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Online Holocaust Denial Suppressed in English, Though Rife in Arabic

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As International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27 forces Jews to ask themselves how safe they feel, new data from CyberWell has revealed social-media...

‘Jews Out!’ German Board Game on Exhibit at Tel Aviv University Library

On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, a new exhibition at the Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi...

Five Rabbis Sue State of Missouri Over Abortion Bans on Religious Freedom Grounds

Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA Five rabbis from multiple Jewish denominations are among more than a dozen Missouri faith leaders challenging the state’s ban on abortion. In a lawsuit...

New Images Discovered in Poland Offer Never-Before-Seen Perspective on Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

For the last 80 years, the only way to see images of Jews rising up against their captors in the Warsaw Ghetto has been...

Jeanette Kuvin Oren Stamps Style and Beauty Into Synagogue and Judaica Creations, Large and...

The Baltimore Jewish community and people across the world are seeing the work of Judaic artist Jeanette Kuvin Oren everywhere they look. Her artistic...

World Briefs: Tennis Champion Dick Savitt Dies at 95 and more

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Tennis Champion Dick Savitt Dies at 95 Dick Savitt, the Jewish tennis champion who won both the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships in 1951, died...

Two Antisemitism Reports Show Troubling Signs on the Horizon

A new survey released last week by the Anti-Defamation League indicates that the overwhelmingly vast majority of Americans believe at least one antisemitic trope...

Pickleball Is Picking Up: Instructors Say It’s Healthy for Both Mind and Body

Pickleball started in 1965 with three men and some spare equipment; it was founded by Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum on Bainbridge...

Joining Together on MLK Day of Service to Bridge Differences, Battle Homelessness and Need

Community groups throughout the Baltimore area engaged in a day of service and learning on Monday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Ed Goldstein, 68: Musician and Teacher Who ‘Lived, Laughed and Loved Large’

News of Ed Goldstein’s death traveled swiftly across the region and on social media this past weekend, with tributes from family, friends, colleagues and...