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The Museo Judio de Sosua, which tells the story of the Jewish refugees who found a safe haven in the Dominican Republic during the Holocaust. The museum is closed while the community waits for funding to reopen it. (Dan Fellner/ JTA)
May 11, 2023, 7:54 am
Shuttered museum seeks to tell story of Dominican Republic as haven for Jews in WWII
About 1,000 Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazis landed on the island country’s shores. With few relics of that time left, a small Jewish museum wants the government to help it reopen
By dan fellner
Israel left fielder Spencer Horowitz is unable to catch a ball hit by Dominican Republic's Juan Soto for a double during the first inning of a World Baseball Classic game, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Miami. (AP/Wilfredo Lee)
March 15, 2023, 6:13 am
Israel knocked out of World Baseball Classic with 10-0 loss to Dominican Republic
Team manages only 1 hit a day after coming out on the losing side of a historic perfect game, eliminating it from contention ahead of Wednesday match against undefeated Venezuela
By ToI Staff
The Bolton family (left to right): Carol, Matilde, John, Judy, and Harold, circa 1966. (courtesy, Judy Bolton-Fasman)
October 10, 2021, 2:02 am
Author boldly goes against her dead father’s wishes to uncover his true identity
In her new memoir, Judy Bolton-Fasman investigates lifelong questions on the strange union between her assimilated American dad and her much-younger mom, a volatile Cuban refugee
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A man wears a Dominican flag on his way out of the subway station to march with the Green Movement in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Tatiana Fernandez)
October 31, 2020, 11:54 am
Dominican Republic considering moving embassy to Jerusalem
Announcement by Caribbean country that it’s looking into move follows phone call between FM Ashkenazi and his Dominican counterpart
By ToI Staff
Israeli sailor Amit Mendel, who was denied entry to Jamaica due to a coronavirus lockdown, undated, 2020. (Kan screenshot)
May 11, 2020, 6:28 pm
After six weeks afloat off coast, Israeli finally granted entry to Jamaica
Coronavirus lockdown stranded Amit Mendel on his small sailing boat after he crossed the ocean to get to island nation; now seeking visa to reach US
By Stuart Winer
Israel’s Dr Josef Haik teaching Haitian surgeon Dr. Jerry Bernard how to use the laser machine, Milot, Haiti, January 2020. (Courtesy of Burn Advocates Network)
February 20, 2020, 10:59 pm
Bringing latest laser tech, Israeli surgeons help young burn victims in Haiti
Team from Sheba Medical Center partners with NJ-based Burn Advocates Network to train healthcare professionals in Hispaniola to alleviate pain, lack of mobility caused by scarring
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A pro Israel rally in Atlanta on July 25, 2014 (AP Photo/Ron Harris)
January 12, 2018, 5:54 pm
Israel said planning to close consulate in Atlanta, 6 other missions amid cuts
Embassies in Ireland, Belarus, Eritrea, Dominican Republic, consulate in Bengaluru, and embassy in either Latvia or Lithuania reportedly on chopping block
By ToI Staff and JTA
Robin Bernstein and husband Richard at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, February 13, 2017. (Davidoff Studios/Getty Images via JTA)
November 4, 2017, 2:24 pm
Trump picks Dominican Republic envoy who helped him win Florida Jewish votes
Robin Bernstein is a founding member of the Mar-a-Lago resort, and she and her husband have served as insurers for some of the president’s businesses
By Ron Kampeas
An aerial view shows the flooded neighborhood of Juana Matos in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Catano, Puerto Rico, on September 22, 2017. (AFP/Ricardo Arduengo)
September 23, 2017, 5:42 am
Dam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate
US territory already battling dangerous floods after Hurricane Maria ravaged the island early Wednesday
By AFP
President of Israel Reuven Rivlin (seated, left) and President of the Hebrew University Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson (seated, right), meet with rectors from universities in Latin America. (Mark Naiman/GPO: Courtesy of Hebrew University)
December 18, 2016, 9:00 pm
20 Latin American universities sign cooperation agreements with Hebrew U.
First-of-its-kind conference co-organized by Foreign Ministry lays groundwork for academic collaboration
By JTA
US President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, DC, October 5, 2016. (AFP/JIM WATSON)
October 6, 2016, 11:45 pm
Obama declares federal state of emergency in Florida
Highways clogged as Hurricane Matthew approaches; 3 million people could face evacuation; 140 dead in Caribbean
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Men push a motorbike through a street flooded by a river that overflowed from heavy rains caused by Hurricane Matthew in Leogane, Haiti, Wednesday, October 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
October 6, 2016, 8:06 pm
Hurricane Matthew death toll rises to 140
Haiti bears brunt, with 136 dead and at least 350,000 needing help, as tempest beats path towards Florida
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Ambassadors to the United Nations from several countries wish Israel a happy 68th Independence Day. (YouTube/IsraelinUN)
May 12, 2016, 12:14 am
UN envoys wish Israel all the best at 68
Ambassadors from countries around the world feature in Israeli mission’s video to mark 68 years of independence
By Stuart Winer
Jewish community center in Sosua, Dominican Republic. (photo credit: Yaniv Salama)
December 20, 2013, 12:28 pm
Memories from a fading Tropical Zion
When the world closed its borders at the Evian Conference 75 years ago, one improbable nation stepped up to save a few hundred Jews from Nazi Germany: the Dominican Republic
By Yaniv Salama-Scheer
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