Larry Luxner
By Larry Luxner
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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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News Holocaust distortion more dangerous than denial, warns departing IHRA chief Kathrin Meyer
Meyer, a non-Jewish researcher, has helmed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance at a time when its definition of antisemitism grew controversial
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News In Albania, which saved Jews from the Nazis, educators teach the Holocaust to a new generation
Thousands of foreign Jews found refuge in Albania during World War II. Yet youths in this once-Marxist nation of 2.6 million know nearly nothing of that unique legacy
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News Andorra’s 73 Jews worship from a community center they are barred by law from calling a synagogue
The tiny microstate nestled between France and Spain is home to 73 Jews, officially Catholic — and friendly with Israel
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Fast Forward Armenia recognizes Palestine, adding to its strained ties with Israel
Armenia’s ties with Israel have been long strained over Israel’s refusal to recognize the 1915 Armenian Genocide
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Culture Barbra Streisand is known for her songs and movies. But this proud Jew is also a powerhouse philanthropist.
Over the past 37 years, the Streisand Foundation has poured tens of millions of dollars into more than 2,000 causes
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News Russia’s invasion of Ukraine inadvertently sparks a Jewish renaissance — in Armenia
Jews from both Ukraine and Russia made their way to Yerevan, Armenia’s biggest city. Many are staying
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Culture French crooner Charles Aznavour loved Jews. A new museum in Armenia will tell that story.
Delayed by war in Nagorno-Karabakh and other obstacles, the Aznavour museum will document how his family saved Jews in Paris during WWII
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