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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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Opinion The birth of Ukrainian Jewish identity is happening right now
Russia hasn’t ‘liberated’ Ukrainian Jews. It’s united them with other Ukrainians against their common enemy
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Opinion Photos: Over a year of war, Ukrainian Moishe House residents continue to build Jewish community
A diverse group of Jewish young adults in Ukraine are celebrating their Jewish heritage despite Russian bombs falling
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Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
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News Floyd Mayweather showered cash on Jewish causes — and now he’s suing their ‘Robin Hood’ alleging $175 million got diverted
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Opinion How can I live freely as a Jew in a world where strangers rip my mezuzah off my doorframe?
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Opinion Mamdani has made ample efforts for Jews. How come no one is telling that story?
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Culture An organ divided a synagogue. The fallout helped create Reform Judaism.
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Yiddish אַ קאָנפֿרענענץ אין וואַרשע גיט זיך אָפּ מיט ייִדישע שפּראַכןA conference in Warsaw focuses on Jewish languages
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Books In David Baerwald’s epic tale of espionage and wartime horrors, family history is stranger than fiction
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Fast Forward Bamba blankets NYC after Park Slope Food Coop vote to boycott Israeli products. What’s next?