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15 Nov 2022
Maya Lasker-Wallfisch, the daughter of Auschwitz survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, has written a book that deals with her trauma through fictional letters to her grandparents who were killed during the Holocaust.
8 Dec 2019
Vandals have defaced more than 100 graves with swastikas in a Jewish cemetery in eastern France. The interior minister condemned the "heinous acts" — the latest in a string of anti-Semitic incidents in the Alsace region.
9 Jun 2019
The country's central Jewish council has hailed Moses Elisaf's victory. A descendant of Holocaust survivors, he will serve a city that was once full of Jewish life; he aims to make it a multicultural destination again.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was optimistic about the prospect of reaching an agreement with Saudi Arabia, even as the peace pact still faces major hurdles.
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An explosion erupted at a warehouse for smuggled fuel in southern Benin. Benin's informal economy is heavily reliant on selling smuggled Nigerian fuel on the black market.
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Pakistan's parliamentary elections will be held next January, the country's election authority announced on Thursday, delaying the vote that was initially tabled for November. The Election Commission of Pakistan said the elections are scheduled for the last week of January.