In that span, the Jewish population went up from about 14 to 15 million, “fewer than the estimated 16.6 million Jews who were alive in 1939 prior to the Holocaust.”
14 June, 2025
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On December 25, in the center of Moscow, Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar traditionally lit the first Hanukkah candle.
The Hanukkah festival has begun on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. It lasts for eight days.
From Kiryat Shmona to Melbourne, from Sderot to Washington, from Jerusalem to Paris, anyone can light a virtual candle.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was the only politician, among a dozen others consulted, who said he was aware of the Jewish reality in Portugal.
This new film from the Jewish community of Porto is dedicated to the Spanish Jewish community and the hostages held by Hamas.
