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Yiddish World Rabbi Mayer Moskowitz z”l, on Hasidic life in pre-war Czernowitz
The beloved rabbi and educator described in detail the Orthodox Jewish community of this once vibrant city
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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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News Ukraine’s Jews and rabbis ‘on the front line’ as Zelenskyy meets with Trump
Rabbis in Kherson and Odesa describe Jewish life on the front line — funerals, blackouts, orphanages and a fragile faith in God’s plan
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Books Amid the terror of war in Ukraine, a stirring debut novel demonstrates the power of love and art
Sam Wachman's 'The Sunflower Boys' is a novel of unmistakable authenticity and empathy
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Yiddish World Ukraine in the words of a murdered Yiddish poet
In June, a book festival in Kyiv featured a discussion titled “Yiddish as a Ukrainian Language”
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Fast Forward Novel set in a war-torn Ukraine wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature
“Your Presence Is Mandatory” by Sasha Vasilyuk is based on a family secret harbored by the author’s grandfather
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Opinion A Holocaust perpetrator was just celebrated on US soil. I think I know why no one objected.
Russia's invasion has made ordinarily outspoken critics of antisemitism wary of criticizing Ukrainian Nazi collaborators
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Opinion How Ukraine became to the far right what Israel is to the left
As the left's obsession with Israel curdles into antisemitism, so too does the right's contempt for Ukraine
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Fast Forward Unarmed man who tackled Bondi Beach Hanukkah attacker identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed
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Opinion I grew up believing Australia was the best place to be Jewish. This Hanukkah shooting forces a reckoning I do not want.
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Fast Forward Hanukkah shooting leaves at least 15 dead at Australia’s most popular beach
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Fast Forward Father and son suspects in Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack identified as Sajid and Naveed Akram by law enforcement
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Fast Forward Sydney Opera House lit by giant menorah as vigils for Bondi Beach victims take place across Australia
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Fast Forward Columbia professor Mahmood Mamdani, father of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, criticizes university over antisemitism and protests
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