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  • Making a Difference in Nepal
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    Making a Difference in Nepal
    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. 

  • Keeping the Faith in Vilnius
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    Keeping the Faith in Vilnius
    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.

  • Passage to the Pyrenees
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    Passage to the Pyrenees
    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.

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Anti-Semitic Dutch Rapper Goes by the Stage Name ‘Anne Frank’
by Cnaan Liphshiz | JTA
This year, the artist seemed to dabble in Holocaust denial when she wrote: “Anne Frank died of typhus so she was never murdered.”
Wider World
Semion Rosenfeld, Last Living Survivor of Sobibor, Dies
by Marcy Oster | JTA
Semion Rosenfeld was transferred to Sobibor in 1943 and participated in the uprising there in September of that year.
Wider World
An Island of Tolerance for Jewish Students in England
by Cnaan Liphshiz | JTA
At the University of Birmingham, the Jewish student body now outnumbers the centuries-old Jewish community in the United Kingdom’s second largest city.
Wider World
‘Early Warning’ Signs of Rise in Islamic Anti-Semitism in Germany
by Toby Axelrod | JTA
The report distinguishes between “Islam” the religion and “Islamism,” which it describes as a form of political extremism.
Wider World
Survivor Ed Mosberg, 93, Braves Cancer to March at Auschwitz
by Cnaan Liphshiz | JTA
For Mosberg, attending the march is “not any sign of victory. It’s just duty to name the perpetrators—the German nation."
Wider World
London Mayor Sadiq Khan Joins Jewish Labour Movement
by Marcy Oster | JTA
In a statement last week, Khan said he took the action to demonstrate “support and appreciation” for British Jews.
Wider World
Reliving the Pittsburgh Tragedy After Massacres in New Zealand
by Marnie Fienberg
To the families that are reeling, I want to say that we in the Jewish community are your siblings; we are all children of Abraham.
Wider World
In Britain’s Labour Party, Jewish Women Endure the Worst Abuse
by Jenni Frazer
The rise of anti-Semitism on the left is causing an all-out war in Corbyn's Labour Party, with four Jewish female parliamentarians caught in the crossfire.

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