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Grave of influential Yiddish writer and Soviet resistance activist discovered at former gulag

Researchers from Israel and Russia found the final resting place of Pinchus Kahanovich, known as Der Nister, at a former Soviet gulag.

August 30, 2017 11:03 am

The five judges agreed that the country cannot continue its policy of indefinite detention of the asylum seekers.

August 29, 2017 9:33 am

The Prime Minister's Office cited an improved security situation at the holy site for temporarily lifting the ban on lawmakers.

August 24, 2017 12:22 pm

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