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The Women Fueling the Rise of #JewishTikTok
From Orthodox lifestyle bloggers and food accounts to comedians and book reviewers, these Jewish content creators have exploded on TikTok.

From Orthodox lifestyle bloggers and food accounts to comedians and book reviewers, these Jewish content creators have exploded on TikTok.
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Using Anne Frank to Discuss Race
Could Anne Frank be the key to educating Gen Z Americans about antisemitism—even if they’ve never met a Jew?

Could Anne Frank be the key to educating Gen Z Americans about antisemitism—even if they’ve never met a Jew?
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Bahraini Journalist Leading Advocate of Abraham Accords
The veteran journalist and first woman to head the Bahraini media group plans to lead a group of Bahraini reporters on their first-ever trip to Israel this spring.

The veteran journalist and first woman to head the Bahraini media group plans to lead a group of Bahraini reporters on their first-ever trip to Israel this spring.

The city of Malmö in Sweden's south is just a 20-minute train ride from central Copenhagen. With a large Muslim population, it has acquired a global reputation for

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Germany: Is There a Cycle of Solidarity?

by Toby Axelrod

With the recent terrorist attacks against Jews in Paris and Copenhagen, Jews in Germany, too, are jittery. They reflexively ask themselves—as during every crisis—whether it

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Conserve, Protect

by Esther Hecht

Izmir, Turkey, has long boasted a rich, successful Jewish community. A project driven by locals aims to preserve the city's glorious old synagogues.

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The Enemy

by David W. Weiss

A guesthouse in an Albanian village offered the tourists a comfortable place to rest. But it also sparked a meditation on a very personal and intense Jewish relationship

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Tech-Travel Tools Translate Culture

by Adeena Sussman

World Jewish Heritage, which aims to combine the resourcefulness of Tripadvisor with the importance of Unesco, will be a continually updated hub for Jewish cultural information around the

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Retracing Old Footsteps

by Rahel Musleah

The stories of b’nei anousim—descendents of Jews forced to live as Christians in Spain and Portugal—are anguished, joyous, passionate and soul-filling.