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85 years after Baghdad’s Farhud massacre, survivors fear their story is being forgotten

85 years after Baghdad’s Farhud massacre, survivors fear their story is being forgotten

Inaugural commemoration Monday sees Iraqi Jews remember the June 1, 1941, pogrom that killed about 180 Jews and marked the decline of one of the...

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More Israelis now define identity as ‘Jewish first’ amid shifting Diaspora ties, survey finds

More Israelis now define identity as ‘Jewish first’ amid shifting Diaspora ties, survey finds

Diaspora Ministry study shows a rise of Jewish identity and pride alongside a declining sense of responsibility for overseas Jews

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How much does Orthodox life cost? Increasingly, more than US families can afford

How much does Orthodox life cost? Increasingly, more than US families can afford

The challenge is not only how to remain financially afloat today, but whether Orthodox middle-class life in America will remain sustainable for future...

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Yad Vashem to open Holocaust education center in Munich, first outside Israel

Yad Vashem to open Holocaust education center in Munich, first outside Israel

‘In a world without Holocaust survivors, one needs new ways to tell the story,’ says head of Berlin-based Friends of Yad Vashem; extension also...

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Housing snapshot May 2026: Despite Iran war, home prices rise 0.3% in February-March

Housing snapshot May 2026: Despite Iran war, home prices rise 0.3% in February-March

The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in the local property market right now

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Anti-Israel protesters hang effigies of Netanyahu, Ben Gvir, Trump at Montreal rally

Anti-Israel protesters hang effigies of Netanyahu, Ben Gvir, Trump at Montreal rally

Canadian politicians called the display at a rally on Sunday ‘disgusting, antisemitic and clear incitement’

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10-day search for missing Toronto Jewish girl intensifies as safety concerns mount

Community members have offered a $25,000 reward for info about 14-year-old Esther, on the autism spectrum, who has been missing since May 15

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The cursed Clal Center: Inside downtown Jerusalem’s spooky concrete jungle

The cursed Clal Center: Inside downtown Jerusalem’s spooky concrete jungle

Once envisioned as the city’s commercial hub, the historic site is now seen as a confusing maze of empty storefronts, urban legends and decades of...

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Antisemitism in Germany ‘worse than any time since the Holocaust,’ annual figures show

The number of attacks fell 13% in Berlin in 2025, but a ‘societal climate’ of attacks on Jews pervades in the country, government report finds

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Ahead of Shavuot, a Jerusalem cheesecake tour offers a slice of the city’s sweet side

Sampling 14 different cakes at seven capital cafes and bakeries, kosher food influencer Jamie Geller explores recipes and history as she looks to...

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Weakening dollar cools US demand for Israeli property; French, British buyers surge

American buyers are still purchasing more expensive properties than the French, and location trends are shifting, first-of-its-kind analysis finds

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Nazi salutes in class: Report details growing antisemitic abuse in British schools

Parents described harassment of students ranging from Holocaust references to threats of violence

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In the shadow of another Iran war, Maccabiah Games in Israel set to go ahead in July

After last year’s international competition of 8,000 Jewish athletes from around was canceled, organizers cautiously hope the 2026 redo will meet...

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‘Enough of the hatred’: Herzog, Gal Gadot call for dialogue at Jerusalem conference

A forum convened by the president to promote mutual respect in Israeli society included a rare appearance by Israel’s most famous actress

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In the Łódź Ghetto, Jews defied Nazis through art. Now it is exhibited in Jerusalem

The second-largest city in Poland had a thriving Jewish cultural scene before The Third Reich incarcerated 164,000 Jews for slave labor. A Yad Vashem...

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Taking advantage of Ukraine ceasefire, Jewish couples wed in joint ceremony in Kyiv

A 92-year-old couple was among those married during the May 9-11 truce put in place in honor of Victory Day

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Facing ‘epidemic of hate,’ UK Jews hold Downing Street rally decrying antisemitism

As many as 20,000 come out on Sunday afternoon; speakers warn that attacks on Jews pose a threat to the country’s democratic values

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2026 ‘most violent year in recent memory’ for Canada’s Jews, B’nai Brith warns

Country has already seen 11 violent attacks this year, surpassing the total for all of 2025: ‘A crisis of antisemitism that has spiraled out of...

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Denmark records third straight year of historically high antisemitism

Jewish community of some 6,000 reports 199 antisemitic incidents – prior to Oct. 7 there were around 7 per year; 24 incidents recorded against...

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Belgium indicts 3 Jewish mohels, sparking diplomatic spat with Israel and US

After Sa’ar accuses Antwerp of antisemitism, his Belgian counterpart claims probe was initiated by representatives of Jewish community in country...

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ADL: Antisemitic assaults in US hit record high in 2025 as overall incidents declined

In a year with 203 violent incidents, including the murders of three Jews, the total number of incidents dropped 33% from 2024’s record high

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Despite mayor’s cancellation, ‘Globalize the intifada’ event proceeds in Sydney

The event, canceled by the mayor due to fears it would cause violence, attracted a small crowd in the park instead

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Fearing hostilities, Sydney cancels controversial ‘Globalize the intifada’ forum

Event, condemned by political and Jewish leaders, was set to challenge legal efforts to ban public use of the phrase

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Ukrainian Jewish school and orphanage struck in overnight Russian drone attack

Jewish institutions sustained serious damage but no injuries reported; Russia launches over 600 drones at Ukraine in under 24 hours

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Housing snapshot April 2026: Home prices continue slide, bringing yearly drop to 1.7%

The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in the local property market right now

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Separate cities or shared space? Ministries divided over Negev housing plan for Haredim

As the ultra-Orthodox population surges, plans for three new cities in the south highlight a growing divide over integration, economics and the future...

