(JTA) — When the world shut down last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Natan Sharansky figured his experience as a Soviet political prisoner meant he had a thing or two to teach the millions of people who were suddenly confined to their homes. So he recorded a video providing his advice that went viral […]
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At the far edges of the Jewish world, Bukharan Jews (also sometimes referred to as Bukharian or Bokharan Jews) have made their homes in Central Asia’s vibrant cities — now located in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan — for well over a millenia. One of the world’s oldest diaspora groups, they came to resemble the Muslim Tajiks […]
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Hezbollah fires 19 rockets at Israel in worst fighting since 2006 war – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement
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18 Orthodox Jewish girls pulled off New York-bound flight in Amsterdam in dispute over COVID protocols – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement
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VIDIN, Bulgaria (JTA) — For 40 years, the central synagogue in this port city has resembled the town’s Jewish population — barely existent and rapidly aging. The synagogue, which was built in the 19th century, is quite literally a shell of its former self. Vines creep up the side of the stone walls and the […]
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, Ohio’s heavily Democratic 11th Congressional District, which includes much of metropolitan Cleveland and Akron, held a special primary election to determine the likely successor to retiring Rep. Marcia Fudge. The more centrist, establishment-backed candidate, Cuyahoga County Council Member Shontel Brown, defeated former State Senator Nina Turner—a champion of Medicare For All, a critic […]
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Israel to name Michael Herzog, the president’s brother and a longtime adviser to peace negotiators, as US ambassador – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement
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Do you go bonkers for Big Macs, fantasize about Filet-o-Fish and marvel over Egg McMuffins? Does the sight of those iconic golden arches automatically spark joy? In other words, do you love McDonald’s? If so, you don’t just have Richard and Maurice McDonald (and Ray Kroc) to thank for launching this global chain of restaurants. […]
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Google’s Verily Life Sciences Opens R&D Center in Israel with Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center Verily Life Sciences and Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Teams LinkedIn Healthcare, data science and technology company Verily, a company belonging to Google parent Alphabet company, is opening a new research and development center in Israel. The Verily Israel team will focus […]
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