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Human settlement in England Stamford Hill is an area in Inner London, England, about 5.5 miles north-east of Charing Cross. The neighbourhood is a sub-district of Hackney, the major component of the London Borough of Hackney, and is known for its Hasidic community, the largest concentration of Hasidic Jews in Europe. The district takes its name from the eponymous hill, which reaches a height of 33m AOD,[2] and the originally Roman A10 also takes the name "Stamford Hill", as it makes its way through the area
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admin | February 2, 2022
In the sixth installment of a series exploring new and upcoming books, the team at Jewish Insider previews top titles coming out in February: The Books of Jacob, by Olga Tokarczuk (Feb. 1): In her latest book, acclaimed Polish author Tokarczuk, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2018, tells the story of a self-proclaimed Jewish messiah in the 18th century who converts to Islam and then Catholicism, before becoming a proto-Zionist
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Whoopi Goldbergs Holocaust comments reflect how Jews dont fit into Western boxes By Yair Rosenberg This is an edition of Yair Rosenbergs newsletter, Deep Shtetl. Sign up here. Yesterday, celebrated actor and TV host Whoopi Goldberg caused a minor meltdown on ABCs The View when she asserted that the Holocaust isnt about race
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By Ron Kampeas Amnesty International is set to become the latest human rights organization to describe Israels activities in relation to Palestinians as apartheid when it releases a special report on Tuesday, prompting a strong rebuke from major U.S. Jewish groups that argue the report could inflame existing tensions and incite violence
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French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot stands next to Gustav Klimt's oil paintingRosebushes under the Trees (1905), as she announces the return of 15 Nazi-looted artworks to Jewish familiesat an event at Musee d'Orsa in Paris. Alain Jocard / Getty Images France is set to return 15 works of art sold under duress to or looted by the Nazis to their rightful Jewish owners, reports Tessa Solomon for ARTnews
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Opinion: If an academic group boycotts Israel, it could lead to increased antisemitism on campus. It's good to see that University of Arizona won't stand for that.
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Imagine you are investigating a mystery, but rather than only looking for clues in the real world, you can also slip into a mystical world of shared dreams to pursue the answer. Its a fantastical place of inspiration oh, and you might have to battle a Jewish demon there, too. Those are the things that can happen in a new tabletop role-playing game by East Bay native Raphael Falk, one he created while living in Korea
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Inspired in part by all the Jewish artists on Rolling Stones list of the 500 Greatest Songs, the Forward decided it was time to rank the best Jewish pop songs of all time.
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It was a bitter realization for Walther Rathenau, as it was for many other Jews in the Germany of the imperial era and the early Weimar Republic: No matter how successful they were professionally, no matter how much they supported the state and society, no matter how hard they'd fought in World War I they ultimately remained outsiders in society.
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On 2 December last the Jerusalem Post published an interview with Mr Samuel Hayek, an Anglo-Israeli businessman who is currently head of the UK-based JNF Charitable Trust (JNF-UK). No stranger to controversy, Hayek used the interview as a platform from which to launch an analysis of the causes of anti-Jewish prejudice in contemporary Britain. In 10 years, maybe less [he said], who knows, Jews will not be able to live in the UK.Asked by the Jewish News to justify this bleak assertion, Hayek did not pull his punches
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