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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.

Recent research shows that the percentage of hardcore anti-Semites in Hungary has more than doubled in the past two decades to somewhere between 21 and 28 percent of

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Sweden: The Mainstream Takes Notice

by Nathalie Rothschild

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.

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A Searcher’s Guidelines

by Doreen Carvajal

With the rising popularity of social networking sites and DNA testing, there are rich resources for genealogy detectives.

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