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The Auschwitz Jewish Center in Oswiecm, Poland receives about 1% of the 2.3 million visitors who come to the former death camp each year. (Courtesy of the Auschwitz Jewish Center)

A mile from Auschwitz, a restored synagogue recalls thriving Jewish life in Oswiecim

Activists and social media users are preserving the memory of a vibrant community whose extinction and centuries-long history have been eclipsed by the death camp next door.

Ideas

As Yeshiva University’s basketball team continues its winning streak, it’s time for their fans to step up

Watching the Maccabees should feel more like big-time soccer and less like a yeshiva high school game.

Holocaust memorial in Spain defaced by vandals

The Jewish Community in Asturias called it an antisemitic attack.

A scene from the Yiddish version of "Waiting for Godot"

Global

Sweden’s national theater stages its first ever Yiddish production

Gabe Kapler looks on during a game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California

Sports

Gabe Kapler wins top baseball manager award after historic season

Global

Romania makes Holocaust education mandatory in all high schools

United States

NJ man accused of ordering attacks on synagogues sentenced to a year in prison

New York

Brooklyn Judaica store drops children’s books by author accused of sexual misconduct

Global

Netflix’s ‘The Club’ offers a rare portrait of Turkish Jews, shattering historical taboos in the process

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