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Charles Aznavour on a beach in Jaffa, Israel

French crooner Charles Aznavour loved Jews. A new museum in Armenia will tell that story.

Delayed by war in Nagorno-Karabakh and other obstacles, the Aznavour museum will document how his family saved Jews in Paris during WWII.

In first comments on jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich, Vladimir Putin says Russia seeks a prisoner exchange

The State Department revealed on Dec. 5 that it had made an offer to Russia to trade prisoners for Gershkovich and another imprisoned American, but that the deal was turned down.

A rising South African cricket star dedicated an award to Israel. Then he was investigated for hate speech.

Teenager David Teeger, who observes Shabbat and keeps kosher, is the captain of South Africa’s under-19 cricket team.

Dutch mayor refuses to be photographed with Israeli ambassador at Hanukkah event, setting off media frenzy

UN General Assembly calls for ceasefire in Gaza war, with Israel and US objecting

Austrian teen arrested for alleged plan to attack Vienna synagogue

Far-right lawmaker Grzegorz Braun shocks Polish parliament by using fire extinguisher on menorah

Berlin drops Mahmoud Abbas’ Holocaust hate speech case due to diplomatic immunity

Barbra Streisand, Billy Crystal, Jamie Lee Curtis and more headline Claims Conference Hanukkah event for Holocaust survivors

Thousands of non-Jews rally against antisemitism in Berlin

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