When should Holocaust education begin?
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAMay 07, 2015
TEL AVIV On April 19, Keren Zachmis daughter returned from her kindergarten near Tel Aviv wearing a yellow patch emblazoned with the word Jude. A teacher had...
Lining up for Portuguese citizenship
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAApr 16, 2015
LISBON Hunched over a monument for thousands of Jews killed in a 1506 massacre in Lisbon, Danielle Karo (not her real name) felt a swelling in her eyes. To […]
Assassination in Russia
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAMar 05, 2015
MOSCOW During the past two years, Dima Zicer has skipped several political rallies opposing the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin. A Jewish scholar of...
Muslim solidarity with Jews in Scandinavia called ‘silver lining’
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAFeb 26, 2015
OSLO As a longtime promoter of Jewish-Muslim dialogue in Denmark, Naveed Baig is no stranger to Copenhagens Great Synagogue. The imam at the capitals Danish...
Japan struggles with the Holocaust
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAFeb 12, 2015
FUKUYAMA, JAPAN In the auditorium of this countrys main Holocaust education center, a teenage actor explains the dilemma that faced a Japanese diplomat during WW...
The last reunion?
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAJan 29, 2015
PRAGUE When they announced the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Polish officials insisted that at this years event, the eyes...
Four hostages killed in siege at kosher grocery in Paris
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAJan 09, 2015
Several hostages were killed as simultaneous police raids on Friday ended the two hostage crises in Paris, one of which was at a kosher supermarket. The raids also left...
Israel, Japan forge closer ties
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAJan 08, 2015
TOKYO Reading his Japanese-language newspaper over breakfast, Rabbi Mendy Sudakevich spotted an ad for a self-help DVD titled Get rich like the Jews. Almost...
Hardships for Lugansk Jews
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTADec 18, 2014
LUGANSK, UKRAINE In an unheated synagogue with no running water, a dozen Jews are trying to keep warm as temperatures here veer toward the single digits. Not moving...
Mendelevitch returns to Russia
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTADec 04, 2014
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA Through the back seat window of a black KGB car, Yosef Mendelevitch could see university students his age hurrying to take their finals. It was...
