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This Dutch village is finally ready to tell its unique Holocaust rescue story

Nieuwlande, where hundreds of Jews hid with help from the entire non-Jewish population, has opened a museum about its unique acts of resistance.

Church bells toll in Nieuwlande, the Netherlands on Jan. 25, 2021. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

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52 years ago, 9 Jews were hanged in Baghdad. Today, their descendants risk losing everything they left behind.

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Drawing the Palestinians close, drawing Israel closer: Biden administration unrolls Middle East policy

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Conservative Jewish leaders condemn Israel’s rejection of Ugandan Jews from immigrating

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In first, Luxembourg offers $1.2 million in symbolic compensation to noncitizen Holocaust victims

By Cnaan Liphshiz January 27, 2021 1:25 pm

United States

The shocking, American and Jewish moment Gene Scheer heard President Biden recite his ‘American Anthem’

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Culture

Jonathan Sacks’ final book, dozens of others win 2020 National Jewish Book Awards

By JTA Staff January 27, 2021 9:00 am

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My grandfather survived Auschwitz — and spends his life spreading kindness

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I’m a Jewish DACA recipient. Joe Biden has already changed my life.

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Shortly after I began converting to Judaism, I found myself in a hot tub full of neo-Nazis

Culture

TikTok’s comic ‘Jew Who Loves Trees’ wants you to take Tu b’Shvat very, very seriously

By Philissa Cramer January 26, 2021 5:28 pm

United States

At 87, activist rabbi Arthur Waskow is still protesting — and still getting arrested

By Ben Harris January 26, 2021 12:24 pm

United States

A major American Jewish coalition adopted the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism. What that means may vary for its members.

By Ben Sales January 26, 2021 7:00 am

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This Dutch village is finally ready to tell its unique Holocaust rescue story

52 years ago, 9 Jews were hanged in Baghdad. Today, their descendants risk losing everything they left behind.

US

Biden freezes sale of stealth jets to UAE, according to report

Drawing the Palestinians close, drawing Israel closer: Biden administration unrolls Middle East policy

Conservative Jewish leaders condemn Israel’s rejection of Ugandan Jews from immigrating

In first, Luxembourg offers $1.2 million in symbolic compensation to noncitizen Holocaust victims

The shocking, American and Jewish moment Gene Scheer heard President Biden recite his ‘American Anthem’

Jonathan Sacks’ final book, dozens of others win 2020 National Jewish Book Awards

OPINION

My grandfather survived Auschwitz — and spends his life spreading kindness

I’m a Jewish DACA recipient. Joe Biden has already changed my life.

Shortly after I began converting to Judaism, I found myself in a hot tub full of neo-Nazis

TikTok’s comic ‘Jew Who Loves Trees’ wants you to take Tu b’Shvat very, very seriously

At 87, activist rabbi Arthur Waskow is still protesting — and still getting arrested

A major American Jewish coalition adopted the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism. What that means may vary for its members.

From the Archives

Begin’s Proposal to Amalgamate Tisha B’av with Holocaust Memorial Day is Criticized by Hausner

U.S. Urges Travelers to Israel to Get Vaccinated Against Polio

Reform Temple Bombed in Atlanta; Eisenhower Expresses Grave Concern

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