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Three Must-See Jewish Sites on a Mediterranean Voyage

Three Must-See Jewish Sites on a Mediterranean Voyage

by Dan Fellner
Eli Cohen: Israel’s Legendary Spy, Now on Netflix

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The Surging Violence Against Jews in NY

The Surging Violence Against Jews in NY
The Jewish History of Afghanistan

The Jewish History of Afghanistan
Edda Servi Machlin and Remembering Jewish Italy

Edda Servi Machlin and Remembering Jewish Italy
Faith Amid the Flames

Faith Amid the Flames

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Rabbi Yosef Friedenson served as a human bridge between the Jewish world that the Germans destroyed and the new one that came into being after the Holocaust.

The Jews of Syria: A Lost Civilization

The Jews of Syria: A Lost Civilization

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Syrian Jewry’s illustrious past began thousands of years ago. Today some 50 Jews remain.

Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits Inaugurated as Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah

Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits Inaugurated as Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah

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Hundreds gather from around the world for this once-in-a-lifetime celebration.

Accidental Racism in the Jewish World

Accidental Racism in the Jewish World

by Aryeh Ho
More Jews in the American Military

More Jews in the American Military

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Adolph Marix, Hedy Lamarr, Sydney Weinstein and Mark Polansky.

The Jewish “King” of Lampedusa

The Jewish “King” of Lampedusa

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The longest-running Yiddish play featured the incredible true story of a British Jewish hero of WWII.

Remembering Jewish New York

Remembering Jewish New York

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Celebrated historians Myrna and Harvey Frommer died within days of each other. Their work lives on.

Visiting Jewish Prisoners in Jail

Visiting Jewish Prisoners in Jail

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We can help to ensure that prisoners have the resources they need to become their best selves in the darkest of places.

A Mother’s Letter in Auschwitz

A Mother’s Letter in Auschwitz

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In the hell of Auschwitz Erika Bock, 18, received a final message of faith that would accompany her throughout her life.

Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits to be Inaugurated as Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah

Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits to be Inaugurated as Rosh Yeshiva of Aish HaTorah

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The leadership torch is passed to a beloved teacher, Torah scholar – and Aish insider.

The Best Revenge: Holocaust Survivor Celebrates Birthday with 400 Descendants

The Best Revenge: Holocaust Survivor Celebrates Birthday with 400 Descendants

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Shoshana Ovitz celebrated her 104th birthday at the Western Wall. Most of her family was there.

Rabbi Manischewitz and His Iconic Company

Rabbi Manischewitz and His Iconic Company

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The 131-year-old Manischewitz Company is being sold.

The Iranian Schindler

The Iranian Schindler

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How Abdol Hossein Sardari protected Iranian Jews in occupied-Paris from falling into the clutches of Nazi persecution.

Charlie Harary on Tisha B’Av: A Day of Yearning, Not Sadness

Charlie Harary on Tisha B’Av: A Day of Yearning, Not Sadness

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The point of Tisha B'Av is to focus on what life would be like with the presence of God in it.

Operation Brothers: The Mossad's Secret Scuba Operation in Sudan

Operation Brothers: The Mossad's Secret Scuba Operation in Sudan

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The extraordinary first-person account of the mission to save Jewish refugees, now a film starring Chris Evans.

The Heart-Rending Cry: How to Mourn for Something that Happened 2000 Years Ago

The Heart-Rending Cry: How to Mourn for Something that Happened 2000 Years Ago

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A true story.

The Spirit Lives On: A Tisha B'Av Video

The Spirit Lives On: A Tisha B'Av Video

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Just because we can't see it doesn't mean it's not there. A true story.

Yearning for Jerusalem

Yearning for Jerusalem

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Why Israel, Jerusalem and the Temple matter.

Too Afraid to Go to Shul

Too Afraid to Go to Shul

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The answer to Jew-hatred is Jewish pride.

Baltimore: 6 Jewish Facts

Baltimore: 6 Jewish Facts

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Baltimore is home to one of the country’s most vibrant Jewish communities.

Reuven Bauman: Through Fire and Water

Reuven Bauman: Through Fire and Water

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Reuven Bauman’s heroic rescue on a Virginia beach echoes his grandfather’s lifesaving deed 50 years earlier.

Meet the Non-Jew Who Made Daf Yomi Possible

Meet the Non-Jew Who Made Daf Yomi Possible

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Daniel Bomberg capitalized on the disruptive new technology – printing, understanding the potentially huge market for books amongst Jews.

