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Ukrainian Jewish fighter touted as ‘hero, symbol of resistance’ to Russia

His resemblance to Fidel Castro notwithstanding, Asher Joseph Cherkassky is becoming an unlikely pinup for Ukrainians fighting the Kremlin.

Grandson of Rudolf Hoess speaks at Budapest Holocaust commemoration

His descendant Rudolf Hess, the Auschwitz commander, was responsible for the extermination of roughly 400,000 Hungarian Jews at the death camp in June 1944.

Palestinians delaying U.N. resolution seeking Israel’s West Bank withdrawal

A resolution to the Security Council calling for a deadline will wait until after nuclear negotiations with Iran are completed, the Palestinians’ foreign minister said.

Limmud learning festivals make debuts in Uruguay, Haifa

Kharkiv Jewish philanthropist dies of gunshot head wound

Swiss art museum formally agrees to accept Gurlitt collection

Kipah-clad New Zealand boy, 4, smacked on head

Italian aliyah expected to double in ’14

National Archives makes postwar Shanghai visa records available

14 recognized as righteous for saving Jews in the Netherlands

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