David I. Klein
By David I. Klein
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Fast Forward Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84
During Haleva’s lifetime, Turkey’s Jewish population fell from 100,000 to 15,000
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Fast Forward Fania Brantsovsky, Vilna ghetto survivor and partisan resistance fighter, dies at 102
Remaining in Lithuania after the war, she became a keeper of the flame of the city’s once illustrious Yiddish culture
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Fast Forward Iranian Jew’s execution reportedly delayed after prayer campaign by Jews around the world
The stay came as Iran was plunged into political turmoil when a helicopter carrying its president and foreign minister crashed
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Fast Forward Turkey’s sudden ban on trade with Israel is already affecting Jews in both countries
'Everything stopped. We can’t do normal business,' a Turkish Jewish trader told JTA.
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Fast Forward As antisemitism spikes across Europe, more fingers are pointing at Russia
“Russia uses these pre-existing fissures in society to drive further polarization,” said one expert
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Fast Forward ‘Jews not allowed’: As Erdogan praises Hamas, antisemitism rages on the ground in Turkey
Anti-Israel banners and graffiti, along with Palestinian flags, have become commonplace across Istanbul
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News Sicily’s Jews have their first rabbi in 500 years. Italy’s Jewish establishment won’t accept them.
The community is mostly made up of Bnei Anusim, descendants of Jews forced to hide their religion during the Inquisition
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Fast Forward Law that would bar Congo’s only Jewish politician from presidency is under consideration again
Moise Katumbi is the son of a Congolese woman and a Greek Jewish refugee from the Nazis
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