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man walking up stairs covered in debris, trash and garments
Posted inLag Ba'Omer

Three teenagers among 6 Americans killed in Israeli stampede

by Stewart Ain and JTA May 3, 2021May 12, 2021
Hundreds of Orthodox Jews mourn at the funeral of Yehuda Lev Lubin, one of 45 victims from the Mount Meron Lag B'Omer stampede, April 30, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussi-Flash90)
Posted inNews

‘Our dancing has turned into mourning’: For Israeli Orthodox Jews, a night of celebration and healing turns to unspeakable tragedy

Ben Sales by Ben Sales April 30, 2021April 30, 2021
Two photos side-by-side: On the left, a young white woman stands smiling outside. On the right, a white cake with red decorations on top.
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Layer by layer, stunning kosher cakes rise in the East Bay

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 28, 2021May 7, 2021
The aftermath of antisemitic vandalism at the synagogue of Larissa, Greece, Dec. 3, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Jewish Community of Larissa)
Posted inUncategorized

Global antisemitism report: Assaults down, vandalism up due to pandemic

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA April 7, 2021
Three partisans in the Vilna ghetto, from left: Rozka Korczak, Abba Kovner and Vitka Kempner.
Posted inLocal Voice

Yom HaShoah and the strength of our ‘Wonder Women’ 

by Yedida Kanfer April 6, 2021April 6, 2021
Edith Heine as a toddler in pre-war Holland.
Posted inYom HaShoah

East Bay Holocaust survivor, 83, shares history through a child’s eyes

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 5, 2021April 7, 2021
Holocaust Memorial at the California Legion of Honor in San Francisco (Photo/Library of Congress-Carol M. Highsmith)
Posted inYom HaShoah

Bay Area programs to honor Holocaust victims, survivors

by J. Staff April 2, 2021April 5, 2021
Two pieces of digital art by the street artist fnnch: On the left, an NFT auctioned off as part of a star-studded virtual seder. On the right: Its twin, which was hidden in an online profile as afikomen during the seder.
Posted inCulture

Matzah ‘NFT’ digital art fetches $4,200 in charity auction

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 31, 2021April 1, 2021
Matzah travels on the production line of the Tiferet HaMatzot factory in Dnepro, Ukraine, Dec. 8, 2014. (Photo/JTA-Cnaan Liphshiz)
Posted inHolidays

Jews in the former Soviet Union eat pounds of matzah per person — the most in the world — every year. Here’s why.

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA March 29, 2021March 29, 2021
A 400-meter-long and 59-meter wide vessel is lodged sideways and impeding all traffic across the waterway of Egypt's Suez Canal. (Photo/JTA-Suez Canal Authority-Handout-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inPassover

10 of the best Jewish tweets about the pre-Passover Suez Canal blockage

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA March 25, 2021

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