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Albania is the only country in Europe whose Jewish population grew during the war. It’s thanks to a code of conduct called “besa,” Naomi Tomky writes.

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Hillel Silverman, longtime rabbi whose congregant killed JFK’s assassin, is dead at 99

Standing on Albania’s Jew Street, I learned firsthand the country’s lifesaving culture of hospitality

After I stopped an attack on the subway, the victim and I bonded over Katz’s pastrami sandwiches

Why this Holocaust survivor wears the same hand-knit sweater every Passover

The Gaza fighting is over, but Jewish-Arab violence in Israel still has me afraid

A rabbi’s accuser wanted me to tell her story. Here’s why it took 20 years.

I was excited for Israel to get back to normal. Then the rockets began to hit.

Growing up in Anne Frank’s shadow, my kids have known about the Holocaust since before they could speak

On a Jewish tour of northern Ontario, small spaces convey decades of history

For Jews from the former Soviet Union, New Year’s Eve always involves a Christmas-style tree