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WARSAW, Poland — Shopping was the last thing on Sarah Hirsch’s mind this summer when she boarded a flight from Tel Aviv to this capital city. It started out as a Holocaust pilgrimage. … more
TOMSK, Russia — When two strange men approached 8-year-old Herzl Tsam in an alley of his hometown in what is now Ukraine, he knew that he had to run as fast as his legs could carry him. In … more
While much of American and Israeli Jewry view Europe either as a “flyover continent” or as a vast and dangerous pit of anti-Semitism from which all Jews must flee, many overlook the fact … more
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has asked visitors to refrain from playing “Pokémon Go” after characters from the augmented reality game were found inside the … more
The inside of the Kishle, a structure erected in 1834 by Ibrahim Pasha, who governed the land of Israel from Egypt, is cold and dark. When the Ottoman Turks regained the area in 1841, it served as a … more
Twenty-five years ago, when Nancy Broth started her business, she signed a contract with El Al and helped people book their flights abroad. Today, Broth—owner of Caves Travel in Pikesville, … more
Signs along the road remind drivers and hikers not to drop fruits or vegetables on the ground as they make their way through the Negev desert. It’s a small request for people to help preserve … more
This week, when I was teaching a class of continuing education students, we touched on some of the people I have encountered throughout my career. My wife and I owned Kossar’s, a well-known … more
To the 150 or so Jewish households on Galveston Island in Texas, Congregation Beth Jacob is akin to a national treasure.  “We are our building, our building is us,” says Gary … more
For most of my 29 years, I’ve been spoiled rotten when it comes to kosher food.  I was raised not only in New York City, but in the borough of Brooklyn, the kosher capital of the world … more
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