David Klein

May 19, 2024 | jta.org | David Klein

(JTA) — An Iranian Jew who has been sentenced to death has reportedly received a one-month stay of execution after a global pressure campaign that included calls for prayer in Persian Jewish communities around the world. The stay came as Iran was plunged into political turmoil on Sunday when a helicopter carrying its president and foreign minister crashed under unclear circumstances.

May 14, 2024 | forward.com | David Klein

ISTANBUL ( JTA) - Despite months of deteriorating relations and increasingly hostile rhetoric, the complete shutdown of trade between Turkey and Israel earlier this month came as a shock to many. The shutdown, which Turkey's Islamist-leaning president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced May 3, is putting pressure on prices in Israel, cutting off a major trade route for kosher food and affecting people on both corners of the eastern Mediterranean. "For the last two weeks, everything stopped.

Dec 21, 2023 | jta.org | David Klein

(JTA) — In September, Egyptian authorities re-inaugurated Cairo’s historic Ben Ezra synagogue, which had undergone a year-long renovation. Despite having maintained the synagogue for years, Egypt’s few remaining Jews were conspicuously not invited. In February, according to a Haaretz report, a genizah — a trove of once disregarded sacred texts — was discovered during excavations in a Cairo Jewish cemetery. But its contents were confiscated by officials despite protests from the Jewish community.

Nov 27, 2023 | forward.com | David Klein

( JTA) - When Stars of David began appearing on Jewish homes and institutions in Paris' 10th arrondissement late last month, as well as on a Jewish woman's home in Berlin, many were quick to bring up comparisons to the Nazi era. But French authorities pointed to a surprising culprit: Russia. According to French authorities, the pictures of the Stars of David first began to spread via a Russian-run news site called Recent Reliable News (RRN) before being found by others online.

Oct 31, 2023 | newsbreak.com | David Klein

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