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Zebulon Simantov touches the grave of his family members in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2009. (Photo/JTA-Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
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Afghanistan’s last Jew has left the country

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA September 9, 2021
Jews pray for forgiveness at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem a day before the Jewish New Year, Sept. 5, 2021 (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inWorld

World Jewish population rises slightly to 15.2 million, according to Jewish Agency

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA September 9, 2021September 9, 2021
The Luzzatto High Holiday Machzor contains many of the same prayers that Jews recite today, including the Kaddish. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of Sotheby's)
Posted inReligion

This 700-year-old Rosh Hashanah prayerbook is going on auction for $4 million

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA September 5, 2021
Ali Soufan, seen in 2018, had monitored al-Qaida for the FBI both before the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in 2001 and afterward. (Photo/JTA-Tommaso Boddi-Getty Images for Hulu)
Posted inNews

After 9/11, the U.S. helped thwart a major al-Qaeda attack in Israel, ex-FBI agent says

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA September 3, 2021September 3, 2021
A protester holds a yellow star reading "Not Vaccinated = Jew" as protesters take part in a demonstration in Milan, Italy, July 24, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Miguel Medina-AFP via Getty Images)
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An anti-vaxxer in Montreal said he would stop wearing a yellow star. He still thinks vaccine mandates are like the Holocaust.

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA September 2, 2021
The cover of the first issue of the relaunched Canadian Jewish News -- now a primarily digital- and podcast-focused news outlet with quarterly forays into print.
Posted inNews

Canadian Jewish News restarts, again, eyeing a younger audience

by Andrew Lapin and JTA August 31, 2021
Afghan refugees' luggage sits at the Torrejon de Ardoz air base in Madrid, Spain, Aug. 24, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Jesus Hellin-Europa Press via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

After Afghanistan’s last Jew refused to leave, his would-be Jewish rescuers helped dozens of other Afghans escape instead

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 27, 2021August 27, 2021
Israel's Iyad Shalabi (center) won gold in the Men's 100m Backstroke - S1 Final at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. (Photo/JTA-John Walton-PA Images via Getty Images)
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Israeli-Arab swimmer wins gold at Tokyo Paralympics, makes history

by Emily Burack and JTA August 26, 2021
Ezra Frech competes in the men’s high jump T63 final at the World Para Athletics Championships, Nov. 11, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Moto Yoshimura-Getty Images)
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11 Jewish Paralympics athletes to watch

by Emily Burack and JTA August 25, 2021
A ceremony at Spain's Royal Palace in Madrid marked the passing of a law granting citizenship to Sephardic Jews, Nov. 30, 2015. (Photo/JTA-Juan Naharro Gimenez-WireImage-Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Spain is suddenly turning down many Jews who apply for citizenship. Why?

Orge Castellano by Orge Castellano and JTA August 24, 2021August 24, 2021

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