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New Moscow office helping Russian immigrants prove Jewishness
An office to help Russian immigrants to Israel and other countries prove their Jewish status has opened in Moscow. Read more »
Jewish mother wins a round in custody battle with Saudi prince
A Jewish mother from France won the first step in an international custody battle against a Saudi prince, whom she claims has kidnapped her daughter. Read more »
Orthodox rabbi proclaims new Boteach book ‘forbidden’
A prominent Orthodox rabbi in Toronto has condemned the latest book by celebrity rabbi Shmuley Boteach and pronounced it is "forbidden" for anyone to buy or read it. Read more »
Austria cancels award to far-right pol
Austria canceled the presentation of a major national award to the leader of an Austrian far-right political party after he mocked Holocaust survivors. Read more »
Reinstated Amsterdam chief rabbi rues using title on ‘curing’ homosexuality document
The chief rabbi of Amsterdam, who was suspended for signing a statement on "curing" homosexuality, reportedly has been reinstated and said he was wrong to sign the document using his chief rabbi title. Read more »
Greece honors former Jewish parliamentarians
Greek Jewish parliamentarians from 1915 to 1936 were honored in a ceremony at the old Parliament building in Athens. Read more »
Reb Nachman’s synagogue available for Uman pilgrims
Jewish pilgrims who come to Ukraine to visit the Uman grave of Reb Nachman of Bratslav may now use the building that once housed the rabbi's synagogue. Read more »
For some schoolkids in southern Italy, meeting their first Jew on Holocaust Day
When columnist Ruth Ellen Gruber talks to Italian schoolchildren on International Holocaust Memorial Day about what it means to be a Jew, she gets a question about the murdered 6 million to which there is no good answer. Read more »
Austrian politician slammed for comparing protests to Kristallnacht
The leader of an Austrian far-right political party was condemned for comparing protests by students in Vienna with the Nazi persecution of Jews during Kristallnacht. Read more »
Czech Holocaust survivor publishes diary
A Czech Holocaust survivor published a diary of his Nazi concentration camp experiences. Read more »
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