Jews and Judaism

For Ukraine’s Jews, the Threat of War Stirs Memories of Past Horrors

Military officials and analysts agree that any large-scale military action against Ukraine is likely to begin in the east, yet Odessa would present a clear target. It is home to the country’s largest ports and is the headquarters of Ukraine’s Navy. It is flanked by Russian-occupied Crimea to its east and the Russian-backed separatist enclave […]

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Yeshiva’s Ryan Turell Leads College Basketball in Scoring

They lined up for blocks along Amsterdam Avenue in December, standing in the cold for two hours, hoping to squeeze into the modest Max Stern Athletic Center for a glimpse at the hottest college basketball team in New York City. Inside, the Yeshiva men’s basketball team, led by Ryan Turell, the top scorer in the […]

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ABC Suspends Whoopi Goldberg Over Holocaust Comments

On Monday’s program, Ms. Goldberg had been discussing a Tennessee school district’s recent decision to remove a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust from its curriculum. On Monday night, she released a statement apologizing for them. On Tuesday, she said she had learned from the experience. “It is indeed about race because Hitler and […]

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80 Years Ago the Nazis Planned the ‘Final Solution.’ It Took 90 Minutes.

BERLIN — On Jan. 20, 1942, 15 high-ranking officials of the Nazi bureaucracy met in a villa on Lake Wannsee on the western edge of Berlin. Nibbles were served and washed down with cognac. There was only one point on the agenda: “The organizational, logistical and material steps for a final solution of the Jewish […]

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Once a Janitor, Now the Bar Mitzvah Photography King of Montreal

Mr. Rocha suddenly found himself braving a Quebec winter, jobless, isolated and unable to speak French. After an initially rocky adjustment, he proposed to Sonia at a teahouse, hiding a $150 ring in a teacup. He said he found a sense of purpose after Sonia’s aunt, who worked in the Shaar’s kitchen, helped get him […]

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