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Grandson of Auschwitz survivor takes the ice for Germany
More than 65 years ago Kurt Kaufmann was liberated from the Auschwitz concentration camp. This weekend his U.S.-born grandson, Evan Kaufmann, is taking the ice for the German national hockey team. Read more »
Reform leader Rabbi Gunther Plaut dies
Rabbi Gunther Plaut, a major figure in Reform Judaism, died in Toronto. Read more »
Shalit and parents meet with Sarkozy in Paris
Former captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and his parents met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the presidential palace in Paris. Read more »
Israeli tourist released from Chile jail
An Israeli tourist charged by Chile with accidentally starting a massive forest fire in a popular national park was fined and released. Read more »
Bagels regain bread status in Ireland
Bagels were granted equal status with soda bread in Ireland following a government decision to reclassify the traditionally Jewish favorite as ordinary bread for the purposes of taxation. Read more »
Orthodox Jews mount appeal for eruv in Sydney
Orthodox Jews have appealed to a court in Sydney to overturn a decision to deny them an eruv. Read more »
SS surgical tools going on auction block
A box of surgical tools owned by the commandant of the Theresienstadt concentration camp is set to be auctioned. Read more »
A deaf Indonesian 12-year-old is not your typical bat mitzvah
The bat mitzvah, Mei Lin Kallman, spent part of her Hebrew school education commuting every week from Jakarta to Singapore, where she studied at the local Chabad center. Read more »
‘Suspicious’ Israeli couple to be deported from India
An Israeli couple reportedly serving as Chabad emissaries in the Indian city of Kochi are being deported for "suspicious activities." Read more »
Israelis investigated for drug trafficking in Colombia
At least eight Israelis described as former military personnel are being investigated for drug trafficking in Colombia. Read more »
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- Grandson of Auschwitz survivor takes the ice for Germany
