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The Trondheim Synagogue in Norway, one of the northernmost synagogues in the world, marks its 100-year anniversary in October 2025. (Dan Fellner/ JTA)
July 11, 2025, 10:34 am
Just south of the Arctic, 100-year-old Norwegian synagogue has unique approach to Shabbat
Now celebrating its centennial, the Trondheim Synagogue has so far survived the Nazis, modern antisemitism, geographical isolation — and some particular halachic challenges
By dan fellner
Paul Cohen at his home in Narsaq, Greenland. (Dan Fellner/ JTA)
August 21, 2023, 6:18 am
The only Jew in remote Greenland sometimes feels like ‘the last person on Earth’
Paul Cohen has lived for 22 years in the isolated town of Narsaq, where he works remotely as a translator. And, he says, the rare Jewish tourists always manage to seek him out
By dan fellner
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
Rabbi Alberto (Baruch) Zeilicovich, seen at Eagle Beach in Aruba, recently came out of retirement to become the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Israel on the southern Caribbean island. (Dan Fellner/ JTA)
March 19, 2023, 5:44 am
Aruba’s new rabbi comes out of retirement to lead a congregation in ‘paradise’
After manning the pulpit in Medellin, Colombia, at the height of Pablo Escobar’s notorious reign, Baruch Zeilicovich feels ready for anything on the beautiful and serene island
By dan fellner
The stained-glass window at the front of the St. Peter's by the Sea Espicopal church in downtown Sitka, Alaska, features a star of David in its center. (Dan Fellner/ JTA)
August 30, 2022, 4:20 am
Why does a 120-year-old church in Alaska have a prominent Star of David window?
Locals only have theories about how a seemingly out-of-place icon in the remote town of Sitka got there, but one thing is certain: The beloved landmark spurs conversation
By dan fellner
Singer Elvis Presley gestures during a press conference inside his private railroad car at Los Angeles Union Station, California, United States as he arrived on April 20, 1960 to make a movie. (AP Photo/HPM)
June 25, 2021, 4:57 pm
Display of mother’s Star of David headstone revives talk of Elvis’s Jewish roots
60 years after her death, a new exhibition showcases the headstone of Elvis Presley’s mother, Gladys, featuring both the Jewish symbol and a cross, designed by Elvis himself
By dan fellner
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