Poland’s Muslim Tatars hope for cultural revival
Poland’s Muslim Tatars hope for cultural revival
In a remote rural corner of Catholic Poland, descendants of Muslim Tatars who settled here centuries ago try to revive a culture eroded by time, assimilation, emigration and communist-era oppression.
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Ben-Gurion Airport on Strike
Follow Israel news on and . At 9:00 this morning, workers at Ben Gurion International Airport announced an end to the negotiations they had been holding with the Finance Ministry, and declared that they were on strike.
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50,000 Hasidic mark Jewish New Year in Ukraine
Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews from around the world gathered in a small Ukrainian city Thursday to mark the Jewish New Year at the tomb of their spiritual leader — an apparent record for the annual all-male pilgrimage banned for decades by the Soviets. Ukraine – Rosh Hashanah – Hasidic Judaism – Holidays – New Year
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