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This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Part of my work as Forverts editor is to speak at Jewish conferences, community centers and synagogues about the Forverts and Yiddish culture, which is what brought me to the Finnish capital of Helsinki in early February. I had been invited to this year’s Limud Conference Helsinki…
If you find yourself in Finland in February, join Rukhl Schaechter, editor of the Yiddish Forward (Forverts), at the southern capital for Limud Helsinki, an annual Jewish cultural learning festival. The programs, which run the weekend of February 2 and 3, are diverse and plentiful, and Schaechter will lead three. The first talk, “How the…
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin both said they will work to ensure Israel’s security, the New York Post reported. During the summit in Helsinki on Monday, Putin called for “full compliance” with the 1974 Israel-Syria Separation of Forces Agreement, which secures the Golan Heights border. “This will bring peace to the Golan…
