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French Jewish groups set up a hotline for people in the community traumatized by Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: French Jewish groups set up a hotline for people in the community traumatized by Israel-Hamas warFrench Jewish groups have set up a helpline for people in the community traumatized by Israel-Hamas war.
Greece: Terror suspects offered money to target Jewish site
Read full article: Greece: Terror suspects offered money to target Jewish siteGreek authorities say police are continuing searches in Athens and other parts of the country following the arrest of two suspects accused of planning an attack at Jewish center in a busy downtown area of the Greek capital.
Houston Jewish community hopes to make Hanukkah lights shine brighter this year in the face of anti-Semitism
Read full article: Houston Jewish community hopes to make Hanukkah lights shine brighter this year in the face of anti-SemitismTuesday at sundown is the second night of Hannukah, but for the Jewish community, this year’s celebrations have more significance than ever before.
2 arrested at Penn Station in probe of threat to Jewish community
Read full article: 2 arrested at Penn Station in probe of threat to Jewish communityTwo men with access to weapons were arrested at New York City’s Penn Station early Saturday in connection with a probe of threats to the Jewish community, authorities said.
Latvia passes long-awaited Holocaust restitution law
Read full article: Latvia passes long-awaited Holocaust restitution lawLatvia’s parliament has passed a Holocaust restitution bill that includes funding to revitalize the Baltic nation’s Jewish community, which was almost completely wiped out during World War II.
Some Orthodox Jews bristle at NYC's response to virus surge
Read full article: Some Orthodox Jews bristle at NYC's response to virus surgeAmid a new surge of COVID-19 in New Yorks Orthodox Jewish communities, many residents are reviving health measures that some had abandoned over the summer social distancing, wearing masks. Officials say the worst-hit ZIP codes overlap with large Orthodox Jewish communities in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens and in a couple of nearby counties. Last week, Agudath Israel of America, an Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, worked with the Boro Park Jewish Community Council to distribute 400,000 masks. “The Jewish community feels they’re being singled out and there’s some element of anti-Semitism,” he said Monday. In 2018 and 2019, measles cases spread in Orthodox communities in New York as well as other regions.