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From a video of Vladimir Kozlovsky, who was kidnapped by pro-Russian militants in Ukraine, praying in a synagogue in Luhansk after being released, Aug. 25, 2022. Source: Twitter.

Pro-Russia forces in Ukraine free captured Israeli man

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Russian official media reported that an Israeli national who was abducted by pro-Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine has been freed and is on his way to Israel. According to Russian Television and Radio, Vladimir Kozlovsky...
Bassam al-Saadi, Aug. 2, 2022. Credit: Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).

Israel indicts leader of Islamic Jihad, whose capture sparked Gaza violence

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Israel indicted a senior commander of the Iran-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Thursday, whose detention earlier this month sparked a brief conflict in the Gaza Strip earlier this month and whose detention is...
New York Democratic congressional candidate Dan Goldman participates in the New York City Pride Parade on June 26, 2022. Credit: Ron Adar/Shutterstock.

Anti-Israel candidate loses in New York primary; Nadler gets 16th term, defeating MaloneyIn the...

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Jewish Democrats in New York managed to avoid adding another progressive candidate whose position on Israel and BDS had elicited concerns over the weeks leading up to Tuesday’s primaries. Levi Strauss heir and former federal...
A sign outside of the University of California, Berkeley. Credit: EQRoy/Shutterstock.

Law students at UC Berkeley declare ‘victory’ for BDS

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A group of anti-Israel law students at the University of California, Berkeley, are celebrating what they are calling a “victory” on campus after convincing a number of other student groups to support the BDS...

New virtual exhibit spotlights ‘forgotten’ Holocaust history in former Soviet Union

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The Illinois Holocaust Museum has launched a new virtual exhibition about the history of the Holocaust in the former Soviet Union told through the testimonies of Chicago-area Holocaust survivors and their families. “The history of...

 The People Who Can’t Let Go Of Things

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People in modern technological society have developed many different addictions to fill the emptiness they feel as a result of living in the experiential vacuum that is so much a part of everyone’s field...
Sandy Scheller, curator of Project Ruth, interviews Lothian Skelton, widow of comedian Red Skelton, at the Chula Vista Public Library.

Curator Vows Holocaust Exhibit Will Find a Permanent Home

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Project RUTH – “Remember Us: The Holocaust” – which was on exhibit for two years at the Chula Vista Public Library is in the process of closing, but even though it soon will be...

‘The Mechanicals’ Features Summer Camp Nostalgia

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Who doesn’t wax nostalgic for those halcyon days of summer camp? Even if there are snakes in the lake or bug juice or pit toilets, there is nothing that connotes summer vacation like a...

Students Engage With Art to Understand the Holocaust, Discrimination, and Hatred

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“The David Labkovski Project creates a bridge from the lessons of the Holocaust to the realities of today’s world. The rise in antisemitism, bigotry, and hatred makes Holocaust education even more crucial,” shares Leora...
“CNN” chief political correspondent Dana Bash on the set of a “Special Report” series called “Rising Hate,” devoted to the threat of anti-Semitism, Aug. 22, 2022. Credit: CNN.com.

‘CNN’ gets it partially right about anti-Semitism

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Can a documentary on a low-rated network broadcast at a time when few were watching make much of a difference? Maybe not. That’s especially true when you consider that the program aired directly opposite...