David I. Klein
By David I. Klein
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News In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jews are barred from political positions of power. A potential law could deepen divides.
The country’s small Jewish community, whose leaders have been fighting against inequality in the country’s electoral system for over a decade, is very concerned about the proposition
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Fast Forward Dozens of Jewish graves damaged in 600-year-old Turkish cemetery
Left-wing opposition leaders asked whether the vandalism was the result of intolerance by Erdogan’s government
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Fast Forward After a threat, Israel evacuated citizens out of Istanbul. Life for local Turkish Jews hasn’t changed.
A travel warning linked to an Iranian plot hasn’t disturbed life Turkish Jews, who have enjoyed the warming of Israel-Turkey relations.
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Fast Forward War in Ukraine puts a crunch on matzah prices
(JTA) – On Feb. 24, two shipping containers laden with 20,000 pounds of shmura matzah were slated to head out of port in Odessa, Ukraine, on their way to Orthodox Jews in the United States. Two hours before they were to be loaded onto a ship, Russia invaded. The shipment was the last of 200,000…
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Fast Forward The Lev Tahor Hasidic sect is bouncing around the Balkans, attracting attention wherever they go
(JTA) — Members of Lev Tahor, the Hasidic group that is often described as a cult and has been chased across continents in the wake of a child abduction scandal, were sighted in a remote town in Bosnia and Herzegovina last month and in North Macedonia this month, as they bounce around the Balkans in…
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Fast Forward Excavations reveal ancient synagogue in Turkish town near tourist hotspot
(JTA) — The remains of an ancient synagogue dating back as far as the 7th century A.D. have been discovered in a resort town on Turkey’s mediterranean coast. The synagogue was found recently in the town of Side, not far from the tourist hotspot of Antalya, in southern Turkey. Among the remains was a plaque…
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Fast Forward Greek-Jewish archives return home nearly 80 years after they were looted by the Nazis
(JTA) — The Greek-Jewish community is celebrating the return of a trove of manuscripts and community documents that the Nazis had stolen nearly 80 years ago. The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) announced in a statement earlier this month that Russia, who was in possession of the archives, has agreed to return…
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Culture Manhattan’s Only Winemaker Is This 89-Year-Old Iraqi Jew
NEW YORK (JTA) — Latif Jiji looks over this year’s crop at Chateau Latif with an expression of satisfaction. If you’ve never heard of Chateau Latif, you’re not alone. In fact, your favorite sommelier probably hasn’t heard of it, either. It’s not from the south of France, nor is it from Napa Valley. Rather, it’s…
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