Former Jewish first lady of Peru flees to Israel after extradition request
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Culture Can a white American Jew write a persuasive novel about Peru?
Ethical questions have been at the center of the Jewish faith since the religion was founded. What is my responsibility to other human beings? Who am I to claim I have the right answers, or any answers at all?How do I contribute to repairing the world? Might my attempt to do so cause unforeseen damage?…
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News Ukraine Elected A Jewish Comedian But Have Ya Heard About The Jews Who Ran Peru
Ukraine has become the first country whose president and prime minister are both Jewish — besides Israel, of course. Volodymyr Zelensky, a Jewish Ukrainian actor, was elected president of the country over the weekend and will soon serve with Volodymyr Groysman, who has been prime minister since 2016. It’s an interesting first that brought up the…
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Fast Forward As Trump’s Legal Troubles Escalate, Jared And Ivanka Head To Peru
First Daughter and White House senior advisor Ivanka Trump will be traveling to Peru this week with her husband Jared Kushner and other administration officials as her father’s legal and political problems continue to grow. The delegation will be attending the biennial Summit of the Americas, where Trump will unveil an economic improvement program to…
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Fast Forward Jewish Student Still Missing In The Mountains Of Peru After Two Months
After two months of nonstop searching, a Jewish student from Montreal is still missing without a trace in the mountains of Peru, the Jewish Chronicle reported. Jesse Galganov, who has dual U.S.-Canadian citizenship, was just setting out on a planned eight-month backpacking trip through South America when he went missing in late September. He had…
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Life Meet ‘Lola Levine’, Peruvian And Jewish Children’s-Book Heroine
Prolific children’s author Monica Brown’s new “Lola Levine” series aimed at children aged 7 to 9, featuring five books so far, is earning enthusiastic reviews and reader responses. Each story, complemented by black-and-white drawings by illustrator Angela Domínguez, explores the challenges faced by a bookish and athletic young heroine of Peruvian and North American Jewish…
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Breaking News Peru’s President, Son of Jewish Refugee, Tells Trump He Prefers ‘Bridges To Walls’
RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — The president of Peru, whose father was a Jewish refugee who fled the Nazis, told U.S. President Donald Trump during a visit at the White House that he prefers “bridges to walls.” Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, born in Lima to a French Protestant mother and German Jewish father who…
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Fast Forward 100 Blood Units Rushed To Peru To Save Stricken Israeli Tourist
(JTA) — A paramedic from Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency rescue organization is on her way to Peru with 100 units of blood for an Israeli tourist hospitalized there after contracting a serious blood-related illness. The paramedic left with the blood late Wednesday night after the Health Ministry of Peru gave permission to bring the…
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