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Посол России в Афганистане Дмитрий Жирнов рассказал, что сейчас в столице спокойно и безопасно. По его словам, говорить о том, что в целом по всей стране безопасно, пока нельзя. Но в Кабуле все успокоилось. «Сегодня поступает информация очень положительная, что в городе спо...

С самого утра в оккупированном Крыму российские спецслужбы осуществляют обыски в пяти домах татарских активистов

A version of “Hallelujah” Leonard Cohen never imagined. A dog does Yoga. And how civilization started (you'll never guess).

On May 15th at 7 pm EDT, the Boston Workers Circle chorus, “ A Besere Velt”, will perform a special online concert entitled “Singing for a Better World” with guest performers Polina Shepherd, Lorin Sklamberg, Anthony Russell, Daniel Kahn and Judy Bressler. “A Besere Velt” was founded in 1997 and is the largest Yiddish chorus in the world today, encompassing 90 members. The composer, Derek David, has served as conductor since 2018. The musical repertoire of the chorus expresses the i...

BERLIN (JTA) — Isabel Frey stands outside the Austrian chancellor’s residence atop a white van with her guitar surrounded by speakers and protesters. It’s the day after the Ibiza Affair was made public in May 2019. The scandal centered on a video showing Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache and Johann Gudenus, both members of the far-right nationalist Freedom Party, or FPO, sealing a corrupt deal to earn election support from a Russian oligarch. The affair rocked Austria and t...

Isabel Frey is a 26-year-old Bundist who records protest songs in Yiddish. Now she’s also an Austrian politician. Isabel Freys music became a hit at demonstrations against Austrias conservative ruling parties. (Michele Pauty) Advertisement (JTA) — Isabel Frey stands outside the Austrian chancellor’s residence atop a white van with her guitar surrounded by speakers and protesters.  It’s the day after the Ibiza Affair was made public in May 2019. The scandal centered on a vi...

Klezmatics Grammy Award Winners Lisa Gutkin and Matt Darriau Presented by Bethel Jazz on May 12 at La Zingara Written by Bethel Jazz A Klezmer gathering featuring Christina Crowder, Ilya Shneyveys, David Licht (the original drummer for the Klezmatics), and surprise guests Safe Social Distancing Seating With Very Limited Ticket Availability. Tickets Are Sold By The Table ONLY. Tables seating 2 - 4 guests, with tables for 6 -8 available upon request. See The Attached Seating Chart. Fiv...

By Neil Hodge2021-03-16T18:18:00+00:00 Enforcement agencies expect closer cooperation and coordination through 2021 as their efforts to clamp down on global bribery and corruption committed by multinational companies continue. Speaking at the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics’ European conference Monday, Lisa Osofsky, director of the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and Daniel Kahn, acting chief of the Fraud Section at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), said closer working tie...

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Read this article in Yiddish During the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic last year, when organizing events over Zoom was still a novelty, Rabbi Avram Mlotek and “Golden Land Concerts and Connections” president Moishe Rosenfeld put together a Third Seder online in an effort to bring together Yiddish aficionados unable to otherwise attend any seder at all. The Third Seder was a popular tradition in the afternoon Yiddish schools and Yiddishist organizations from the 1920s to the 1990s, ...