world today signal that, despite unprecedented progress against poverty, hunger and disease, many societies are not working as they should. The connecting thread, argues a new report from the […]

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Germans Apologize for Using Jewish Ashes in Political Art Installation

Photo Credit: YouTube / https://youtu.be/_D6sJaBqmWI Holocaust memorial with victim’s ashes erected in Berlin Zentrum für Politische Schönheit (the Center for Political Beauty), a.k.a. ZPS, a German activist group notorious for employing its German sense of humor in creating provocative performances and public displays, last week apologized for an installation that included a transparent cylinder containing […]

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