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anti-Semitism

Protesters carry a banner with Sarah Halimi's face and name printed on it in a protest over a court's decision not to try her killer.
Protest
A French court won’t try the killer of a Jewish doctor. Thousands are protesting.
Divide Over Israel Remains After House Passes Generic “Anti-Hate” Measure
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People from different faiths wear kippas as they attend a demonstration on April 25th in front of a Jewish synagogue, to denounce an anti-Semitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa in Berlin earlier in the month.
Conflict
In Germany, there are growing fears of a rise in anti-Semitism
Karen Aroesty standing in front of the headstones of Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery
Culture
St. Louis repaired its historic Jewish cemetery. But the city is still looking for answers.
Jedwabne, Poland synagogue in 19th century
Atrocity amnesia
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Some Jews in France are feeling increasingly uneasy, amid some high-profile anti-Semitic incidents.
Religion
Why some French Jewish parents are taking their kids out of public schools
Cemetery
Conflict
Bomb threats are one part of a wave of anti-Semitism in America
Margot Kaessmann, Lutheran theologian and organizer for the "2017 Reformation Jubilee," calls Martin Luther, "one of the most important Germans in history."
Belief
Almost 500 years since Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation, Germany takes another look at his legacy
Egg salad for Passover in Drohobych, Ukraine. Loli Kantor remembers this method of cutting an egg in the palm of your hand from her youth. It's part of the Jewish life that she documented in Ukraine.
Belief
The conflict in Ukraine has led to a Golden Age for Jews — though some are still leaving