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Fast Forward Jewish leader in Ukraine stabbed by assailant shouting ‘antisemitic statements’
This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. The director of the Jewish community in a western Ukrainian town was stabbed in an apparent antisemitic attack, the United Jewish Community of Ukraine announced on its Telegram Channel on Thursday. Igor Perelman, the director of the Jewish community of Ivano-Frankivsk in western…
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Fast Forward ‘Irpin was beautiful’: Jewish leader mourns Ukrainian hometown shelled by Russia
This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. When Alexander Gaidar left Irpin on February 20 to attend the funeral of his father in Germany, he had no way of knowing that the quiet Kyiv suburb which he has long called home would soon make international headlines. Sadly, that’s what happened…
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News Ukrainian Jews prepare for worst, pray for best and vow to stay
This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. Jewish leaders across Ukraine are working feverishly to prepare their communities for the rigors of warfare, even as the prospect of a Russian invasion is bringing back old traumas for those displaced during previous rounds of fighting. “I prefer not to speak about…
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Fast Forward ‘You are not a horse’: The Israeli professor inspiring America’s Ivermectin craze
This article originally appeared in Haaretz and was reprinted here with permission. Last month, as calls to poison call centers spiked and animal supply stores began reporting shortages of animal deworming drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a rather unusual plea. “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all….
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