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Sarah Sackman, left, Shabana Mahmood, centre, Richard Hermer, right

Two Jews and a Muslim: new UK government’s senior lawyers are sworn in

Attorney-General Richard Hermer and Solicitor-General Sarah Sackman take up their roles alongside lord chancellor Shabana Mahmood at the Royal Courts of Justice

Lee Harpin, Jewish News | 07.17.24

Gagauzia's stunning scenery and hospitality and its few remaining Jews

The South Moldova autonomous Steppe region has a rich Jewish history but few Jews remain today; for Israelis seeking unfamiliar tourist destinations and the spices of the east, Gagauzia is the perfect next stop

Edward Doks | 07.11.24

אדם איים לפוצץ עצמו בקונסוליית איראן בפריז

Knesset member reveals Jewish grandmother attacked in France

Sharren Haskel says her 88-year-old grandmother living in Paris brutally assaulted by Muslim assailants who hurled antisemitic slurs at her

Moran Azulay | 07.04.24

Kabbalah scholar and cobbler Rabbi Shalom Shmueli dies at 106

Hundreds gather in Jerusalem to mourn the rabbi who was held in high esteem in the city and refused to be payed for his teaching, operating a cobbler shop instead

Shilo Freid | 06.30.24

Mountain of shoes of Nazi victims goes back on display at Auschwitz

Auschwitz Museum puts 3,000 out of 8,000 pairs of shoes worn by Jewish children murdered by the Nazis back on display after emergency preservation works funded by a crowdfunding project in order to preserve the memory of the Holocaust

Itamar Eichner | 06.27.24

Lithuanian artist commemorates children of Vilna ghetto by embedding their photos on plants

Artist and photographer Dovilė Dagienė says that, like plants, these children tried to adapt to the harshest conditions in the ghetto

Shmuel Munitz | 06.24.24

Never too late: This couple are newly weds in their 80s

They've been together for 20 years, and have now decided to tie the knot; They were unable to do it as Jews in the Soviet Union under Stalin, but no such prohibition exists in Israel

Gilad Cohen | 06.24.24

Moldova introduces electronic visa system, complicating travel to Uman

Country's implementation of new system will de facto cancel the visa-waiver agreement between it and Israel, making Jewish pilgrimage to Uman difficult ahead of High Holidays

Itamar Eichner | 06.23.24

'Rape of Jewish girl, 12, is result of far-left incitement,' France's chief rabbi says

Two 13-year-old boys charged with the gang rape; Rabbi Haim Korsia says that there has been a sharp increase in the number of antisemitic incidents recently, and instead of calming the situation, left-wing party La France Insoumise incites antisemitism, leading to attacks

Itamar Eichner, AFP | 06.19.24

'A great loss': Yemen bids farewell to one of its last remaining Jews

Residents of Madar, Yahya Ben Youssef's village, say he was beloved and appreciated by the local Muslim community, and he chose to stay despite opportunities to leave; only 5 Jews remain in country

Lior Ben Ari | 06.19.24

פולנים מובלים למאסר בסיומו של מרד ורשה נגד הנאצים, 1 באוקטובר 1944

Israeli woman discovers Catholic father fought Nazis in genealogy search

Elana Milman adopted as a small child born soon after WWII, says she found her biological parents with the help of My Heritage uncovering a brother she never knew she had

Yogev Israeli | 06.13.24

עולים חדשים בנתב"ג באירוע של הסוכנות היהודית לציון 70 שנות עלייה

Shavuot miracle: Over 500 women named Ruth and Naomi make Aliyah to Israel in past decade

Aliyah and Integration Ministry reports 266 women and girls named Ruth and 336 named Naomi have made Israel their new home in the last 10 years; top countries of origin for newcomers include France, UK, US and Brazil

Itamar Eichner | 06.10.24

40 years since 'Operation Moses': Where do Ethiopian immigrants live now

Some 8,000 Ethiopian Jews, mostly children and young adults, arrived in Israel as part of the rescue operation; 'Operation Moses is a poignant chapter in the story of the Jewish people's return to their homeland', director general of the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration says

Itamar Eichner | 06.05.24

Leading rabbi warns mass exodus of Jews from Europe to Israel may be imminent

EJA Chief Rabbi Menachem Margolin says Europe's Jewish communities fighting for survival; 'Centuries of Jewish life cannot be erased,' says Dutch government's antisemitism czar

Yair Nevot, Amsterdam | 06.03.24

Claudia Sheinbaum wins election in Mexico to become country's 1st female, Jewish president

The former mayor of Mexico City, who is Jewish, is victorious over previous head of state in historic results heralding Mexico's first woman president; She is the granddaughter of Jewish immigrants from Bulgaria and Lithuania

Ynet, News Agencies | 06.03.24

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