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Don’t forget the people who are standing with us

Yes, antisemitism is surging. But the support we have across the spectrum is heartening

By Ben Judah

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Olaf Scholz (R) and Emmanuel Macron (Photo by Gregor Fischer/Getty Images)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (2nd L) and Rabbi Yitshak Ehrenberg (L) light the first candle on a menorah candelabra to celebrate the Jewish festival of lights with the Jewish community at the Heinz Galinski School in Berlin on December 19, 2022. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

German support for Israel is not all it may seem

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Dagestan mob showed us why Jews fled to Israel in first place

Dagestan mob showed us why Jews fled to Israel in first place

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Members of the Jewish community hold a protest against Britain's opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn and anti-semitism in the Labour party, outside the British Houses of Parliament in central London on March 26, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Tolga AKMEN (Photo credit should read TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

American Jews have a lot to learn from us Britons

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July 6, 2023 10:39
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Putin has destroyed the Russian Jewish revival

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As Israel spirals into perilous tribalism, I finally hear the Prophets

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We must remember how they lived, not just how they died

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Sephardis and Mizrahis must stand up for tradition

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