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Afghanistan

Zebulon Simantov touches the grave of his family members in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2009. (Photo/JTA-Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Afghanistan’s last Jew has left the country

Cnaan Liphshiz, Netherlands-based Europe Correspondent for JTA by Cnaan Liphshiz and JTA September 9, 2021
The Hebrew Cemetery in Marysville takes up a corner of the city cemetery, located right off Highway 70. The gate is originally from a Jewish cemetery in San Francisco. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inLetters

Ben & Jerry’s, for and against; Leave Bibi alone; Caring for Jewish cemeteries; etc.

by J. Readers September 3, 2021
A man holds a certificate acknowledging his work for Americans (center) as hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2021.  (Photo/RNS-AP)
Posted inBay Area

‘How are we going to survive?’ Jewish forum looks to support Afghan refugees

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 2, 2021
A vintage Rosh Hashanah greeting card
Posted inEditorial

We can each do our part to make 5782 a ‘Shanah tovah!’

by J. Editorial Board September 2, 2021
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (left) meets President Joe Biden in the Oval Office, Aug. 27, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Sarahbeth Maney-Pool-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Biden and Bennett focus on Iran in first meeting: ‘If diplomacy fails, we’re ready to turn to other options’

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 27, 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
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett (left) meets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the White House, Aug. 26, 2021. (Photo/JTA-GPO Handout-Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Biden and Bennett delay meeting in wake of deadly Kabul airport bombing

by Ron Kampeas and JTA August 26, 2021
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett departs for Washington, on August 24, 2021. (Photo/Avi Ohayon-GPO)
Posted inAnalysis

Will Biden and Bennett hit restart button on U.S.-Israel relations?

by Jacob Kornbluh and Forward August 25, 2021
Thousands of Afghans rushed to Kabul's airport trying to flee the country as the Taliban seized power. (Photo/RNS-Wakil Kohsar-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Haiti to Afghanistan to right here. Is there an antidote for all this hopelessness?

George Altshuler by George Altshuler August 23, 2021
A Mother's Day celebration for Afghan families hosted by JFCS East Bay in 2011. (Courtesy JFCS East Bay)
Posted inBay Area

‘We’re picking up people every day’: Jewish orgs scramble to assist Afghan refugees arriving in Bay Area

by Gabriel Greschler August 20, 2021

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