Larry Luxner
By Larry Luxner
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Fast Forward As Slovenia takes a hard line against Israel, its tiny Jewish community feels increasingly isolated
'It’s worse here than any other former Yugoslav republic,' said a community leader
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Fast Forward Thessaloniki’s Armenian minority and Jewish past are bound by a shared history of genocide
Half of the Greek port city’s residents were Jewish in 1919. Today, only a few are
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Fast Forward Transnistria’s Jews find themselves caught in a Soviet time warp as Ukraine war rages next door
The breakaway republic within Moldova is incredibly impoverished
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Fast Forward After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope
'Most Azerbaijani Jews didn’t even know there were Jews in Armenia,' one rabbi said
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Fast Forward After a contentious election, Romania’s few Jews remain on guard against antisemitism
“It’s getting worse for sure,” said Alexandru Muraru, a member of Romania’s parliament
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Books Legendary ‘King of Comedy’ Jerry Lewis placed a weekly Jewish deli order, his son recalls
Christopher Lewis’ book about his father explores the star’s Yiddish-speaking upbringing and his role in raising billions of dollars to fight muscular dystrophy
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News Pro-Nazi singer sells out Zagreb arena as Croatia’s collaborationist past sheds its taboo
Croatian Jews say little effort is made to tamp down valorization of the brutal Ustaše collaborationist regime
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Fast Forward 3 years into war, Jewish life in Ukraine gets boost from NY Jewry
Ukraine’s Jews are hanging on—and in some cases even thriving—thanks in part to funding of Jewish aid programs by UJA-Federation
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