Auschwitz ‘showers’ highlight challenge of balancing tourism and memory

Iran’s Supreme Leader: Israel will not exist in 25 years 

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the threat in a speech to the Iranian people and followed it up with a tweet on his official Twitter account. Read more »

Op-Ed: What I saw on the migrants’ road to Budapest

For an Austrian Jewish journalist, Europe’s handling of the flood of Middle Eastern migrants echoes the Holocaust. Read more »

5775 in review: A definitive summary of the year’s Jewish news

In time for Rosh Hashanah dinner, JTA gives you a rundown of the most notable Jewish news events of the past twelve months. Read more »

Breaking News

3 members of N.Y. Jewish family killed in Catskills car crash

Grandchildren of prominent Cincinnati rabbi feared kidnapped

Palestinians to back out of Oslo Accords, other deals with Israel 

Jury recommends death for Kansas City JCC shooter 

Put refugees in former concentration camp, suggests Czech politician 

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Israel hopes Khomeini’s death will spur better ties with Iran 

When Ali Khameini succeeded Ruhollah Khomeini as Iran’s supreme leader, Israel hoped he would be „more moderate” than his predecessor. Read more »

What We’re Reading

Israel in a post-Iran deal world (N.Y. Times) 

Dick Cheney’s Iran deal alternative is war (The Atlantic) 

If French Jews trade Zionism for safety, they might as well give up (Commentary)

Israel could grow into a cannabis superpower (Tech Crunch) 

Back to religious school (Southern & Jewish)

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