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Johan’s Ark in the Netherlands. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Life-size Noah’s Ark may be heading to Israel

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A Dutch man who spent four years and $1.6 million to build an exact replica of Noah’s Ark says he will sail the 2,500-ton seafaring vessel to Israel. Johan Huibers, 60, a devout Christian from...
Women’s March leaders Tamika Mallory, Bob Bland, Carmen Perez and Linda Sarsour. Credit: Screenshot.

Jewish groups and activists disavow anti-Semitism of Women’s March leadership

Ever since it took the nation by storm, a dark cloud has been hanging over the Women’s March concerning its leadership’s associations with controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, anti-Semitism, and other troubling...

Community hopeful on Swiss Bill threatening kosher meat imports

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The Swiss Jewish community expressed cautious optimism that a bill aimed at outlawing the importation of products made from animals that the legislation identifies as “mistreated” will not lead to a ban on bringing...

PBS cooking host Pati Jinich’s Mexican-Jewish Passover

Celebrity chef Pati Jinich grew up in Mexico City, where she spent Shabbat dinners at her bubbe’s house. “When we walked into her house,” Jinich fondly recalls of her grandmother, “the first thing she had...

Meet The Flash, the latest Jewish superhero

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The list of Jewish superheroes isn’t especially long. There’s Batwoman, The Fantastic Four’s Thing, X-men antihero Magneto and a handful of less well-known characters*. But now you can add a top flight hero to the...
Nearly 2,000 people attended the Orthodox Union’s Seventh International Jewish Community Home & Job Relocation Fair, showcasing 63 communities from the United States and Israel, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City on Nov. 24, 2019. Credit: Zush Photography.

Relocation fair offers details on Jewish communities in North America, Israel

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Nearly 2,000 people attended the Orthodox Union’s Seventh International Jewish Community Home & Job Relocation Fair on Sunday, showcasing a record-breaking 63 communities from the United States and Israel at the Metropolitan Pavilion in...
The Solomon Museum in Berat, Albania. Source: Screenshot.

Christian benefactor reopens Albania’s Jewish museum

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Albania’s only Jewish museum reopened on Sunday, courtesy of a businessman who prevented it from closing. The Solomon Museum shows how Albania’s small Jewish population was saved during the Holocaust, especially by Muslim and Christian...
New immigrants from Brazil arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion International Airport in May. Credit: The Jewish Agency for Israel.

COVID-19 continued spread drives Brazilian Jews to immigrate to Israel

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Thousands of Brazilian Jews interested in immigrating to Israel attended an online fair this week, organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel. Since March, 140 Brazilian Jews have arrived in Israel. This week’s online aliyah fair for Brazilian...

Israel Prize for lifetime achievement to go to veteran politician, bereaved mother

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Former Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy and inspirational speaker Miriam Peretz, who lost two sons in battle, were named this week as this year’s recipients of the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement. The Israel Prize...

50 years after ‘Sgt. Pepper’s,’ how Jews helped fill a Beatle’s lonely heart

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On May 25, the city of Liverpool in the northwest of England will commence celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles’ groundbreaking and best-selling album, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club...