Shira Li Bartov
By Shira Li Bartov
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News Poland’s Jewish museum marks its first decade, made tumultuous by politics
The Polin Museum sought to tell the story of the country’s Jews even as a right-wing government sought to stifle discussions of antisemitism and complicity
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Fast Forward Historic Prague synagogue used on Yom Kippur for the first time since the Holocaust
The Klausen Synagogue had not held a Jewish worship service since the Nazis shuttered it and murdered most Czech Jews
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Fast Forward German town’s memorial stones for Nazi victims are stolen on Oct. 7 anniversary
Stolpersteine, or stumbling stones, have been placed across Europe to pay tribute to Jews murdered during the Holocaust
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Fast Forward World leaders mourn Israeli victims and call for a ceasefire on anniversary of Oct. 7 attack
France’s Emmanuel Macron spoke of “the pain of the Israeli people” days after he called for a halt to arms supplies
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Culture How a real-life rabbi coached Netflix’s ‘Nobody Wants This’ about making interfaith relationships realistic
The show stars Adam Brody as a good-looking young rabbi who falls for a non-Jewish woman
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Fast Forward Jewish and Israeli volunteers join in relief effort as floods pound Central Europe
“This is a real kiddush Hashem,” said Poland’s chief rabbi
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Fast Forward Jewish songwriter Benj Pasek joins elite EGOT ranks after ‘Only Murders’ Emmy
Pasek and his songwriting partner Justin Paul were the 20th and 21st winners of the show business crown
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Culture He escaped the Nazis and created Britain’s first memorial to their victims. Now this artist is getting a second look.
A retrospective of the work of Fred Kormis comes as British lawmakers seek to advance a long-planned national Holocaust memorial
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