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For elderly Jews in the former Soviet Union, COVID-19 lockdown loneliness is debilitating

Organizations like the JDC are calling elderly, often poor Jews to make up for the social networks the pandemic has destroyed.

By Cnaan Liphshiz June 25, 2020 5:04 pm

The bar in Odessa, Ukraine faces big challenges ahead, but founder David Roitman felt moved to open it out of a sense of communal responsibility.

January 6, 2020 4:56 pm

A controversy surrounding a tribute concert to Israeli legend Shlomo Artzi underscores the continuing debate over the place of religion in society.

November 1, 2019 1:44 pm

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