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• Bagel battle hits Costa Rica

  February 17, 2005 10:00am

  Two entrepreneurs have opened bagel stores in Costa Rica, much to the delight of local Jews and expatriate Americans.

• Monument to Zionist priest may be moved

  February 16, 2005 10:00am

  A Costa Rican town wants to move a monument to a prominent local priest, who was a leading Zionist, out of the public park, but Jewish groups and the priest’s family aren’t thrilled about the move.

• Panama home to strong Jewish community

  October 18, 2004 9:00am

  For a country once colonized by Catholic missionaries, Panama has managed to produce a remarkably consolidated and Orthodox Jewish community, although the nation has not yet produced a homegrown rabbi.

• Nicaraguan Jewry rebuilds

  August 12, 2004 9:00am

  Nicaragua´s entire Jewish population fled the country in the early 1980s; their return is a sign that the country is slowly emerging from the shadow of the Sandinista revolution.

• Few clues in Panama 10 years after bombing

  July 12, 2004 9:00am

  Ten years after a bomber blew up a commuter plane over Panama, killing a dozen Jews, authorities still have no idea who was behind the attack.

• El Salvadoran Jews breathe sigh of relief

  March 23, 2004 10:00am

  Concern that El Salvador would immediately move its embassy in Israel to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem appear unfounded following the defeat of a former leftist rebel in the country´s presidential election.

• Palestinian candidates vie in El Salvador

  March 17, 2004 10:00am

  El Salvador’s tightest presidential campaign since the conclusion of its civil war ends Sunday, with the two leading candidates boasting Palestinian roots and diametrically opposed ideologies.

• Costa Rica awaits extradition request

  November 6, 2003 10:00am

  Costa Rican authorities are awaiting the arrival of an extradition request for accused Nazi collaborator Bohdan Koziy, who was indicted on war crimes charges this week.

• Costa Rica may extradite alleged war criminal

  January 15, 2003 10:00am

  Accused Nazi war criminal Bohdan Koziy, who has been in Costa Rica for nearly two decades, may soon be extradited to Poland, ending an impasse Costa Rica has faced for two years as it sought a country to expel Koziy to.

• Costa Rica, El Salvador get show of support

  January 5, 2000 10:00am

  SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Jan 5 (JTA) — Costa Rica and El Salvador may not be feeling lonely these days thanks to heavy tourism, but visits like the one this week from the leadership of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations are still welcome. Of course, unlike other visitors, the six-person delegation…