Shira Li Bartov
By Shira Li Bartov
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Fast Forward Could social media really have stopped the Holocaust? Scholars say Elon Musk’s ‘fantasy scenario’ is far-fetched
One scholar suggested that Musk “take an intro course on the Holocaust"
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Fast Forward Following Auschwitz visit, Elon Musk says X could have saved Jews from the Holocaust
“Two thirds of my friends are Jewish,” Musk said to an approving Ben Shapiro. “I’m like Jewish by association — I’m aspirationally Jewish.”
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News The new Jews of Porto: How the Portuguese city built a Jewish community from scratch
Over the past decade, a community of roughly 1,000 Jews has materialized in Porto, thanks to a law that since 2015 has allowed the return of people whose ancestors were expelled during the Portuguese Inquisition
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Fast Forward In a shift, Latvia and Lithuania are paying Holocaust survivors and heirs for their stolen property
The Lithuania program is open to applications only until Dec. 31
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Fast Forward Dutch mayor refuses to be photographed with Israeli ambassador at Hanukkah event, setting off media frenzy
Roelof Bleker said his intention was to keep a distance from the war in Israel and Gaza and avoid images that might stir controversy. But that effort backfired
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News Geert Wilders, far-right victor in Dutch elections, elicits sympathy and fear in Jewish voters
Some were likely driven to support him as a response to the rise in antisemitic incidents, said the editor of a leading Dutch Jewish newspaper
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Fast Forward Antisemitic incidents have surged 320% in Germany since Oct. 7, watchdog finds
While the largest number of incidents took place on the street, online or in public buildings, RIAS recorded 59 in people’s homes or living environment
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News Oct. 7 nearly derailed Berlin’s famous Israeli-Palestinian restaurant. But they’re back in business.
“I felt full of rage, I felt like that’s it — it’s stupid, everything I’ve worked on in the past years is stupid,” recalled co-owner Oz Ben David, who briefly shut down the restaurant
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