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Israel's embassies in UK, Poland honor Holocaust survivor by handing out falafel
To raise awareness of Holocaust Remembrance Day, missions in Warsaw and London launch 'Operation Dugo', in honor of 90-year-old David 'Dugo' Leitner who each year eats falafel to mark the day of evacuation from Auschwitz
Itamar Eichner
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21:36 , 01.19.21
Haredi ZAKA chair calls rabbis playing down virus 'worse than Holocaust deniers'
In an interview with Ynet, Yehuda Meshi Zahav, who within weeks lost his mother and brother to COVID-19, slams ultra-Orthodox leaders and seeks to warn the public about the dangers of the disease
Attila Somfalvi, Meshi Ayad
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18:19 , 01.19.21
Mein Kampf published in Poland as 'homage to victims'
Publishing company says they will not be carrying out any publicity campaign for the book; Polish chief rabbi says academic edition could help people 'understand the dangers of Nazism, of lying, of totalitarianism'
AFP
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17:04 , 01.18.21
Morocco Jews 'already packing' for direct Israel flights
Re-opening of the liaison offices could make it much easier for Moroccans to obtain visas to visit Israel; Morocco, home to North Africa's biggest Jewish community and the ancestral homeland of some 700,000 Israelis, is also hoping for an influx of Israeli tourists when the Covid-19 pandemic eases
AFP
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09:46 , 01.17.21
Germany's Buchenwald Camp raps 'disrespectful' tobogganers
Site complains masses of daytrippers 'disturb the peace of the dead' with winter sports at former Nazi camp; 'Historical sensitivity is fading,' says foundation director
AFP
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22:50 , 01.14.21
Bedouin minor desecrates Jewish graves, posts act on TikTok
Police arrest 15-year-old after he documented vandalizing and smashing gravestones in cemetery in southern Israel; residents implore authorities to take firmer action against rampant crime in the area
TPS, Riki Carmi
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18:06 , 01.14.21
Vandals attack largest Montreal synagogue, favored by Leonard Cohen
Canadian police arrest 28-year-old suspect caught defacing the Shaar Hashomayim synagogue with swastikas and planning to set the temple on fire; Jewish groups, Canadian PM condemn the attack
Itamar Eichner
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14:31 , 01.14.21
FBI arrest man in 'Camp Auschwitz' shirt at U.S. Capitol riot
Media outlets in the U.S. report Robert Keith Parker, who wore a sweatshirt with 'Camp Auschwitz - Arbeit Macht Frei' on it, appeared in a virtual hearing in court on charges of unlawful, violent entry and disorderly conduct
Reuters
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22:33 , 01.13.21
Anti-racism activists blast Holocaust denial on Twitter outside CEO's home
'End Jew Hatred' movement rally in front of Jack Dorsey's house, who they accuse of double standards and of giving Holocaust deniers 'bigger platform than Hitler'
i24NEWS
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19:28 , 01.13.21
American Jewish businessman Sheldon Adelson dies at 87
Billionaire casino mogul, who was a staunch supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, died from complications of a long illness, according to his Israeli-born wife Miriam
Ynet, News Agencies
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15:24 , 01.12.21
Schwarzenegger compares Capitol riot to Kristallnacht
Austrian-born actor, former California governor draws parallel between pro-Trump extremist group Proud Boys and Nazis who carried out 1938 pogrom against Jews in Germany; 'Wednesday was Day of Broken Glass right here,' he says
Sara Miller
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18:54 , 01.10.21
New Illinois congresswoman: 'Hitler was right on one thing'
Speaking at 'Moms for America' event in D.C., freshman lawmaker evokes Nazi leader, urging the need to appeal to young people in politics; Jewish groups condemn remarks
Associated Press
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08:54 , 01.07.21
Georgia’s Jewish vote could decide control of the U.S. Senate
A small but dedicated group of Jewish voters in the Peach State, where the presidential race was decided by some 12,000 ballots, could determine whether the Democrats who won the state in November or the Republicans emerge victorious on Tuesday
The Media Line
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23:49 , 01.03.21
U.S. says suspected killer of Jewish-American journalist won't 'escape justice'
U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen's comments come after Pakistani court acquits Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh of masterminding the 2002 kidnapping and beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl
i24NEWS
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22:14 , 12.30.20
Israel fails to transfer restitution payments to Holocaust survivors
Ynet learns that over the past two years, Israel has offset the increase in the monthly stipends paid by the German government to the Holocaust survivors from the monthly allowance the state itself transfers to the victims, saving the Treasury money
Hadar Gil-Ad
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10:38 , 12.29.20
NY probes ultra-Orthodox clinics for possible vaccine fraud
State health commissioner says ParCare network may have obtained vaccines 'fraudulently,' administered them 'contrary to state's plan,' warns anyone involved 'will be held accountable to fullest extent of the law'
Ynet, i24NEWS
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13:12 , 12.27.20
Jewish and Israeli authors are favorites for literature-loving Tehran women
Academic Yuval Noah Harari, poet Osip Mandelstam and Anne Frank's diary, all translated into Persian, can also be found on display tables of bookshops in the Iranian capital; Mary Trump's tell-all on her uncle Donald has also hit the shelves
AFP
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19:00 , 12.24.20
Pakistani court orders release of men accused of murdering Daniel Pearl
