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A sign denotes Kochi's "Jew street," as it is known locally, which once was a hub of Indian Jewish life. (Photo/JTA-Christabel Lobo)

World

India’s Jew Town only has a handful of Jews left, but signs remain

Take a walk down the street here in coastal Kochi’s “Jew street” today and you’ll find bustling Kasmiri storefronts selling Persian antiques,…
By Christabel Lobo, JTA Dec 16, 2020
A video played at AJC's "Diplomacy at 75" event included several clips of newsreel footage of San Francisco from the time of the founding of the U.N. (Screenshot from Facebook)

Bay Area

San Francisco diplomats celebrate AJC, UN Charter and Hanukkah

On the fifth night of Hanukkah, San Francisco-based diplomats who represent countries around the world lit the menorah in a show of support for the Jewish…
By Dan Pine Dec 15, 2020
Screenshot of the Canadian Jewish News website, Dec. 15, 2020.

World

Canadian Jewish News to relaunch next month as online publication

The Canadian Jewish News will take a third stab at reviving itself after announcing it was closing in 2013, and then again in April. The leadership of…
By David Lazarus, JTA Dec 15, 2020
The flag of the Kingdom of Bhutan. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons-Caleb See)

Israel

Israel formalizes ties with the small Buddhist nation of Bhutan

Israel and Bhutan, a small Buddhist majority Himalayan kingdom snuggled between India and China, have established full diplomatic ties. Ron Malka, the…
By Ron Kampeas, JTA Dec 14, 2020
Snow falls on a Hanukkah Menorah made of ice in Tomsk, Russia, Dec. 8, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Levy Kaminetsky)

World

A Siberian synagogue has a 10-foot menorah made of ice

A synagogue in Tomsk, a Siberian city in Russia, has unveiled a giant Hanukkah menorah made of ice. The 10-foot menorah was erected Tuesday inside the…
By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Dec 11, 2020
Esther Cohen is flanked by her husband Samuel (left) and German President Joachim Gauck in Ioannina, Greece, March 7, 2014. (Photo/JTA-Wolfgang Kumm-picture alliance via Getty Images)

World

6 prominent Holocaust survivors have died in Europe over the past month

The constant stream of breaking news about American politics and the coronavirus pandemic has hidden a sobering fact: Six prominent Holocaust survivors…
By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Dec 3, 2020
A soldier walks around outside a large dusty industrial facility

U.S.

New Iranian law pressures Biden to reenter nuclear deal

Iran’s parliament passed a law on Wednesday aimed at pressuring President-elect Joe Biden to reenter the Iran nuclear deal almost as soon as he assumes…
By Ron Kampeas, JTA Dec 2, 2020
Biden speaks at a podium flanked by American flags

U.S.

Biden says he will reenter Iran deal without new conditions

President-elect Joe Biden established a sequence for how he plans to deal with Iran, and it starts with reentering the 2015 nuclear deal without…
By Ron Kampeas, JTA Dec 2, 2020
an armed officer stands outside a synagogue doorway

World

Report: 22% of hate crimes in Europe in 2019 were against Jews

Antisemitic incidents accounted for 22 percent of hate crimes recorded last year in the pan-European region, though Jews comprise less than 1 percent of…
By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA Dec 1, 2020
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