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An Afghan refugee struggled to get her family out of the country. She says a Jewish group was her lifeline.

A woman who worked for Jewish Family Services found herself in need of their help to escape Kabul.

Israeli swimmers win 2 more golds at Tokyo Paralympics, bringing the country’s medal count to record 9

Eight have come in swimming.

Thanos Plervis. (The Hellenic Parliament)

Greece appoints health minister who defended his father’s desire to see Jews in Auschwitz

Thanos Plervis wrote on Facebook that he “completely disagrees” with his father and “never meant to offend the Jewish people and I apologize if I did.”

Children examine a Torah scroll as it is being carried into the Vorosmarty Street Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary on Aug. 27, 2021. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

2 new synagogues open in Budapest

a yellow star reading "not vaccinated=jew"

Anti-vaxxers around the world are comparing themselves to Jews during the Holocaust. Can they be stopped?

Son of Holocaust survivor who flew Afghan refugees to US: It was easy to ‘put myself in their position’

Mark Malyar poses during a medal ceremony

Israeli swimmer Mark Malyar wins a second gold and sets another world record at Tokyo Paralympics

In upset, 20-year-old American Jewish athlete Ian Seidenfeld wins Paralympic table tennis gold

Ahmad Vahidi in a parliament session in Tehran

Iran’s new government appoints 2 suspected in 1994 bombing of Buenos Aires Jewish center

Israeli Supreme Court rules that Jews of Morocco are ineligible for Holocaust compensation

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