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LONDON, Feb. 6 (JTA) — Campaigners for Jewish women whose husbands will not grant them a religious divorce are praising a BBC documentary on the subject. Broadcast on BBC 1 on Monday, “Everyman: Chained Wives” examined the issue of agunot — Hebrew for “chained women.” The 50-minute program included the stories of agunot in both […]

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (JTA) — Jews in the former Soviet Union have a new hurdle to overcome before they can be accepted as refugees in the United States. Because of a rule passed at the end of last year, a refugee’s American relatives will have to take an extra step in the refugee’s application process. […]

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6 (JTA) – “Haven” is an intriguing but seriously flawed depiction of how nearly 1,000 European refugees were transported and admitted to the United States in 1944. The film is based on the remarkable experiences of Ruth Gruber – no relation to JTA correspondent Ruth E. Gruber – and her book “Haven.” […]

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