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Culture These Jewish Eurovision songs are terrible. Listen to them anyway
For every awful song, there's a moment when nothing else works
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Fast Forward Russia bombs Ukrainian city of Uman, a pilgrimage site for Haredi Jews
The city is home to the gravesite for Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, which in the past has attracted thousands of visitors every Rosh Hashanah
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Yiddish World My shul is named after a shtetl. Read how one woman survived after the Nazis came in.
The author, a member of Toronto’s First Narayever Synagogue, retells the story she found in the town’s memorial book.
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News Embodying a story of trauma and liberation, Ukrainian Jews celebrate Passover amid a new normal
Children at Kharkiv’s Jewish school traveled with their families to Kyiv for a Passover celebration free from the fear of shelling
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Fast Forward Funds for Tel Aviv apartment given to Putin’s former teacher came from Roman Abramovich, records reveal
The records undermine denials by Abramovich, a Russian Jewish oligarch, of a financial relationship with Vladimir Putin
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Opinion Ukrainian Jews channel Miriam as they celebrate their second Passover in conflict
In the midst of fighting and displacement, Ukrainian Jews continue to find hope through song and dance
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Music A new album blends klezmer and American folk — and is at home in both
‘In Der Heym/Down Home’ shows how two musical styles have a lot in common
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Opinion A war for others: As Israeli democracy falters, the country walks a fine line in Ukraine
Israel has mastered the art of tiptoeing around Russia’s war in Ukraine
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