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A watermelon is a capacious fruit

For Holocaust survivors, Israeli-grown fruit was a miracle, a symbol of survival. Is the melon big enough to carry other meanings?
A new exhibition at Yad Vashem highlights the extraordinary efforts made, often at risk of death, to preserve and mark the Jewish holidays during the darkest of times ...
This is the text of a speech delivered at the Holocaust Education Trust, warning that the distortion and inversion of the Holocaust is enabling a resurgence of antisemitism, with grave consequences fo ...
For one thing, I believe we set the bar too high. Two common areas for resolutions, for example, are diet and exercise.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is here. The holiday is held near the slain civil rights leader’s birthday on Jan. 15, 1929, each year. It’s always on the third Monday to make sure U.S. citizens get a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is here. The holiday is held near the slain civil rights leader’s birthday on Jan. 15, 1929, each year.
Some couples with long engagements are making an occasion out of the one year before their wedding day, complete with cakes, gifts and gatherings. By Alyson Krueger Jody Watkins and Nicholas ...
Yet the celebrations come 13 days after Christmas celebrations across much of the world. So why are some Arab Christians celebrating today, and which Christian denominations are they? The New Arab ...