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The Holocaust silenced millions of Yiddish voices - musicians are bringing them back
The Holocaust silenced millions of Yiddish voices; musicians are now bringing the songs of a lost civilization back to life
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Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community feels misunderstood. Here’s why - opinion
The irony behind telling Jews to 'go back where they belong' - opinion
NHS to make Jewish BRCA genetic testing program permanent after successful pilot
Ukrainian-style Passover Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Make some in solidarity with the Jews who were forced to flee their homes during this year’s Russia-Ukraine war.
Israeli education must include Mizrahi history, culture - opinion
While the culture and history of European Jewry is taught and imparted in Israel’s education system, that of Mizrahi Jewry is not.
Pascale's Kitchen: Not just gefilte fish
These dishes were adapted to the kosher Ashkenazi kitchen, with recipes that were passed down from one generation to the next – just as was done with recipes in Sephardi communities.
Baba Sali's hilula: Greatly subdued due to COVID-19
The Baba Sali’s white-domed neo-Moorish mausoleum, located in a park and palm forest developed by the Jewish National Fund, is a magnet for some 800,000 visitors annually.
Jews are not white: Race and identity in Israel and the US - Opinion
If Israeli Jews are white, then who are the people of color that these “white Jews” must be oppressing through their white supremacy? The Palestinians, of course.
Victoria to be first Australian state to prohibit Nazi symbols
Legislation to prohibit hateful symbols is expected to be passed in early 2022.
Breakthrough treatment for Tay-Sachs shows positive results, study finds
Tay-Sachs is an inherited disorder that is almost always fatal and disproportionately affects Ashkenazi Jews. Currently, there is no viable medical treatment available.
Saying Ashkenazim are elitist won’t change status of Mizrahim - opinion
The truth is that in the past, and perhaps even today, many Ashkenazim also viewed the Mizrahim as a collective – an inferior collective.
Ashkenazi heads to Cairo as Egypt pushes for permanent ceasefire with Gaza
Israel is expected to tell the Egyptians that any agreement should include the return of the bodies of two soldiers believed killed in the 2014 Gaza war.
Letters to the Editor April 5, 2021: (Taylor) Forcing the issue
Readers of the Jerusalem Post have their say
