World stories
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Funding for Holocaust survivor services moves to US Senate
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has moved to provide $2.5 million for the Holocaust Survivors…
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After long absence, returning Cuban Jews find familia
We’d been anticipating the visit for months, years, really. What interest would our native land…
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Amendments protecting Israel and requiring reports on Iran terrorism included in defense bill
Two amendments regarding Israel and Iran were included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)…
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Methodists accept recommendation to withdraw from BDS coalition
The decision comes just days after rejecting four resolutions calling for divestment from companies that profit…
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Help Alberta wildfire victims
To assist victims of the wildfires raging across Alberta, Jewish Federations of Canada-UIA has opened…
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JCRC condemns UNESCO resolution ignoring Jewish ties to Temple Mount, Wall
The resolution, adopted April 15 in Paris, does not recognize a Jewish connection to the…
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Final group of Jews from Yemen airlifted to Israel in secret mission
A group of the last remaining Jews from Yemen arrived in Israel in a secret…
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Iran Watch: Report raises nuclear monitoring concerns; support for terror against Israel grows
The report identified three potential problem areas with the IAEA's ability to monitor Iran.
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On Holocaust Remembrance Day, former prisoners mark liberation at Auschwitz
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on Jan. 27, the anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation by…
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Thirty years of tikkun olam
Ruth Messinger reflects on American Jewish World Service’s social justice impact