International

Paul Manafort and former aide face multiple charges in Mueller probe

WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, has been indicted on 12 charges of money-laundering and conspiracy, the first charges filed in the investigation of possible connections between the Trump campaign and a Russian effort to influence last year’s presidential election. Manafort, 68, turned himself in at FBI headquarters early Monday for

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International, USA

In first, top New Zealander makes official visit to Israel

By David Sedley New Zealand’s Governor-General arrived in Israel on Monday, a first for the country’s constitutional head, as part of the commemorations marking 100 years since the Battle of Beersheba. President Reuven Rivlin welcomed Governor-General of New Zealand Patricia Reddy, and her husband David Gascoigne, to Jerusalem. Reddy also met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

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International, Middle East

Elie Wiesel, all too human

A woman’s allegation this week that Elie Wiesel groped her more than 27 years ago, when she was 19, provides us with a teaching moment, sad as it is for all concerned: the woman, Jenny Listman, now a 46-year-old geneticist; and the Wiesel family, foundation, and countless admirers, including the NJJN staff. Does Listman’s allegation

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USA

Abbas says he won’t appoint Hamas ministers who won’t recognize Israel — report

By TOI staff Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has reportedly said that he will not appoint any Hamas officials to the Palestinian unity government that do publicly recognize the existence of Israel. According to the Haaretz daily, Abbas told a delegation of former Israeli lawmakers visiting his party’s Ramallah headquarters on Sunday that “the Americans

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Middle East

Moldova will build a monument to Roma victims of the Holocaust

More than 70 years after the end of World War II, the former Soviet country Moldova is planning to build a new monument to Roma victims of the Holocaust — thanks to a good Samaritan. Local politician Iurii Zagorcea, who has already constructed five monuments to Jewish Holocaust victims, told PRI he’s now collecting donations

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International

Plan to name German train after Anne Frank condemned

Plans by Germany’s national rail provider to name a train after Jewish diarist Anne Frank came under fire Monday, with a foundation saying it “caused new pain” to those who experienced deportations. “The (train’s) naming is controversial,” the Anne Frank Foundation said of the plans by Deutsche Bahn. “A combination of Anne Frank and a

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International, Jewish History

US skips Knesset meeting on rising anti-Semitism

By Marissa Newman The United States Embassy in Tel Aviv declined to send a representative to a Knesset committee meeting Monday on rising anti-Semitism in the United States and Europe, in a hearing attended by high-level diplomats from Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, and France. “They were invited, [but] decided not to send [a representative],”

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International, Middle East, USA

Historic Jewish quarter of Marrakesh sees revival

The once teeming Jewish area of Moroccan tourist gem Marrakesh is seeing its fortunes revived as visitors including many from Israel flock to experience its unique culture and history. “You’re now entering the last synagogue in the mellah,” the walled Jewish quarter in the heart of the ochre city, Isaac Ohayon says as he enthusiastically

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International, Middle East

‘Jews are afraid to be open about their Judaism’

The Knesset’s Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs Committee on Monday held a special meeting to discuss the rise in anti-Semitism in the US and Europe. Participating in the meeting were ambassadors from Germany, Austria, and the European Union. World Zionist Organization Chairman Yaakov Hagoel, who formerly served as the Head of the Department for Activities

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International, Middle East, USA

How the Philippines rescued Holocaust refugees

SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — San Diego State University lecturer, Dr. Bonnie Harris, recently collaborated with award-winning filmmaker Noel “Sonny” Izon to create the documentary An Open Door: Holocaust Haven in the Philippines.  Harris, who is a Holocaust scholar, acted as the film’s associate producer and consulting historian. The documentary is based in part on research

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