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medics treat the wounded after the Sbarro suicide bombing

20 years ago, a deadly suicide bombing shook Israel. Here’s how we covered it.

The Sbarro bombing would come to be seen as a turning point in a renewed period of terrorism, and would be invoked in the response to 9-11 just over a month later.

Rabbi Mendy Chitrik takes a selfie at sunset in Turkey on Aug. 9, 2021. (Courtesy of Chitrik)

This rabbi is tweeting his unusual 3-week Jewish heritage road trip through Turkey

Mendy and Chaim Chitrik from Istanbul are on a mission to raise awareness to the oft-overlooked richness and deep roots of Jewish life in Asia Minor.

Food

The Jewish history of Gold’s Horseradish

Ideas

Remembering Ilan Naibryf, Jewish Surfside victim anyone would be lucky to meet

Israel

Natan Sharansky offered advice to cope with COVID lockdowns. Now he’s recovering from the virus.

New York

Nach Waxman, New York City cookbook store owner and Jewish text enthusiast, dies at 84

Global

A dilapidated Bulgarian synagogue will become a cultural center — and lifeline for a dwindling community

Nikki Fried arrives for a ceremony with President Joe Biden

Politics

Nikki Fried, a former marijuana lobbyist with an office mezuzah, wants to be Florida’s first woman governor. She’s ready for a rough fight.

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