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Antisemitic mural appears after Dutch soccer star signs with ‘Jewish’ team Ajax

July 28, 2021Jesse Orine

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A gold mikveh, a Judaica museum and a ballroom: Taiwan to get its Jewish community center

July 28, 2021Jesse Orine

(JTA) — Seven years ago, the lone Chabad rabbi in Taiwan reached out to Jeffrey Schwartz, a Jewish businessman and philanthropist who had helped fund the country’s small Jewish institutions for years. The rabbi, Shlomi Tabib, was wondering if Schwartz could fund the construction of a mikveh, a ritual bath in which Orthodox women immerse […]

4 dead, including 3 Jerusalem yeshiva students, in Ukraine plane crash

July 28, 2021Jesse Orine

4 dead, including 3 Jerusalem yeshiva students, in Ukraine plane crash – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

First commercial direct flights from Israel land in Morocco

July 26, 2021Jesse Orine

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3 Jewish fencers fail to medal in individual events at Tokyo Olympics

July 26, 2021Jesse Orine

3 Jewish fencers fail to medal in individual events at Tokyo Olympics – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

19-year-old taekwondo fighter wins Israel’s first Olympic medal in Tokyo

July 25, 2021Jesse Orine

19-year-old taekwondo fighter wins Israel’s first Olympic medal in Tokyo – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

US authorities seize Judaica from Brooklyn auction house in probe of Holocaust loot

July 25, 2021Jesse Orine

US authorities seize Judaica from Brooklyn auction house in probe of Holocaust loot – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

Algerian judoka quits Olympics to avoid Israeli opponent

July 23, 2021Jesse Orine

Algerian judoka quits Olympics to avoid Israeli opponent – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

For first time, Olympics opening ceremony honors Israeli athletes murdered in Munich

July 23, 2021Jesse Orine

For first time, Olympics opening ceremony honors Israeli athletes murdered in Munich – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement

Biden nominates David Cohen, former Jewish federation vice chair, as US ambassador to Canada

July 22, 2021Jesse Orine

Biden nominates David Cohen, former Jewish federation vice chair, as US ambassador to Canada – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement