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A Jewish man walking in London’s Golders Green neighborhood, which is home to a large Jewish population, September 23, 2015. (Tony Margiocchi/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
Is it Islamophobic to oppose the mosque next door? London Jews debate
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Some claim plans for an Islamic Center in heavily Jewish Golders Green could lead to friction between Jews and Muslims. Others accuse its opponents of racism
Mayim Bialik ‘deeply hurt’ over Weinstein comment backlash
By AP and JTA
At former Nazi death camp Sobibor, a post-Holocaust construction boom
By Matt Lebovic
British neo-Nazi comes out as gay, Jewish
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) meets with Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano in Jerusalem, March 15, 2017. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
March 15, 2017, 3:56 pm
Netanyahu, Italian FM talk expanded cooperation between nations
PM expresses hope that, after controversial UNESCO resolution, Rome will vote against future anti-Israel motions at the UN
By TOI staff
Japan's Seiya Suzuki steals second as Israel's second baseman Tyler Krieger drops the ball during the second inning of their second-round game at the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo, March 15, 2017. (AP/Toru Takahashi)
March 15, 2017, 3:38 pm
Israel falls to Japan, ending miracle run at baseball tournament
Team loses 8-3, falling short at the World Baseball Classic after becoming the tourney's darlings and astounding the baseball-watching world
By Joshua Davidovich
Students from St Angela’s School, Ursuline Convent view 'Representations of Jews in Irish Literature' exhibition at Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland, February 2017 (Jennifer Bolger/WIT)
March 15, 2017, 3:08 pm
Dracula the ‘Wandering Jew,’ and other unknown facets of Irish lit in NY-bound exhibition
From the Middle Ages and the Annals of Innisfallen to Leopold Bloom, Jews are a surprisingly constant presence in a millennium of Irish writing
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Ofir Shaer (second from right) with Jewish Connection volunteers and Israeli travelers at Ben Gurion Airport, March 2017. (Courtesy)
March 15, 2017, 3:05 pm
To honor slain sons, families send 1000s of gifts to Diaspora
Families of Gil-ad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrach head to airport with a cadre of volunteers distributing Purim gifts to promote global Jewish unity
By Renee Ghert-Zand
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (L) and European Council President Donald Tusk (R) arrive for a press conference after the second day of a European Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on March 10, 2017. (AFP/John Thys)
March 15, 2017, 12:04 pm
EU slams Turkey’s Nazi jibes as ‘detached from reality’
European leaders say comparing the Netherlands and Germany to Third Reich incompatible with Ankara's ambitions to join bloc
By AFP
Voters queue outside a polling station at The Hague on March 15, 2017, as polls open across the Netherlands. (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP)
March 15, 2017, 10:07 am
Polls open in key Dutch elections as far-right slips
Performance of Geert Wilders is seen as a litmus test for strength of right-wing populists ahead of other European ballots
By JO BIDDLE and Jan Hennop
Israel's Ryan Lavarnway reacts at second after hitting a double off Cuba's starter Noelvis Entenza during the fourth inning of their second round game of the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Sunday, March 12, 2017. (AP/Shizuo Kambayashi)
March 15, 2017, 9:24 am
One-loss Israel faces uphill climb to stay alive in baseball tourney
Team will likely need to beat Japan twice, in Tokyo, to extend miracle run at World Baseball Classic to championship round in Los Angeles
By Joshua Davidovich
The 'Beware of Jews' sign which was fixed onto a lamppost in Stamford Hill that was spotted in March 2017. (Shomrim/Twitter)
March 15, 2017, 8:52 am
‘Beware of Jews’ sign hung in London neighborhood
Neighborhood watch says local community 'concerned' by image; Anti-Semitism watchdog warns 'harassment becoming a part of life'
By JTA
Protesters sing songs and chant slogans outside the Dutch Consulate on March 12, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
March 15, 2017, 8:48 am
In Turkey-Netherlands row, a foreboding sign for Jews
Escalating crisis underlines growing concern over a minority of local Muslims whose anti-Semitic attitudes are generating a backlash in a once-tolerant society
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Geert Wilders of the Freedom Party (PVV) speaks during a televised debate between the eight top party leaders in The Hague on March 14, 2017, a day before the parliamentary elections. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Phil Nijhuis)
March 15, 2017, 6:34 am
Wilders, the ‘Dutch Trump’ set to rise as Holland votes
Freedom Party head's one-page manifesto promises to close the borders to Muslim immigrants, ban the Koran and close all mosques
By JO BIDDLE
Right-wing populist leader Geert Wilders and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, right, leave the stage after a national televised debate. (Yves Herman/AP)
March 15, 2017, 6:05 am
Rutte vs. Wilders puts Dutch elections in a stark light
As Holland goes to the polls Wednesday, ballot is seen as a bellwether for the future of populism in a year of crucial votes in Europe
By Mike Corder and Raf Casert
A Jewish boy standing with flowers in front of an Israeli flag and flowers laid outside the Jewish Museum in Brussels, where a deadly shooting took place two days before, May 26, 2014. (AFP/Belga/Anthony Dehez)
March 15, 2017, 4:28 am
Spanish police show off massive haul of seized weapons
Investigation launched following a shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels in May 2014 that killed four people
By AFP
Infielder Cody Decker #14 of Israel holds team mascot 'The Mensch on a Bench' after the World Baseball Classic Pool A Game Five between the Netherlands and Israel at Gocheok Sky Dome on March 9, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images via JTA)
March 15, 2017, 4:10 am
Team Israel baseball gear a home run with kvelling American Jewish fans
The supply of official caps has been expanded, and the team’s 'Jew Crew' T-shirts worn off the field are a mini-sensation
By Andrew Tobin
Orville (L), Katharine and Wilbur Wright, 1909. (Photo: Bain Collection/Library of Congress)
March 15, 2017, 12:58 am
Writer to right passage on Wright’s wrong
Famed historian David McCullough is quick to amend an excerpt describing anti-Semitic remarks by sister of fathers of flight
By Marshall Weiss
Fish, chips and mushy peas, the ultimate British dish, brought to the UK by Jews. (CC-BY-SA-2.0 Charles Haynes/Wikipedia)
March 14, 2017, 11:44 pm
BBC: ‘Typically British‘ fish & chips introduced by Jews
New series 'Best of British Takeaways' says the meal originated in fried fare eaten cold on Shabbat in eastern Europe
By Sue Surkes
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