To devotees, it’s the path to spiritual fulfilment. To detractors, it’s a money-grabbing cult. But to leaders of London’s Jewish community, the growing popularity of Kabbalah in the U.K. increasingly is an embarrassment.
A French group is working to raise awareness about some 900,000 Jews who left Arab countries from 1948 onwards. Its founder says he is hoping to arm Israel to respond once the Palestinian refugee issue again arises.
The choice for Ukrainian Jews in elections slated for next month basically boils down to two men — a protege of the authoritarian current president and an opponent of corruption: Jews seem to favor the former.
