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(Jewish Group) The top 10 Jewish stories of 2019
As the year draws to a close, the Jewish community continues to grapple with the continued rise of global anti-Semitism — one major community in Europe is facing the possible election as prime minister of a man who many Jews consider an anti-Semite. And Israel is caught in the grip of political paralysis following two fruitless elections (with a prime minister facing prosecution for corruption).
Meanwhile, with a U.S. presidential election looming next year that is sure to be bitterly contested, there’s little reason to think we’re in for a smoother ride in 2020.
These are the Jewish stories that most captured our attention in 2019 and whose reverberations are likely to be felt well into the next ride around the sun.
- The Poway synagogue shooting
- Two killed in Yom Kippur attack on German synagogue
- Israelis vote twice and still don’t have a prime minister
- Netanyahu faces corruption charges
- Hate crimes against Jews are spiking
- Israel becomes a wedge issue
- British Jews unnerved by Corbyn candidacy
- The #MeToo movement hits the Jewish community
- A measles outbreak hits the Orthodox community
- Tiffany Haddish has a bat mitzvah
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