Masks of all kinds: Scenes from a pandemic Purim across the world For some, this was the first pandemic Purim. For others, it was the second. For all, it was a chance to celebrate despite COVID-19. By JTA Staff February 26, 2021 3:02 pm
Nearly 200 US and UK scholars back British lecturer who called Jewish students ‘pawns’ of Israel The University of Bristol professor also said Israel was “a violent, racist, foreign regime engaged in ethnic cleansing.” February 26, 2021 12:04 pm
‘Pride exists to be part of something Jewish’: Russian billionaire to head Moscow museum’s board Alexander Klyachin has not served in any Jewish community leadership roles. February 26, 2021 10:31 am
Bulgarian game show host quotes anti-Semitic rantings by chess champion Bobby Fischer By Cnaan Liphshiz February 26, 2021 10:09 am
Biden’s first military action: Strike on Iranian-backed targets in Syria By Ron Kampeas February 25, 2021 9:19 pm
Hitler as Haman? An Amsterdam museum holds a relic of that post-Holocaust Purim tradition. By Cnaan Liphshiz February 25, 2021 5:51 pm
First Person On a Jewish tour of northern Ontario, small spaces convey decades of history By Robert Walker February 25, 2021 4:27 pm
How the 1941 Dutch February Strike turbocharged a growing resistance movement in Nazi Europe By Cnaan Liphshiz February 25, 2021 3:52 pm
Digging documented near privately owned mass grave of Jews in Lithuania By Cnaan Liphshiz February 25, 2021 10:04 am
Azerbaijan’s Jews postpone public Purim events in deference to national memorial day By Cnaan Liphshiz February 25, 2021 9:48 am