Provincial Court overturns Supreme Court decision to keep Ahmed Omar Saeed in custody; deceased Jewish journalist's family appeals earlier acquittal of murder
Reuters
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17:18 , 12.24.20
Argentine car dealer cleared in deadly bombing at AMIA center
Carlos Telleldín has consistently denied knowing truck he sold to bombers would be used in 1994 attack at Jewish center Buenos Aires that killed 85 and is believed to have been masterminded by Iran
Associated Press
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08:48 , 12.24.20
Ultra-Orthodox fly to Dubai to get hitched to bypass virus measures
Unusual trend sees couples from mainly large, religious families struggle to reduce guest lists and unable to move the date due to the Jewish law, opting to tie the knot in the Gulf state, holding events with hundreds of guests
Atilla Sonfalvi
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20:58 , 12.21.20
Miss France runner-up attacked on social media for Jewish roots
Miss Provence April Benayoum, whose father is Israeli, says she was not aware of anti-Semitic hate speech until televised competition was over, says she is not fazed; police said probing comments including reference to Holocaust
Itamar Eichner
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14:03 , 12.21.20
German court convicts man of murder over synagogue attack
Magdeburg court charges Stephan Balliet with murder and attempted murder, sentencing him to life in prison over fatal 2019 attack in Halle that left two people dead
Associated Press
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12:48 , 12.21.20
German court to give verdict in Yom Kippur synagogue attack
Stephan Balliet expresses no remorse in trial over the failed storming of Halle house of worship in 2019, after which he shot two people dead in 2019
Associated Press
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10:10 , 12.21.20
Thousands of Jews left in war-torn Ethiopia still waiting to come to Israel
While government says it is preparing to receive 2,000 Ethiopian Jews by Jan. 2021, families are still not given any explanation or information on whether their loved ones are part of those destined to arrive
Sivan Hilai
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21:56 , 12.17.20
Jewish groups decry EU ritual slaughter ruling
Local community in Belgium slam decision as 'denial of democracy' that did not respect the rights of minority groups, raise concerns similar embargoes could be applied in other European Union countries
AFP
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15:58 , 12.17.20
BDS supporter Tlaib among speakers at anti-Semitism panel
Anti-Zionist NGO 'Jewish Voice for Peace' hosts 'Dismantling Antisemitism, Winning Justice' event, attended also by Mark Lamont fired from CNN for calling for a Palestinian state 'from the river to the sea', Barbara Ransby and Peter Beinart
i24NEWS
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18:40 , 12.16.20
Dutch court refuses to return painting to Jewish heirs
Lawyers for the heirs say the restitution committee included members are biased in favor of the Stedelijk Museum, which holds the painting that allegedly was looted by the Nazi regime
Associated Press
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16:41 , 12.16.20
Holocaust survivors honored with online event amid pandemic
Event brings together Holocaust survivors from around the world to mark the start of Hanukkah and pays tribute to those killed by the Nazis and raises awareness of anti-Semitism
Associated Press
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21:19 , 12.13.20
Moroccan schools to teach Jewish history and culture
In a first in the Arab world, school curriculum revamp aims to 'highlight Morocco's diverse identity' and 'inoculate' youth against extremism as part of king's push for a tolerant Islam that ensures freedom of worship for Jews and foreign Christians
AFP
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20:39 , 12.13.20
Hanukkiah pulled down in Ukraine's capital in anti-Semitic act
Alleged perpetrator Andriy Rachock posts attack online, saying it is meant to show Ukrainians how to respond to foreigners attempting to take over the country, with the words 'Ukrainians we are the power, Jews to the graves'
Edward Docks
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14:03 , 12.13.20
UAE's first full-time rabbi celebrates 'beautiful new paradigm' in Mideast
Q&A: Beirut-born physician, teacher and scholar Rabbi Elie Abadie high hopes for burgeoning Jewish community in United Arab Emirates following its agreement with Israel, and predicts country will become new safe haven
The Media Line
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13:49 , 12.11.20
U.S. Jews plan smaller Hanukkah celebrations amid virus
Celebrating Hanukkah during pandemic still poses challenge to some U.S. Jews, for whom the holiday has risen in prominence in part because of its social elements and timing line up with non-Jewish holidays such as Christmas
Associated Press
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21:58 , 12.10.20
Jewish financier Joseph Safra, Brazil's richest man, dies at 82
Safra was deeply involved in Jewish community affairs in Brazil, spending a great deal of his time and fortune funding health, education and charity projects and paying for the construction of synagogues and community centers
Reuters
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17:05 , 12.10.20
Germany drops probe against ex-Nazi camp guard in U.S.
Investigations say evidence available has not linked Friedrich Karl Berger, 95, 'to any specific act of killing'; he was accused of aiding and abetting the killing of prisoners at 2 concentration camps which were part of the infamous Neuengamme network
AFP
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15:30 , 12.10.20
Bavaria to leave medieval anti-Jewish sculptures on churches
Ludwig Spaenle, Bavaria's point man against anti-Semitism says those considering the matter had decided unanimously against their removal, and argues that if the statues were removed from their context it would be hard to explain them
Associated Press
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18:23 , 12.08.20