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When the Germans invaded the Netherlands in WWII, many joined the Dutch resistance, including sisters Truus and Freddie Oversteegen.

Innocent Faces, Deadly Hearts: The Dutch Sisters Who Fought Back Against German Occupation

The Forward

(JTA) — BERLIN – Germany’s highest court has upheld the guilty verdict of a 99-year-old woman convicted as an accessory to murders in a Nazi concentration camp. German Jewish leaders applauded the decision announced Tuesday by the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe. “It is not about putting her behind bars for the rest of...

Germany court upholds conviction of 99-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary

One of the worst episodes of the Warsaw Uprising was the Wola Massacre. In an act of retaliation, German troops systematically slaughtered tens of thousands of Polish civilians in the Warsaw’s Wola district, aiming to crush the Polish Resistance and demoralize the city’s population. Eighty years on, this horrific event stands as one of the most tragic and devastating moments of the Second World War.

The Wola Massacre Was One of the Most Horrific Episodes of the Warsaw Uprising

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An Aldi shopper recently shared her disturbing experience with a moldy rice package from the supermarket, sparking debate. A TikTok user named @defonotlils posted a video on June 6 that quickly became popular, accumulating more than 674,600 views. In the video, she shares what happened after finding out about something.

This is why I don’t shop at Aldi: Woman can’t believe what she found in her packaged rice from Aldi

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Israel has recovered the body of a woman who was taken hostage by Hamas during its bloody and surprise October assault and died while in captivity in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.

Israel retrieves body of Hamas hostage from Gaza

Was it a historical metaphor, a comment on current affairs, or just a strange coincidence?  The day before Tisha B’av, the day on which the Jewish people mourn the destruction of Jerusalem, a piece of ancient Jerusalem stone roughly the size of a brick fell onto the prayer area in front of the Western Wall...

A day before Tisha B’Av, a large Jerusalem stone falls at the Western Wall

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In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

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It was supposed to be a joyful affirmation of new life in Gaza’s ruins. Instead, as Mohamed Abu Al-Qomasan waited to collect the birth certificates of his days-old twins, he learned the newborns and his wife had been killed in what local officials and witnesses said was an Israeli strike.

Newborn twins killed in Israel's offensive in Gaza as their dad went to get their birth certificates

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

This article initially appeared in My Jewish Learning’s Shabbat newsletter Recharge. To receive Recharge each week in your inbox, click here. For many years, I’ve written on Jewish texts and spiritual practice. Creating a dialogue between ancient sources and contemporary life has been deeply important to me. But during the pandemic, I found myself writing a fantasy novel. I was poking around looking at old files on my computer and came to a piece of a story — just a beginning, really — that I liked. The story had four women as its main characters: a warrior librarian, a mystic who could speak to trees and books, an apothecary and a former concubine with magical skills, all living in an enchanted and dangerous archipelago.

I’m a rabbi who wrote a fantasy novel. I couldn’t have done it without inspiration from our sacred past.

The Guardian

For decades, Israel served as a beacon for organized Jewish life in the US. In his new book, Joshua Leifer traces the history of the American Jewish relationship to the country – and a growing rupture

In my youth, Judaism and Zionism felt synonymous. Now the American Jewish consensus has collapsed

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DETROIT — Arad Kauf sits in the empty dining area of the bagel shop he is supposed to be managing. He’s got some new recipes proofing in the back, but they’re just sheets of raw dough. There’s no one on hand to do the baking. Everyone...

A Jewish bagel shop in Detroit closes after staff walk out on new ‘Zionist’ owner

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Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals a significant trend: Florida is experiencing a substantial outflow of residents. According to the latest figures, over 275,000 individuals left Florida for other states in 2022.

Florida Sees Surge in Departures as Hundreds of Thousands Move Out

Israel says it is gradually shifting its military attention to Lebanon, where memories of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war are still fresh. Ben Wedeman reports from Beirut.

Beirut fears Israel’s ‘Dahiya Doctrine’ may return

(Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah, in a phone call on Monday with U.S. President Joe Biden, warned of what he called "hostile acts" by Israeli settlers against Palestinians and "unilateral measures" that threaten the status quo of Jerusalem's holy sites. King Abdullah's Hashemite dynasty is custodian of the Muslim and...

Jordan's King Warns in Call With Biden of Israeli 'Hostile Acts' in Jerusalem

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Meghan Markle's venture into the lifestyle space has not been met with universal acclaim, particularly from one well-known figure: Martha Stewart. Earlier this year, in March, Meghan unveiled her new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard. The brand immediately drew comparisons to other celebrity wellness empires, particularly that of culinary icon Martha Stewart. However, these comparisons have reportedly struck a nerve with Stewart, who finds them both "irritating and insulting."

Meghan Markle 'Insulted' Martha Stewart as She 'Won't Hesitate to Take Her Down

The Independent

 A court in India reportedly told a Muslim refugee from Yemen to “go to Pakistan” after he overstayed his visa, echoing a crass Islamophobic dog whistle that is more commonly deployed in online debates by Hindu nationalists in the country.  A judge at the Bombay High Court made the remark while hearing a plea by Khaled Gomaeai Mohammad Hasan challenging a “Leave India Notice” issued to him by police in the western Maharashtra state, according to local media reports.He pleaded for protection from forcible deportation to his home country of Yemen, which has been engaged in an active...

Indian court tells Yemeni Muslim refugee to ‘go to Pakistan’ after overstaying visa

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Even as Germany’s defeat loomed, the Nazis deported nearly 1,700 Jews of the Ladino-speaking community of Rhodes to concentration camps.

Remembering the longest journey to Auschwitz – the deportation of Rhodes’ Jews decimated a small but vibrant community with centuries of Mediterranean history

 Germany’s president has inaugurated the tower of a church that became associated with the Nazis’ takeover of power.President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said it offers an opportunity to reflect on the country’s complicated past amid a surge in authoritarian and antidemocratic attitudes.The baroque tower of the Garrison Church, rebuilt with a viewing platform 57 metres (187 feet) above street level, rises over the centre of Potsdam, just outside Berlin.Mayor Mike Schubert said it “provides a new view over the expanse of our city and also into the depths and the abysses of our history”.On March 21, 1933, the Garrison Church, or...

Protests at reopening of German church with links to Hitler and the rise of the Nazis

 The dark history behind the Choco Leibniz biscuit empire has been revealed after a report shed new light on its links to forced labour during the Nazi era.The Bahlsen family has acknowledged the “painful” past of their company, which has produced the iconic biscuits since 1891, following intense scrutiny in recent years.The family commissioned two historians to conduct a review of their relative’s conduct in Nazi Germany after heiress Verena Bahlsan, 31, sparked furore in 2019 by suggesting forced labourers were treated well.The findings, published this week, have concluded the family had openly supported the Nazi party and furthermore...

Leibniz biscuit empire apologises after dark Nazi past uncovered

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Before this famous Polish bakery ‘opened’ in 1944, it belonged to a Jewish family killed by the Nazis

LUBLIN, Poland — On a quiet corner of Furmańska Street, dawn breaks to the warm smell of bread wafting from the oldest bakery in Lublin, announced...

Before this famous Polish bakery ‘opened’ in 1944, it belonged to a Jewish family killed by the Nazis

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