Deborah Danan
By Deborah Danan
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Fast Forward The song in an ad for an Israeli cafe has become a nationwide party anthem
Many of the catchy tune’s fans don’t know that it’s an adaptation of a Greek song
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News 37 people signed Israel’s Declaration of Independence. A new podcast explores their legacy.
'Signed, Sealed, Delivered?' is an Israel-at-75 project from the creators of 'Israel Story'
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Fast Forward All the Jewish details of King Charles’ coronation, from Shabbat accommodations to Jerusalem oil
While much of the ceremony is still rooted in Christian rituals, Jewish and other faith leaders will be incorporated into the proceedings
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Fast Forward On display at Germany’s embassy in Israel: portraits of Holocaust survivors that seek to reclaim their stories
“The significance of exhibiting on Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day at the German embassy in sovereign Israel is not lost on me,” said photographer Erez Kaganovitz
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Fast Forward On the streets of Tel Aviv, protesters on cusp of a big victory vow to keep fighting
But many protesters said they did not think tabling divisive judicial reform legislation would be enough to get Israel back on track
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News Alarmed by their country’s political direction, more Israelis are seeking to move abroad
“When the whole issue of the [judicial] revolution started, we just decided not to wait and to do it immediately,” said one Israeli who is moving to Spain next month
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A year of war and hope in Ukraine Jewish orphans evacuated from Odessa to Berlin at Ukraine war’s start are headed home again
Mishpacha Orphanage has been spending 750,000 euros a month to feed, house and educate 120 children in Berlin, its leaders say
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Fast Forward In synagogues and on the streets, Israel’s new ‘faithful left’ is making itself felt
Israel’s politics leave little room for left-leaning Orthodox Jews. A new movement is trying to carve out a place.
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