Shira Li Bartov
By Shira Li Bartov
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Fast Forward Antisemitic incidents up 800% in the Netherlands since Oct. 7, Dutch watchdog reports
“It is very worrying that Jews in the Netherlands are held responsible for conflicts taking place in the Middle East,” read a report by the Center for Information and Documentation on Israel
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News A proud Syrian Jew fled to Amsterdam to escape abuse. Since Oct. 7, he’s been afraid to sleep in his own apartment.
Jews in the Netherlands have been hiding their Jewishness to avoid violent threats tied to the Israel-Hamas war
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News A Muslim family saved a Jewish one from the Nazis. 50 years later, the Jewish family returned the favor in Sarajevo.
The short film “Sevap/Mitzvah,” which is eligible for Oscar contention, tells a remarkable true story
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Fast Forward Acclaimed non-Jewish filmmaker Steve McQueen is earning applause for a 4-hour Holocaust-themed documentary
'Occupied City' uses no historical footage, relying entirely on 35-millimeter film of Amsterdam shot during the COVID-19 pandemic to make an eerie point
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Fast Forward With Israel visit, Macron seeks to balance solidarity with Israel and calls for peace
“Democracies respect the rules of war and ensure humanitarian access,” the French president said in Jerusalem
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Fast Forward London sees 1,350% jump in antisemitic hate crimes since start of Israel-Hamas war
Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 18, antisemitic crimes surged from 15 to 218 incidents compared with the same period last year, police said
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Culture In PBS series ‘Little Bird,’ a Jewish woman uncovers her traumatic Indigenous past
Co-creator Jennifer Podemski, born to a Jewish father and Indigenous mother, drew heavily on her own experience
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Fast Forward Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy offers Jewish prayer for healing amid Israel-Hamas war
His wife posted a video of him singing Debbie Friedman’s version of “Mi Shebeirach,” the Jewish prayer for healing, with his sons
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