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Slideshow: Ukraine’s Controversial Theme Restaurants
An entrepreneur in Lviv, Ukraine has opened themed bars and restaurants which have provoked much criticism. Many regard them as offensive.
No Israeli Citizenship for Palestinian Spouses
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that Palestinians married to Israelis will be blocked from getting Israeli citizenship.
Wall Posters in Ultra-Orthodox Neighborhood
Here is a photo I took of several wall posters in an Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood accusing the Israeli government of trying to wipe out Judaism.
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Jews Debate Mainstream Involvement
There is a debate going on within the Ultra-Orthodox community over how much they should integrate into the Israeli mainstream.
Tensions Between Ultra-Orthodox and the Rest of Beit Shemesh Run High
Thousands of Israelis have rallied in the town of Beit Shemesh against ultra-Orthodox Jewish extremism.
A Vanishing Jewish Community in the Indian State of Kerala
The south Indian state of Kerala is home to one of the oldest synagogues in the world and its Jewish community dates back to ancient times. But over the past several decades, most of Kochi’s Jews have gone to Israel.
Nazi Board Game ‘Out With The Jews!’
In the 1930s in Germany, anti-semitism was all-pervasive, and part of that can be attributed to pop culture. A commercially successful board game for example called “Juden Raus” (Jews Out) became a pasttime of German families.
Tunisia’s Jews And The Country’s New Rulers
The Islamic Ennahda party has the largest bloc in Tunisia’s new constitutional assembly. Critics of Ennahda worry it will change the country’s predominantly secular legal codes. Among those who could be hurt by a more conservative outlook are Tunisia’s Jews but they say they’re not worried, at least not yet.
Essays Found After Decades Reveal Jewish Life During Nazi Rise
They are part of a 1930s Harvard contest that called for entries from Jews living in Germany.
The Jews of Lebanon
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Nada Abdelsamad about her book and documentary film which shed light on the swindling Jewish community in her nativer Beirut, Lebanon. Download MP3
Origins of “blood libel”
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Republican Sarah Palin defended her fiery campaign rhetoric and accused critics of “blood libel” for linking her to the deadly Arizona shooting spree. Reporter Alex Gallafent researches “blood libel,” examining the origins and rhetorical power of the phrase. Download MP3
Jerusalem’s holiest of holy sites
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A Palestinian official posted an online article recently that said Jews neither revere nor have rights to the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The Obama administration condemned the article and it’s been taken down. But the episode points to a major challenge for any potential peace deal, as The World’s Matthew Bell reports. (Photo: Matthew Bell) Download MP3Slideshow: The Western Wall
Turkey’s Jews
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Muslims and Jews in Turkey have a long history of friendliness. But that relationship is being tested by the public anger at Israel for the attack on the Gaza flotilla on Monday. From Istanbul, Matthew Brunwasser reports.
Celebrating the seder with Rabbi Leo Trepp
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Rabbi Leo Trepp is 97 years old. He now lives in San Francisco, but he grew up in Germany. In fact, he is the last living rabbi who led German-Jewish communities during the Nazi holocaust. Lonny Shavelson sent us a radio report and a short video on Rabbi Trepp.(Photo: Lonny Shavelson) Download MP3
The History of Polish Jews
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Construction has just started in Warsaw on the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. It will not simply be a museum about the Holocaust. The museum team wants to focus more broadly on centuries of Jewish life and achievements in Poland. Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska has our story. Her report was produced with the help of Feet in Two Worlds, a project of the Center for New York City Affairs at the New School.
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