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Justin Trudeau Apologizes For Turning Away Jewish Refugees In 1939
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in parliament on Wednesday for Canada's refusal to admit Jewish asylum seekers fleeing Nazi Germany just months before the outbreak of World War II.
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British-Indian Sculptor Anish Kapoor Awards $1 Million 'Jewish Nobel' Prize To Refugees
British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor donated $1 million to five charities working with refugees worldwide on Wednesday, in a bid to alleviate a record-breaking global displacement crisis.
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Trump Calls UN 'Just A Club For People' To 'Have A Good Time'
Three days after the United Nations adopted a resolution calling on Israel to halt Jewish settlement activity on Palestinian territory, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that the international body "is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time."
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German Jews Fear Rising Antisemitism During Mideast Refugee Influx
When Judith G. helped out at a refugee centre near Frankfurt last October and identified herself as Jewish, she was spat on and insulted.
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Angela Merkel Calls on Refugees to Reject Anti-Semitism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged refugees arriving in Germany to embrace the country's values and reject discrimination and anti-Semitism.
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US Republicans Seek to Shut Door on Syrian Refugees After Paris
More than a dozen state governors refused on Monday to accept Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks, part of a mounting Republican backlash against the Obama administration's plan to accept thousands more immigrants from the war-torn country.
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4 Gazans Wounded in Israel Air Strike After Rocket Fire
A retaliatory Israeli air strike on Hamas's military wing in the Gaza Strip wounded four policemen on Friday, a Palestinian official said, following a rocket attack on the Jewish state.
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Israeli Killings Hike Tensions Ahead of Yasser Arafat Anniversary
The fatal stabbing of two young Israelis further heightened tensions as Palestinians were set today to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of iconic leader Yasser Arafat.
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Ex-refugee seeks lost love 70 years on
It was more than 70 years ago that Gary Matzdorff, a Jewish refugee, escaped Nazi Germany for China and found love, only to lose his paramour and then have to flee the Communists.
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Justin Trudeau Apologizes For Turning Away Jewish Refugees In 1939
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in parliament on Wednesday for Canada's refusal to admit Jewish asylum seekers fleeing Nazi Germany just months before the outbreak of World War II.
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British-Indian Sculptor Anish Kapoor Awards $1 Million 'Jewish Nobel' Prize To Refugees
British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor donated $1 million to five charities working with refugees worldwide on Wednesday, in a bid to alleviate a record-breaking global displacement crisis.
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Trump Calls UN 'Just A Club For People' To 'Have A Good Time'
Three days after the United Nations adopted a resolution calling on Israel to halt Jewish settlement activity on Palestinian territory, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that the international body "is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time."
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German Jews Fear Rising Antisemitism During Mideast Refugee Influx
When Judith G. helped out at a refugee centre near Frankfurt last October and identified herself as Jewish, she was spat on and insulted.
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Angela Merkel Calls on Refugees to Reject Anti-Semitism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged refugees arriving in Germany to embrace the country's values and reject discrimination and anti-Semitism.
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US Republicans Seek to Shut Door on Syrian Refugees After Paris
More than a dozen state governors refused on Monday to accept Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks, part of a mounting Republican backlash against the Obama administration's plan to accept thousands more immigrants from the war-torn country.
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4 Gazans Wounded in Israel Air Strike After Rocket Fire
A retaliatory Israeli air strike on Hamas's military wing in the Gaza Strip wounded four policemen on Friday, a Palestinian official said, following a rocket attack on the Jewish state.
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Israeli Killings Hike Tensions Ahead of Yasser Arafat Anniversary
The fatal stabbing of two young Israelis further heightened tensions as Palestinians were set today to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of iconic leader Yasser Arafat.
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Ex-refugee seeks lost love 70 years on
It was more than 70 years ago that Gary Matzdorff, a Jewish refugee, escaped Nazi Germany for China and found love, only to lose his paramour and then have to flee the Communists.
