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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 339

Larry Luxner

Larry Luxner

Mercedes Abitbol, 51, proudly wears her 'chai' necklace in the streets of Andorra, where she was born and has lived her whole life. (Larry Luxner/ JTA)
July 27, 2024, 12:04 pm
An unofficial synagogue and virtually no antisemitism: Meet Andorra’s tiny Jewish community
The microstate between Spain and France has warm relations with Israel, and while its 73 Jews pray in a community center they can’t call a temple, they feel right at home
By Larry Luxner
From left: Gallery owner Rita Licht; Itsik Moshe, president of the Israel-Georgia Chamber of Business; Daniel Licht, who runs Ashkara Falafel; architect Ilana Slutsky; and jewelry designer Mikhail Gilichinski all gather at the Licht home in Tbilisi to enjoy a Shabbat afternoon with fellow Israelis. (Larry Luxner via JTA)
June 26, 2024, 6:47 am
As Israeli tourism to Georgia has boomed, these Israelis have put down roots in Tbilisi
Frustrated with Israel’s prices, politics and worsening security situation, hundreds of Sabras seek a new promised land – but they may have left one divided country for another
By Larry Luxner
Former Israeli president Reuven Rivlin, left, shakes hands with French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour on October 26, 2017 at the presidential compound in Jerusalem. (GALI TIBBON/AFP)
December 29, 2023, 2:23 am
New museum in Armenia to tell story of Charles Aznavour, French crooner who loved Jews
Tribute to Time Magazine’s entertainer of the 20th century will include accounts of unpublicized WWII heroism, including harboring Jews and members of French underground in Paris
By Larry Luxner
Ladislav Trajer, left, and Mirko Štark, the top two leaders of the Jewish community in Novi Sad, Serbia, chat just outside the entrance to their synagogue. (Larry Luxner/JTA)
September 18, 2023, 1:57 am
After barely surviving the Holocaust, one Serbian Jewish community faces extinction
Though their city has grown significantly since WWII, Novi Sad’s Jews still haven’t recovered from their near decimation. But what they lack in numbers they make up for in tenacity
By Larry Luxner
Rabbi Gershon Burshteyn, spiritual leader of the Mordechay Navi Jewish Religious Center of Armenia, seen outside the center he leads. (Larry Luxner)
October 23, 2022, 2:27 am
Armenia has had few Jews and a poor relationship with Israel. That could be changing
Most of the Jewish community fled in the early 20th century, and Israeli-Azerbaijani relations have been a damper, but ancient ties and renewed diplomacy sow hope for the future
By Larry Luxner
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March 15, 2022, 5:29 pm
Tel Aviv University Int’l LL.M. program seeks top students worldwide
TAUi’s world-renowned 10-month program is taught entirely in English. Watch an info session and learn how to register for Fall 2022.
By Larry Luxner
PROMOTED CONTENT
January 23, 2022, 3:56 pm
Open Day at Tel Aviv University Int’l: Learn Your Study Options
TAUi offers dozens of programs in English ranging from social sciences to law, business to cybersecurity. Plan your future with TAUi today and tomorrow on Zoom, Feb 1-2
By Larry Luxner
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Itai Sened, dean of Tel Aviv University’s Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences and head of the Boris Mints Institute, moderates a Nov. 10 panel co-hosted by the institute and Austria’s University of Vienna. (Credit: Larry Luxner)
November 11, 2021, 8:53 pm
Virtual conference tackles global issues from COVID-19 to the backsliding of democracy
By Larry Luxner
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Vienna, Austria (Larry Luxner)
November 7, 2021, 11:21 am
Virtual conference to highlight urgency of ‘transforming’ global institutions
Two former European heads of state, two Nobel Prize laureates and a former Israeli ambassador to the United States are among the 20 speakers discussing global challenges on Nov. 9-10
By Larry Luxner
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October 25, 2021, 3:21 pm
Leading South Florida R&D university hopes to lure Israeli companies to the Sunshine State
‘Our aim is to take those companies and scale them up,’ says Idalia Lazo Bautista, program manager of Global Ventures. At present, 26 companies are in the program
By Larry Luxner
Illustrative: The Florida Keys, the southernmost tip of the United States, shown June 3, 1969. (AP Photo/Toby Massey)
August 9, 2021, 4:31 am
The Jews of Key West are making a home again in Margaritaville
1,000-strong Jewish community at southernmost point in the continental United States embraces tourists after a 2020 hit by COVID
By Larry Luxner
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Courtesy of Keren Hanan Aynor
June 8, 2021, 2:01 pm
30 years after Operation Solomon, Israel’s Keren Aynor helps build careers for Ethiopian Jews
By Larry Luxner
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Traditional architecture in Ioulida (photo @kea.greece)
June 1, 2021, 2:57 pm
Unspoiled Kea island welcomes adventurous Israelis with rugged charm and Greek hospitality
The island, about the same size as Jerusalem, is a budget-friendly paradise for those who love hiking, exploring and nature.
By Larry Luxner
PROMOTED CONTENT
March 14, 2021, 12:06 pm
Israel Tech Challenge offers students practical software skills to land lucrative high-tech jobs
Israel Tech Challenge bills itself as the first institution in Israel that offers students coding skills at no upfront cost.
By Larry Luxner
Rabbi Joshua Lief of Temple Shalom in Wheeling, which was West Virginia’s first state capital and home to its oldest Jewish community. (Larry Luxner/ JTA)
December 27, 2020, 5:58 am
For the few Jews in struggling West Virginia, pandemic offers a silver lining
The once-vibrant community dating back to the turn of the 20th century has shrunk along with the state’s population, but the crisis is bringing far-flung coreligionists together
By Larry Luxner
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