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Israel marks Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day

By JNS STAFF

(JNS) – Yom Hashoah, Israel’s Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, started at sundown on Wednesday night with the annual ceremony at the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance...

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Survivors of the Holocaust and Oct. 7 embrace at Auschwitz, marking annual March of the Living

Bky DEORAH DANAN

(JTA) — OŚWIĘCIM, Poland — At Auschwitz for the annual March of the Living, Maggie Megidish and her daughter, released hostage Ori, stood among a delegation of survivors...

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Pope Francis funeral draws hundreds of thousands in Vatican

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – The funeral of Pope Francis was held in Vatican City on Saturday, with hundreds of thousands of mourners attending, including U.S. President Donald Trump and other...

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OP-ED: Why anti-Zionism is worse than antisemitism

By DANIEL FRIEDMAN

(JNS.org) – Across campuses, protests and social media, a common refrain echoes: “We’re not antisemitic, we’re just anti-Zionist.” This defense is meant to absolve demonstrators from the charge of bigotry...

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