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Making a Difference in Nepal
In Tevel B’Tzedek, Israeli Micha Odenheimer has created a Jewish Peace Corps that brings Jewish aid and ideals to Nepal, one of the world’s most impoverished nations.

Volunteers from Tevel B’Tzedek enhance Nepalis’ skills as farmers, educators and community leaders.
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Keeping the Faith in Vilnius
Before World War II, the streets of Lithuania’s capital were thronged with Jews. Today, the country is home to 4,000 Jews committed to preserving their heritage.

Before World War II, the streets of Lithuania’s capital were thronged with Jews. Today, the country is home to 4,000 Jews committed to preserving their heritage.
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Passage to the Pyrenees
Jews and others trekked over the treacherous mountain range to flee from the Nazis. These days, people are following in their footsteps.

Jews and others trekked over the treacherous mountain range to flee from the Nazis. These days, people are following in their footsteps.

Polish Prime Minister Complains to Netflix Over ‘Devil Next Door’

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote a letter to the Netflix CEO regarding “historical inaccuracies in film productions on this platform.”

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Belgium’s First Female Prime Minister Is Jewish

by Cnaan Liphshiz | JTA

Sophie Wilmes, a mother of four from the Brussels region of Belgium, replaced Charles Michel on Sunday in the top post.

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Jewish Leader Says Police Failed to Protect Halle Synagogue

by Marcy Oster | JTA

Josef Schuster said that it is “scandalous that the synagogue in Halle was not protected by the police on a holiday like Yom Kippur.”

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Inspiring Jews Who Died in 5779

by JTA Staff

This year the task of remembering the departed is particularly fraught as 12 people on the list were lost to acts of violence in U.S. synagogues.

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Sivan Ya’ari on Bringing Israeli Innovation to Rural Africa

by Uriel Heilman

Ya'ari and her Innovation:Africa venture are using Israeli solar energy to dig wells and install water pumps in 10 African countries.

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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Appoints Rabbi as Envoy to Israel

by Marcus M. Gilban | JTA

Brener, rabbi emeritus of the Union Israelita de Caracas synagogue and a former chief Ashkenazi rabbi of Venezuela, was approved for the position by Congress on Tuesday.