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A man wearing a fake hooked nose and carrying a sign warning readers not to "tell the the truth about the Jew" at the annual procession of the carnival in Aalst, Belgium on Feb. 23, 2020. (Cnaan Liphshiz)

Europe’s modern anti-Semitic carnivals are carrying on a centuries-old tradition

During the Middle Ages, Jews were made to run naked through the streets of Rome as locals pelted them with vegetables.

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A French-speaking man pulling a kippah that he wore as a face mask back on his head.

In Purim coronavirus joke, Dutch synagogue asks congregants to wear kippahs over their mouths

“The executive board of the community and the health department of Raalte thank you in advance for your cooperation!” its social media post reads.

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My kids’ Jewish school closed. But here’s why my family’s coronavirus quarantine hasn’t been so bad.

I’m so grateful my children are engaged in online learning while we wait out the virus, a mother writes.

‘King of Weed’: Meet the Jewish mogul who’s smokin’ the competition

I’m a rabbi with the coronavirus whose congregation is quarantined. It’s bringing out the best in us.

Oregon Jewish teen leads effort to ease tensions between police and young blacks

These Jewish teens are mentoring girls in science and powering tiny houses for the homeless

Participants of the March of the Living event exiting a gate in the former Nazi camp Auschwitz in Poland, May 2, 2019. (Courtesy of the International March of the Living)

March of the Living fate’s unclear as Poland gets first coronavirus case

In Texas, a conservative Jewish teen helps unite Democrats and Republicans

Mendl Weinstock and his sister Riva posing for a picture with Shocky the llama in Cleveland, Ohio on March 1, 2020. (Courtesy of Mendl Weinstock)

This brother vowed he would bring a llama to his sister’s wedding. And he did — wearing a tuxedo and kippah.

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