On April 25, the day set aside to commemorate the end of Nazi occupation in Italy during World War II and the victory of the Resistance, the story that dominated the Italian news involved people …
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By Fiamma Nirenstein
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5/2/18
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The debate about wearing a kippah in Western Europe returned only a decade or so ago, but it has nonetheless come to follow a rigid pattern even in that short period of time.
The …
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
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5/2/18
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday that Jews caused the Holocaust with their “social behavior,” such as money lending.
Speaking in Ramallah, Abbas also said …
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JTA
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5/2/18
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AMSTERDAM — When Barry Vingerling asked his employers at the Anne Frank House whether it was okay for him to start coming to work wearing a kippah, he did it mostly as a courtesy.
“I …
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
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4/25/18
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MONTREAL— A separatist Quebec legislator backtracked after criticizing a fellow parliamentarian for wearing a kippah in the legislative chamber on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
During a raucous …
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4/25/18
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A councilman in Washington, D.C., has apologized for suggesting on Facebook that rich Jews who control the weather caused an unexpected snowstorm.
Democrat Trayon White Sr. posted a video early …
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JTA
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3/21/18
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A former Polish politician who is the father of the country’s prime minister said that Jews during the Holocaust moved to ghettos of their own accord to get away from non-Jewish …
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JTA
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3/21/18
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VIENNA — Until December, Milli Segal’s main challenge as a producer of Jewish-themed events in Austria was balancing her duties at work with her hands-on approach to being a Jewish …
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA
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3/14/18
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Mention the name “Celine” to most people in the United States—or Europe, for that matter—and they will think you’re talking about the long-serving Canadian pop diva. But …
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By Ben Cohen
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3/14/18
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According to the Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Party, Rep. Keith Ellison, his colleagues don’t care about his ties to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. …
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By Jeff Dunetz
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3/14/18
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