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Standing on Albania’s Jew Street, I learned firsthand the country’s lifesaving culture of hospitality

Albania is the only country in Europe whose Jewish population grew during the war. It’s thanks to a code of conduct called “besa,” Naomi Tomky writes.

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Ryan Turell with fans

Orthodox NBA prospect Ryan Turell returns to New York for a game on Purim

“My friends and family, and the Jewish community as a whole, have been amazing,” the reserve player for the Motor City Cruise, a Detroit team in the NBA’s G League, said.

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How a youth hockey league is accommodating Shabbat-observant players

Saturday games are built into the culture of the sport, but the Avalanche offer an alternative.

A WWI soldier

Culture

A Jewish producer of ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ sees his family history in the Oscar-nominated Netflix film

Global

Kyiv Jews celebrate their 2nd wartime Purim with renewed resolve and optimism

New York

Jonathan Safran Foer’s online flirtation with Natalie Portman inspires a new play

Culture

The real Jewish history in Mel Brooks’ and Hulu’s ‘History of the World, Part II’

New York

NY lawmakers move to ban corporal punishment in private schools following abuse allegations at yeshivas

Ancona, Italy

Global

Sarajevo Jews celebrate a second Purim. For centuries, they weren’t alone.

New York

The Jewish holiday of Purim has gone to the dogs

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