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From Hasidic Shtetl To Catholic Utopia, A Portrait Of Poland’s “New Jerusalem”

Jesus carries the cross, a scene from a reenactment of the Way of the Cross in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska onn Friday, March 30, 2018, in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland.
Jesus carries the cross, a scene from a reenactment of the Way of the Cross in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska onn Friday, March 30, 2018, in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Poland.

Poland’s historic “New Jerusalem” once housed a vibrant Hasidic Jewish community before being destruction in the horrors of the Holocaust.

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When The World Allows The Israel-Hamas “Horsemen Of The Apocalypse” To Run Free

When The World Allows The Israel-Hamas "Horsemen Of The Apocalypse" To Run Free
A Palestinian fighter of Ezz al-Din Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Hamas movement. Mohammed Talatene/DPA/ZUMA

Since Oct. 7, the Israel-Hamas conflict has continued to spread, deepening divisions within Israeli society and radicalizing a section of public opinion. Radicals both in Israel and Hamas are taking advantage of the chaos of war to prevent peace — just as they did in the 1990s. For how long will the world allow them to do so?

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A Deeper Look At The Anti-Semitic Mob At The Dagestan Airport

A Deeper Look At The Anti-Semitic Mob At The Dagestan Airport
A screen capture from a video of the assault on the Israeli aircraft that landed in Dagestan Ramazan Rashidov/TASS/Zuma

Was it a pogrom? Could it happen again? Vazhnyye Istorii looks at the recent history, ethnic makeup and politics of the Russian Republic.

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