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Zack Gelof at bat during one of his first games for the Oakland A's. (Photo/Courtesy Oakland A's)
Posted inSports

The top 10 Jewish sports moments of 2023, from California to Israel

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis December 26, 2023December 26, 2023
A view of the Douro River in Porto, Portugal. (Photo/JTA-Shira Li Bartov)
Posted inWorld

The new Jews of Porto: How the Portuguese city built a Jewish community from scratch

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov December 20, 2023
Evan Gershkovich in a defendants' cage before a hearing to consider an appeal on his extended pre-trial detention at the Moscow City Court on Oct. 10, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Natalia Kolesnikova-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

In first comments on jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich, Vladimir Putin says Russia seeks a prisoner exchange

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg December 14, 2023December 14, 2023
An estimated 200 young Bnei Menashe men have joined the Israeli military's war effort. (Photo/Courtesy Degel Menashe)
Posted inWorld

Indian Bnei Menashe Jews miraculously survived Oct. 7. Now they’re fighting wars in Israel and India.

by Jordyn Haime December 7, 2023December 7, 2023
The Israeli U.N. mission hosted an event on Dec. 4, 2023, to focus on the rapes committed by Hamas on Oct. 7 and to press the international community to speak out more forcefully against the sexual violence.
(Photo/JTA-Jackie Hajdenberg)
Posted inWorld

Jewish activists take campaign about Oct. 7 sex crimes to the UN

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg December 6, 2023December 6, 2023
Rabbi Yaakov Baruch looks at posters with the names and images of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Baruch)
Posted inUncategorized, World

Despite unrest in Indonesia, a Jewish community finds peace among other faith groups

by Jordyn Haime November 29, 2023November 29, 2023
A man walks along a building whose facade is covered with Stars of David in the Alesia district of Paris, Oct. 31, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Geoffroy van der Hasselt-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

As antisemitism spikes across Europe, more fingers are pointing at Russia

by David I. Klein November 28, 2023
Oz Ben David (right) wears a shirt that translates to "I am a hummussexual." He and Jalil Dabrit opened Kanaan in 2015. (Photo/JTA-Elisabeth Patrikiou)
Posted inJewish Life

Oct. 7 nearly derailed Berlin’s famous Israeli-Palestinian restaurant. But it’s back in business.

Shira Li Bartov by Shira Li Bartov November 22, 2023
Deborah Feldman poses in her living room in Berlin, March 10, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Christophe Gateau-picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inTV

‘Unorthodox’ author Deborah Feldman is a lightning rod in Germany’s debate about criticizing Israel

by Toby Axelrod November 21, 2023November 21, 2023
About 40 teens from across East Asia attended BBYO's first-ever conference in Singapore in November 2023. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy BBYO)
Posted inWorld

For Jewish teens in Asia, first BBYO convention in Singapore offers a rare sense of community

by Jordyn Haime November 20, 2023

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