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"Security on wheels" is permanently stationed in front of the new synagogue that will replace the aging Tiferet Israel-Mariperez.
"Security on wheels" is permanently stationed in front of the new synagogue that will replace the aging Tiferet Israel-Mariperez. (Jasmina Kelemen)

Crime, plus politics, propelling Jews out of Venezuela

By Jasmina Kelemen · November 16, 2009

A sharp increase in violent crime coupled with the political uncertainty of life under Hugo Chavez has many Jews in the country, particularly the younger generation, looking to relocate. Read more »

The change has come to Jewish life in Eastern Europe

By Ruth Ellen Gruber · November 19, 2009

Twenty years ago, Jewish life in Eastern Europe seemed on the verge of disappearing. Today it looks more like Jewish life in free societies the world over. Read more »

Leipzig becoming Orthodox Jewish hub in Germany

By Ben Harris · November 5, 2009

Due in large part to Jewish immigration from the former Soviet Union, Leipzig has become an Orthodox Jewish hub, funneling students from around the region to institutions of Jewish learning in Berlin and beyond. Read more »

Can Jewish tenets be a model for a more eco-friendly world?

By Gil Shefler · November 4, 2009

Jewish representatives to a faith-based climate change conference in Britain argued for eco-friendly measures based on the Jewish tenets of Shabbat, kashrut and shmita. Read more »

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Israeli Arabs and Jews participating at a meeting organized by the Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development's Arab-Jewish Community Volunteer Year Program, which receives funding from Diaspora Jews. (UJC Social Venture Fund) A controversial poster depicting an Israeli soldier reaching for a Palestinian woman's breast was created by Israeli-Arab groups that receive funding from American Jews. Revelers enjoy music and dancing at the European Center for Jewish Students' Party Like a Jew weekend in Brussels, Nov. 14, 2009. (Ben Harris) Party-goers on their way to the Saturday night ball, part of the Party Like a Jew weekend in Brussels organized by the European Center for Jewish Students, Nov. 14, 2009. (Ben Harris) "Security on wheels" is permanently stationed in front of the new synagogue that will replace the aging Tiferet Israel-Mariperez. (Jasmina Kelemen) Two decades ago this sausage stand in Prague stood under the entryway to a disused synagogue. Now the synagogue serves as the archives of the Czech capital's Jewish Museum. (Ruth Ellen Gruber) Ilan Knapp, head of the JBBZ vocational school, leads a commission that will address the Vienna Jewish community's demographic problem. (Ben Harris) The Jewish old-age home being built will be part of a community campus that when finished is expected to be the largest of its kind in Europe. (Ben Harris) Ariel Muzicant, president of the Vienna Jewish community, in his office in the Austrian capital. (Ben Harris) Kuf Kaufmann, head of the Leipzig Jewish community, center, at a Torah dedication ceremony there in 2005. (Toby Axelrod)

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  • Israeli Arabs and Jews participating at a meeting organized by the Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development's Arab-Jewish Community Volunteer Year Program, which receives funding from Diaspora Jews.
  • A controversial poster depicting an Israeli soldier reaching for a Palestinian woman's breast was created by Israeli-Arab groups that receive funding from American Jews.
  • Revelers enjoy music and dancing at the European Center for Jewish Students' Party Like a Jew weekend in Brussels, Nov. 14, 2009.
  • Party-goers on their way to the Saturday night ball, part of the Party Like a Jew weekend in Brussels organized by the European Center for Jewish Students, Nov. 14, 2009.
  • "Security on wheels" is permanently stationed in front of the new synagogue that will replace the aging Tiferet Israel-Mariperez.
  • Two decades ago this sausage stand in Prague stood under the entryway to a disused synagogue. Now the synagogue serves as the archives of the Czech capital's Jewish Museum.
  • Ilan Knapp, head of the JBBZ vocational school, leads a commission that will address the Vienna Jewish community's demographic problem.
  • The Jewish old-age home being built will be part of a community campus that when finished is expected to be the largest of its kind in Europe.
  • Ariel Muzicant, president of the Vienna Jewish community, in his office in the Austrian capital.
  • Kuf Kaufmann, head of the Leipzig Jewish community, center, at a Torah dedication ceremony there in 2005.
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Canadian Liberals object after Conservatives say they’re stronger Israel backers

By Ron Csillag · November 20, 2009

Canada's opposition Liberal Party is crying foul after the ruling Conservatives mailed out flyers extolling themselves as stronger supporters of Israel. Read more »

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By Marcus Moraes · November 20, 2009

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By Eric Fingerhut · November 20, 2009

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By Eric Fingerhut · November 19, 2009

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