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Starmer booed at site of Golders Green terror; promises to tackle antisemitism, extremism

Anti-terror chief says attacks on Jews are UK’s ‘biggest national security emergency’ after terror stabbing wounds two; government adds $33...

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‘The city is dead’: Israel’s north struggles to recover as war leaves uneven economic scars

In Kiryat Shmona and across the Galilee, shuttered businesses, slow returns and shifting demand for homes indicate a patchy recovery after more than...

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Housing policy out of sync with shifting demand, especially for smaller homes, study finds

Research center says failure to account for growth of number of households driving prices out of reach, leaving more families in rentals, with major...

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UK’s top 2 Progressive rabbis: Israel’s direction risks it becoming ‘incompatible with Jewish values’

Israeli government’s path ‘fractures our relationship with Israel,’ and criticizing it, far from disloyalty, is ‘a Jewish obligation,’ Rabbi...

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Canadian antisemitism ‘metastasized’ in 2025 with record 6,800 incidents, mostly online

B’nai Brith Canada’s annual report, tallying 10 violent incidents and hundreds of cases of vandalism, says Jew-hatred is ‘national crisis’...

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UK Palestine Action activist tells court sledgehammer attack on officer was ‘reasonable’

In retrial over 2024 raid of Israeli defense firm’s Bristol factory, defendant admits cop he targeted after hearing screams from fellow activist...

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After uproar, Kyrgyzstan hotel removes sign barring entry to ‘Jews and animals’

Israeli ambassador welcomes swift action by local authorities to remove ‘antisemitic and offensive’ notice posted at Villa Hotel, in city of Osh

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Over 40% of European Jews experienced antisemitism last year, survey finds

Nearly half of European Jews feel unsafe in their countries, but feel more connected to their Jewish communities than do North American Jews, Jewish...

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On Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, Zelensky criminalizes antisemitism in Ukraine

The country’s Jewish president signs a law making hate crimes against Jews punishable by up to eight years in prison

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North Macedonian synagogue hit by arson in country’s 1st antisemitic attack since Holocaust

Attack on Skopje synagogue in country with just 200 Jews is latest in a string of such incidents throughout the world

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In parliament, Polish MP calls Israel ‘new Third Reich,’ waves Israeli flag with swastika

Far-right Konrad Berkowicz prompts outrage from fellow lawmakers with display, as he accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza; Israel embassy pans...

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Gaza shoe display in Amsterdam appears to appropriate Holocaust imagery ahead of Yom Hashoah

Exhibit in Dam Square by pro-Palestinian nonprofit commemorates Palestinian children killed in Gaza war, drawing criticism

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Jerusalem ceremony recognizes four Jews who rescued other Jews during Holocaust

B’nai B’rith-KKL-JNF citation honors heroes who endangered their own lives to save fellow community members in World War II

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Who still reads Holocaust stories? A publisher sees shifting trends after October 7

Demand for Holocaust memoirs is falling amid rising antisemitism and changing consumer patterns. A non-Jewish Dutch woman has made it her mission to...

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2025 toll of Diaspora Jews killed in antisemitic attacks was highest in three decades

TAU study finds shift in types of anti-Jewish events, with violence becoming the norm; Australia, Canada see highest yearly numbers of antisemitic...

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Amid echoes of war, these survivors will light Yom Hashoah torches in pre-recorded ceremony

Yad Vashem announces that the live broadcast of this year’s event, under the theme ‘The Jewish Family During the Holocaust,’ has been replaced...

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As Anglo immigration grows, developers rethink ways to cultivate communal roots

From rabbi-led neighborhoods to group purchases, new approaches aim to ease immigrants’ transition as a post-Oct. 7 wave of newcomers seeks to blend...

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Housing snapshot March 2026: Prices dip again after two-month rise

The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in the local property market right now

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For Jerusalem’s Haredim, it’s business as usual during wartime Passover shopping rush

As war with Iran keeps tourists away and quiets the Mahane Yehuda market, ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods remain packed with locals preparing for the...

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Passover hotel programs see mass exodus as war disrupts holiday travel plans

Flight cancellations and security concerns make the journey in and out of Israel nonviable for tens of thousands, dealing a blow to the growing kosher...

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187 years after deadly Iran pogrom, Mashhad crypto-Jews are focus of Jerusalem exhibit

Now at Israel’s National Library, display shows how the Jewish community of Iranian city outwardly acted as Muslims for over a century after a...

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Immigrating to Israel during war ‘closes a circle,’ Iranian-American Jew says

Sami Rahamim, whose parents left Shiraz in 1949, is one of 30 new citizens arriving Wednesday, despite travel restrictions

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Half-asleep, sheltering underground: Tel Aviv residents seek normalcy under rocket fire

From tent-city shelters to empty offices and shopping malls, residents navigate fatigue and fear while trying to maintain a semblance of routine...

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Arabic-language Wikipedia filled with terrorist propaganda, bias – report

Up to 50% of citations in some articles about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict come from messaging put out by Hamas, Hezbollah and other terror...

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