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2 Holocaust survivors reunited with their Greek rescuer for first time since WWII

Yad Vashem has so far recognized over 27,000 Righteous Among the Nations, 355 of whom are from Greece.

Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir posts photos of Israel taken from space

Meir’s late father was born in Iraq but immigrated with his family to prestate Israel as a young child, later fighting in the country’s War of Independence in 1948.

Monument honoring Israel vandalized in Bogota

A swastika was painted in orange over the base of the monument, featuring a menorah, and the word Israel was covered up by paint

Vladimir Putin claims he’s helping Jews in Syria — but there may not be any

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn giving an election campaign speech in Battersea, England on October 31, 2019.(Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

UK’s Labour Party has an opportunity in upcoming elections. The anti-Semitism controversy is holding it back.

Watch Iranian soldiers stand at attention and salute during Jewish mourner’s prayer

Italy’s far-right parties decline to support commission on anti-Semitism

Man tries to break into French Jewish school while shouting anti-Semitic slurs

Jewish co-owner of NBA champion Raptors denies claim that boycott has kept his team from visiting Israel

The last Jews in Afghanistan argued so much the Taliban kicked them out of prison and stole their Torah

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