‘I’m the Granddaughter of a Jewish Woman With a Number on Her Arm, Why Does Israel Greet Me This Way
These Ukrainians escaped bombarded Mariupol. Now they have to fight Israeli bureaucracy Sam Sokol and Anastasia Shub June 19, 2022 When...
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Sam Sokol
- Jun 22
- 2 min
U.K. Jewish Group Cuts Ties to European Jewish Congress Over Claims Against Top Rabbi
The Board of Deputies of British Jews is calling on the EJC to investigate allegations against Ukrainian Rabbi Yaakov Bleich, which he...
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Sam Sokol
- Jun 22
- 1 min
A Violent Schism Just Exploded in Israel's Most Powerful Hasidic Sect
Rival factions of the Ger Hasidic sect fought running battles in three Israeli cities over the weekend. This is why the fur is flying Sam...
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Sam Sokol
- Jun 22
- 2 min
How Many Jews Fought at Mariupol's Azovstal Plant? Depends Who's Counting
An aide to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said there were about ‘40 Jewish heroes’ fighting in one of the Ukraine war's most epic battles,...
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Sam Sokol
- Jun 22
- 2 min
Israeli Historian Accused of Whitewashing Srebrenica Now Faces Allegations of Holocaust Distortion
Prof. Gideon Greif rebuked for allegedly inflating the death toll at Jasenovac, a Croatian death camp during World War II, in order to...
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Sam Sokol
- Jun 22
- 2 min
Russia Cited These Jewish Experts in Ukraine 'Nazi' Smear. Now They Respond
After Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov called Ukraine a Nazi state, his ministry quoted research by Jewish experts to support that claim....
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Sam Sokol
- May 2
- 2 min
From Antisemites to Golda Meir, Ukraine Plans to 'de-Russify' Street Names
As part of its ‘de-Russification’ efforts, a Ukrainian body is calling for Kyiv streets to be renamed, including after nationalists who...
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Sam Sokol
- May 2
- 1 min
Bennett Condemns Russian FM's Hitler 'Lies'
FM Lapid says Israel expects apology over Lavrov's comments that like Zelenskyy, Hitler too 'had Jewish blood' and that Jews are the...
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Sam Sokol
- May 1
- 1 min
Reform to Break Israeli Rabbis' Monopoly Over Cellphones in ultra-Orthodox Community
The new regulation will allow Haredim to keep their kosher phone number when switching cellular provider, a move that will give the...
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Sam Sokol
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Putin's 'Denazification' Trivializes the Holocaust, Says EU Antisemitism Envoy
Katharina von Schnurbein says Russian talk of ‘denazification’ in Ukraine is unacceptable and 'dangerous', but adds during a visit to...
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