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Israel Police urges armed guard in every synagogue on Purim
At least one armed guard should be present in every synagogue in Israel during Sunday and Monday’s Purim holiday, as the terror threat across the country remains high amid the ongoing war with Hamas, Deputy...
How Jews made the holiday of Purim personal
“Cursed is Hitler, cursed is Mussolini … Blessed is Roosevelt, blessed is Churchill.”
With these words, the Moroccan scribe Prosper Hassine concluded his account of World War II and the Holocaust. The story was familiar,...