Why these Dutch Christians are celebrating Sukkot
By Cnaan Liphshiz HENDRIK-IDO-AMBACHT, Netherlands (JTA) — From its exterior, the massive building known as The Ark in this Dutch town looks like a typical…
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A 1939 phone book could be the key to unlocking millions in Polish Holocaust restitution payments
By Cnaan Liphshiz WARSAW (JTA) — In the small park behind the only synagogue in this city to have survived World War II, Yoram Sztykgold…
Op/Ed: With time running out, we must engage with Holocaust survivors
By Julius Berman (JTA) — There are over 400,000 Jewish Holocaust survivors worldwide, but the survivor population is rapidly diminishing. As we prepare to celebrate…
The Jewish year in review: #MeToo, the embassy move, and a growing gap between Israel and the Diaspora
By Ben Harris (JTA) — For North American Jews, the Jewish year 5778 began with tensions between Israel and the Diaspora over egalitarian prayer at…
Josh Shapiro, the ‘bar mitzvah boy’ leading the charge against Catholic clergy abuse in Pennsylvania
By Ben Sales (JTA) — The first days of November 2016 were a tense time for America, for Pennsylvania and for Josh Shapiro, a Democrat…