World stories
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Tiferet II: Our JUF Mission to Israel
In October 2013 I participated on the Tiferet Mission to Poland and Israel, my first…
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A daughter remembers her mother —a survivor
My mother Shulamit (Shula) and Aunt Tova, two sisters and two brothers, Mendi and Simcha, a…
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Former Prisoner of Zion returns to the city where he was arrested to attend Limmud FSU
Former Prisoner of Zion Yosef Mendelevitch made an emotional return to the city where he…
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Walter H. Sobel, FAIA, synagogue architect, dies
Walter Sobel, architect of synagogues, courthouses, and private homes, died June 11. He was 100.
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Living history through the eyes of Soviet Holocaust survivors
Practically every Russian-speaking Jewish family in the Chicago area lost loved ones in the Holocaust.
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Lessons from Kristallnacht
The 76th anniversary of "Kristallnacht," or "Night of Broken Glass," causes me to pause to remember…
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ADL reports ‘dramatic surge’ in anti-Jewish violence
When a Turkish owner of a cafe near the Belgian city of Liege puts up a poster…
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A little luck
It's hard to believe that if my maternal grandma Tessie Luck were alive today, she…
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JUF’s King David Society travels to Morocco
"A JUF Mission is one of the most interesting ways to see the world."
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We stand in solidarity with Jews worldwide in condemning attacks in Belgium and France
The attacks perpetrated over the weekend against people inside and in proximity to Jewish institutions…