Jews

Ancient nation and ethnoreligious group from the Levant

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Jews or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and a nation originating from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah. Jewish ethnicity, nationhood, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the ethnic religion of the Jewish people, while its observance varies from strict observance to complete nonobservance.

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Priti Patel on rise in coronavirus cases: We are not out of the woods yet Home Secretary Priti Patel was speaking on a Zoom call with The Board ofDeputies of British Jews and discussed coronavirus, stating: "We are not outof they woods yet." Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:31Published 2 days ago

William and Kate visit bagel bakery on tour of London’s East End The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrated the traditions of London’s EastEnd when they made Jewish bagel snacks and met Muslim volunteers supportingthe community during the coronavirus outbreak... Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:54Published 3 days ago

Israeli handed 3 life sentences for killing Palestinian family Court gives Jewish settler three life sentences for murdering a Palestinian toddler and his parents in an arson attack. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 04:57Published 4 days ago

Suspected accomplices of Charlie Hebdo attackers go on trial Trial opens in Paris for 14 suspects accused of helping gunmen attack French magazine and Jewish supermarket in 2015. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:32Published 2 weeks ago

Charlie Hebdo trial: How the terror attacks unfolded five years ago France will reopen one of the darkest chapters in its modern history as dozens go on trial for the terror attacks on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket. View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:49Published 2 weeks ago

Charlie Hebdo trial opens five years after attack The trial of 14 alleged accomplices of Islamist gunmen who targeted French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket, killing 17 people, began on Wednesday. Adam Reed reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:59Published 2 weeks ago

Ilhan Omar Predicted To Lose Primary Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar represents Minneapolis, Minnesota in congress. She is facing a stiff primary challenge from lawyer Antone Melton-Meaux. Melton-Meaux raised an absurd $3.2 million in the.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:38Published on July 27, 2020

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Seth Rogen on being Jewish: 'It's complicated' Seth Rogen talks taking some heat after a recent podcast with Marc Maron where both comedians discussed what it means to be Jewish. (Aug. 13) USATODAY.com - Published on August 13, 2020

Jewish MLB Player Cody Decker Says Anti-Semitism Is Rampant In Pro Baseball Ex-MLB player Cody Decker says that Nazi salute at the Oakland A's game is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to anti-Semitism in pro baseball ... insisting the problem is MUCH worse than it.. TMZ.com - Published on August 8, 2020
Biden vs. Trump: Live Updates for the 2020 Election Joe Biden is preparing to deliver a speech outlining his vision for combating systemic racism. In Georgia, Senator David Perdue’s ad enlarged the nose of his opponent, Jon Ossoff, who is Jewish. NYTimes.com - Published on July 28, 2020
Georgia Senator Is Criticized for Ad Enlarging Jewish Opponent Jon Ossoff's Nose Senator David Perdue, a Republican, drew a quick rebuke from his Democratic opponent, Jon Ossoff, who said the Facebook ad employed the “least original anti-Semitic trope in history.” NYTimes.com - Published on July 28, 2020
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ShowBiz Minute: Cannon, Megan Thee Stallion, West Nick Cannon apologizes to Jewish community for hurtful words; Megan Thee Stallion says she was shot, expects to recover; Rapper Kanye West files for Oklahoma presidential ballot. (July 16) USATODAY.com - Published on July 16, 2020
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Illegitimate children of Jews evicted by Nazis are German citizens, court rules A U.S. woman born to a Jewish father stripped of his German citizenship by the Nazis in 1938 cannot be denied naturalisation for being an illegitimate child, Germany's Constitutional Court has ruled. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020	Poland's Jewish leaders deplore stigmatisation of LGBT people Jewish community leaders in Warsaw on Tuesday voiced their opposition to the "dehumanising" language they say is being used against LGBT (lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender) people in Poland's.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020
Polish state TV uses Jewish property restitution issue to attack opposition Polish public television has raised the sensitive issue of Jewish property restitution during the country's presidential campaign by accusing the main opposition candidate, Rafal Trzaskowski, of.. Reuters - Published on June 15, 2020	Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls Genetic sampling of the Dead Sea Scrolls has tested understandings that the 2,000-year-old artefacts were the work of a fringe Jewish sect, and shed light on the drafting of scripture around the time.. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020
Israeli settler found guilty of murder in arson attack on Palestinian family An Israeli court found a Jewish settler guilty of racially motivated murder on Monday in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian couple and their baby in the occupied West Bank. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020	Watchdog reports record number of anti-Semitic incidents in U.S. last year Jews in the United States suffered the largest number of anti-Semitic incidents last year since the Anti-Defamation League began collecting records 40 years ago, the racism watchdog said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published on May 12, 2020
Don't forget past, Jewish leader warns Germans on eve of WW2 anniversary Many young Germans have failed to learn the lessons of history, and anti-Semitism is becoming entrenched in the land responsible for the Holocaust, a Jewish leader warned, a day before the 75th.. Reuters - Published on May 7, 2020	Israel plans thousands of new settler homes ahead of Pompeo visit Israel announced a plan for thousands of new Jewish settlement homes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday as Washington voiced readiness to back de facto Israeli annexations there. Reuters - Published on May 6, 2020
Without tourist revenue, Prague's Jewish community fears for future of welfare services With ticket sales to Prague's Jewish quarter halted during the coronavirus lockdown, the community is having to tap its reserves to pay for welfare services for Holocaust survivors that tourists.. Reuters - Published on April 27, 2020	Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews take to internet in coronavirus lockdown Israel's religiously devout Jews, who traditionally shun the use of internet or smartphones, are increasingly going online to shop, study and video chat as the coronavirus outbreak forces them to stay.. Reuters - Published on April 23, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown deepens Holocaust survivors' loneliness Elias Feinzilberg, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor, had to commemorate Israel's annual memorial day for the six million Jewish dead on Tuesday separated from his family because of the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published on April 21, 2020	The loneliness of the long-distance Holocaust survivor Elias Feinzilberg, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor, had to commemorate Israel's annual memorial day for the six million Jewish dead on Tuesday separated from his family because of the coronavirus.. Reuters - Published on April 21, 2020
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Jews

Ancient nation and ethnoreligious group from the Levant

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