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A Jew from Poland named Oswald Rufeisen converted to Christianity and became a Carmelite monk, taking the name Brother Daniel. Despite his conversion, he continued to identify as a Jew and in 1958 applied for citizenship in the State of Israel on the basis of his Jewish birth. One of Israel’s central doctrines is the […]
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The trial of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is gripping the world. Maduro’s arraignment was heard in a New York City courtroom, presided over by Judge Alvin Hellerstein, a 92-year-old judge who’s overseen some of the United States most famous cases over the past half century. His Jewish faith has helped him forge his singular legal […]
Van Cleef & Arpels is one of the world’s top luxurious jewelry brands, with an annual revenue of over half a billion dollars and nearly 200 stores worldwide, servicing Hollywood stars and royalty for over a century. But few know the company’s Jewish history, and how its owners endured the Holocaust and rebuilt after World War II. […]
Venezuela has been home to a Jewish presence for nearly half a millennium. Here’s a brief history of Jews in Venezuela and the crucial role Jews have played in Venezuelan history. That history is especially relevant today, as Venezuelan officials once again recycle an old antisemitic trope, falsely claiming that the recent capture of Nicolás […]
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A repeated accusation claims that the Talmud says that Jesus is “boiling in excrement” in hell. Where does this claim come from and what does the Talmud actually say?