Jews in the American Military

Jews in the American Military

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Four American Jews who made a major contribution to the American Armed Forces.

Giving a Dollar a Day

Giving a Dollar a Day

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A new Jewish website allows people to easily donate tzedakah each and every day.

The Non-Jew who Drove 99 Jewish Teenage Boys

The Non-Jew who Drove 99 Jewish Teenage Boys

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A bus driver was told Jewish kids would be ill-behaved; instead they inspired her to take a stand against anti-Semitism.

The Incredible Story of the Righteous Convert of Vilna

The Incredible Story of the Righteous Convert of Vilna

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Who was Avraham ben Avraham, the righteous convert buried next to the Vilna Gaon?

Rabbi Reuven Bauman, Hero

Rabbi Reuven Bauman, Hero

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The teacher died trying to save a student from drowning in rough seas.

Seven Principles for Maintaining Jewish Dialogue

Seven Principles for Maintaining Jewish Dialogue

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How to overcome disagreements respectfully to ensure we continue to thrive as a people.

BBC's Documentary on Labour's Anti-Semitism [Video 60 Min]

BBC's Documentary on Labour's Anti-Semitism [Video 60 Min]

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Watch the BBC report featuring eight former Labour staffers, seven of whom are not Jewish, who have been forced out of the Labour party for objecting to the party's anti-Semitism.

Anti-Semitism in Britain’s Labour Party Made Me Feel Jewish Again

Anti-Semitism in Britain’s Labour Party Made Me Feel Jewish Again

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Thanks to Jeremy Corbyn and his cronies, British Jews have started to mobilize.

Making the Holocaust Real

Making the Holocaust Real

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Archiving the Jewish American past, Gregg Philipson collects to remember and to fight bigotry and anti-Semitism.

Photographing the Lodz Ghetto

Photographing the Lodz Ghetto

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Henryk Ross risked his life to document Nazi atrocities in the Lodz Ghetto.

Yesterday: The Beatles, The Movie and the Torah

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Yesterday: The Beatles, The Movie and the Torah

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How could the world forget the Beatles?

Ice Cream: 6 Jewish Facts

Ice Cream: 6 Jewish Facts

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Fun Jewish facts in time for National Ice Cream Day.

Archaeology of the Holocaust

Archaeology of the Holocaust

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New technology unearths old Jewish secrets.

From Rabid Anti-Semite to Proud Jew

From Rabid Anti-Semite to Proud Jew

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Csanád Szegedi, co-founder of Hungary’s far-right, anti-Semitic party, discovers he’s Jewish, forcing him to rethink his life and reconnect to his roots.

Judenrein Europe

Judenrein Europe

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For millennia Europe was the center of diaspora life. But as Jews continue fleeing the continent, by the end of this century all that’s left will be a Jewish graveyard.

Mike Stern: The Everyman Rabbi

Mike Stern: The Everyman Rabbi

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Through his genuine love and respect for every human being, Mike touched the hearts of thousands of people.

The Orthodox Jew in SS Uniform

The Orthodox Jew in SS Uniform

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Posing as an SS officer behind enemy lines, Brickman's job was to catch Nazis attempting to flee Germany for South America.

I Am Alive: An Inspiring Jewish Music Video

I Am Alive: An Inspiring Jewish Music Video

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Thanking you ten million ways that I am alive. (Watch till the end of the video for full impact.)

Love, Hate and the Holocaust

Love, Hate and the Holocaust

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An acclaimed exhibit about Auschwitz is stirring debate about essential lessons of the Holocaust.

Sabotaging the German V-2 Rocket

Sabotaging the German V-2 Rocket

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The heroic actions of 200 inmates at Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp is the subject of new film, “Dirty Bomb.”

Hong Kong and the Jews: 6 Facts

Hong Kong and the Jews: 6 Facts

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Hong Kong’s vibrant Jewish community mirrors the growth of the city.

The Meaning of Some More Jewish Last Names

The Meaning of Some More Jewish Last Names

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Common Jewish names can tell us a great deal about Jewish history and values.

The Heroic Soviet Jewish Activist You Never Heard of

The Heroic Soviet Jewish Activist You Never Heard of

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Hillel Butman played a key role in exposing the plight of Soviet refuseniks to the world.

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