Larry Luxner
By Larry Luxner
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Fast Forward Few Jews, many aliens: Inside Roswell’s vanishing Jewish community
The New Mexico town famous for UFOs once had a thriving congregation. Today, only a few Jews remain, praying in a desert with more scorpions than synagogue seats
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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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Opinion Outrage over Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on sexual assault of Palestinians is missing the point
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Opinion I discovered anti-Zionism at the University of Michigan. I’m glad it lives on there
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News They texted about Torah and mitzvahs. Feds say they were insider trading
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Opinion An alarming new battleground in campus fights over Israel
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