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David I Klein (JTA)

Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi provided the illustrations “For Our Freedom.” (Courtesy of Project Kesher)

March 30, 2023, 2:13 pm

First Haggadah in Ukrainian marks community’s break with Russia

Under the Russian empire, Jews living in what is now Ukraine in the 19th century tended to adopt Russian rather than Ukrainian, usually in addition to Yiddish.

By David I Klein (JTA)

Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) performs live on stage

March 24, 2023, 11:20 am

Mayor of Munich says he can’t block Roger Waters concert

Waters is suing the Frankfurt municipality after the city blocked him from performing at the Festhalle, a venue that was also the site of the deportation of 3,000 Jews during the Holocaust.

By David I Klein (JTA)

Uskudar American Academy is one of Istanbul's most prestigious private schools. (Wikipedia)

March 17, 2023, 11:43 am

Students at elite Istanbul school give Nazi salute in football match against Jewish school

Turkey’s official Jewish communal organisation condemned the incident, described as "a new low for antisemitism" in the country

By David I Klein (JTA)

February 28, 2023, 9:27 am

Frankfurt cancels Roger Waters concert, calling him ‘one of the world’s most well known antisemites’

“Antisemitism in art and culture must not be tolerated. I applaud this decision," said Josef Schuster, head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany.

By David I Klein (JTA)

Ana Miranda speaks at a rally in Coruña, Spain, July 10, 2020. (Cristina Andina/Getty Images)

February 23, 2023, 12:46 pm

Israel bars EU parliament member from entering the country

Israeli officials cited the fact that Ana Miranda participated in a 2015 flotilla that attempted to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.

By David I Klein (JTA)

February 14, 2023, 1:21 pm

In first, Polish priest sentenced on charges of spreading antisemitic hate speech

Father Michał Woźnicki, a Catholic priest from the city of Poznan, said that Jews were in league with the devil and responsible for the spread of sexual impropriety in Poland.

By David I Klein (JTA)

A view inside the Jewish community center in Sarajevo in 2018. (Elvis Barukcic/AFP via Getty Images)

February 9, 2023, 9:30 am

Bosnia’s Jewish community is putting together an archive for an eventual museum

Today, at most 900 Jews live in Bosnia and Herzegovina, around 500 in the capital Sarajevo. Before the Holocaust, Sarajevo was about 20% Jewish and known as “little Jerusalem”.

By David I Klein (JTA)

Saul Cenudioglu, pictured here with his grandchildren, was found dead with his wife in the ruins of their home city of Antakya in Haray province. (Family photo courtesy of Ela Cenudioglu; Haray: Firat Ozdemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

February 8, 2023, 11:15 am

Turkish earthquake emergency: Missing Jewish couple feared dead

A spokesperson from the the community in Istanbul told Jewish News both Saul and Fortuna Cenudioglu from the city of Antakya are "still missing'.

By Jotam Confino in Israel and David I Klein (JTA)

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives for a dinner at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

February 6, 2023, 7:39 am

Macron to Netanyahu: Proposed Supreme Court changes threaten Israeli democracy

France, home to the largest Jewish community in Europe, has long been one of Israel’s closest allies on the continent.

By David I Klein (JTA)

The Jewish cemetery in Worms Heiliger Sand, Rhine-Hesse, Germany

February 6, 2023, 7:33 am

Germany celebrates UNESCO World Heritage listing for sites known as birthplace of Yiddish, Ashkenazi culture

They were recognised by the United Nations’ education and cultural body in July 2021, but the coronavirus pandemic delayed Germany’s celebration of the designation.

By David I Klein (JTA)

February 3, 2023, 5:07 pm

Russian missiles hit historic synagogue in southeastern Ukraine

Jewish leaders condemn "bombardment" of 113-year old building in city of Huliaipole

By David I Klein (JTA)

Berlin, Germany. 25th Nov, 2022. Elisabeth Borne, Prime Minister of France, gives a press conference at the Chancellor's Office. Credit: Kay Nietfeld/dpa/Alamy Live News

February 2, 2023, 12:57 pm

France’s plan to counter antisemitism will bring students to sites of attacks

The visits could include Holocaust sites, and roving exhibitions about antisemitism and racism will also be set up in schools.

By David I Klein (JTA)

Metropolitan Police stand on guard while protestors prepare to burn the Swedish and Danish flags during the demonstration against the Quran Burning In Sweden. Friday 27 January 2023.

January 31, 2023, 8:14 am

Muslim man postpones Torah burning protest outside of Israeli embassy in Sweden

The man argued that he is trying to spark debate and expose a double standard in the treatment of Muslims and Jews in Sweden.

By David I Klein (JTA)

David Bowie, shown with his wife Angie at home in Kent, England, in 1971, is wearing a dress that he famously wore on the cover of his "The Man Who Sold the World" album. Credit: bowiesongs.wordpress.com

January 24, 2023, 12:40 pm

London museum needs Bowie’s dress for Jewish fashion industry exhibit

Museum of London Docklands on look out for iconic menswear costumes, made by Jewish designers and worn by world's biggest stars

By David I Klein (JTA)

A photograph of Jews inside the Warsaw Ghetto during the uprising, taken by the photographer Z. L. Grzywaczewski. (Family archive of Maciej Grzywaczewski, son of Leszek Grzywaczewski / Photo from the negative: POLIN Museum)

January 20, 2023, 11:13 am

Never-before-seen pictures of Warsaw Ghetto uprising discovered

Priceless roll of film taken by Warsaw firefighter during the 1943 Jewish revolt reveals smoke over the ghetto and burned-out houses.

By David I Klein (JTA)

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