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University of Sydney sacks staff member for verbally harassing Jewish students
December 17, 2025 8:52 pm
Nakad who claims to be an indigenous Palestinian and cultural activist, confronted the students, calling them them “parasites”, “rubbish” and “filthy f***ing zionists.”
Merry Jewish Christmas: How Chinese food and the movies became a time-honoured tradition for American Jews
December 14, 2025 10:58 am
Long before Jews came to the United States, some of them celebrated Christmas – participating in many of the cultural traditions, even as they avoided the religious part of the holiday.
BMC orders to stop 'unauthorised' repair works at 170-year-old heritage synagogue in Mumbai's Byculla
May 21, 2025 2:48 pm
Magen David Synagogue trustees say they had carried out only basic waterproofing works and are awaiting nod from BMC for restoration work.
Once thriving, now all but gone: a history of Kerala’s Jewish communities
August 13, 2024 12:14 pm
From boasting a population of 20,000-50,000 in the mid-1940s, India’s Jewish population today is estimated to comprise 4,000-5,000 members.
Last Paradesi Jewish woman in Kochi, Queenie Hallegua, dies at 89
August 13, 2024 8:40 am
With her death, only one Paradesi Jew – White Jews of European origin – remains in Kochi.
Jewish community worried for their kin in Israel but reassured
October 17, 2023 8:45 pm
The small group of city’s Jews — worried yet confident — will congregate again on Thursday at the Thane synagogue and recite the Hashakabah, in remembrance of their Israeli brethren.
Tel Aviv's Jewish museum reopens after $100 million upgrade
March 10, 2021 5:20 pm
A major draw is the original artwork highlighting lesser-known historical figures such as Ottoman Jewish philanthropist Dona Gracia Mendes Nasi and the legendary Ethiopian warrior queen Yodit. Visitors can use a digital bracelet to capture memorable elements -- from literary quotations, to recipes and family trees -- and take them home by email
Sarah Cohen, oldest member of Kochi's tiny Jewish community, dies at 96
August 30, 2019 6:05 pm
Sarah has been a beloved part of the Jew community in the city and chose to remain in India even when her close ones migrated to different parts of the world.
Ancient Jewish community endures on Tunisian isle
November 25, 2015 2:35 pm
The Jewish community in the resort island of Djerba traces its roots all the way back to Babylonian exile of 586 B.C.
Graves vandalized at Jewish cemetery in Hungarian city
March 23, 2015 12:53 pm
A number of graves dating as far back as the late 1800s were of ancestors were vandalized in Hungary
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