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Tag: Sweden

0 History Holocaust

Visual Moment | The Little Boat that Could: Resistance and Rescue in Denmark

Diane M. Bolz in Moment · 30 Sep

The article highlights the extraordinary role of the Gerda III, a small Danish workboat, in the rescue of Danish Jews during the Holocaust.

0 Language Literature

Pippi Longstocking Is Now Available In Yiddish!

Lori Silberman Brauner in Hadassah · 31 Aug

Arun Schaechter Viswanath has translated Astrid Lindgren's beloved children's book "Pippi Longstocking" into Yiddish, under the title "Tsi Kenstu Pipi Langshtrimp?".

0 Communities Politics

I Could Have Been a Houthi | Luai Ahmed escaped Islamist Yemen to become a pro-Israel peace advocate

Israel: State of a Nation · 25 Jun

Luai Ahmed shares his journey from escaping fundamentalist Islamist culture in Yemen to becoming a pro-Israel peace advocate in Sweden, addressing challenges of integration and calling for more balanced discussions on multiculturalism and immigration.

0 Israel Antisemitism

How a utopian Eurovision became a microcosm of a world divided over Israel and Gaza

Talya Zax in Forward · 13 May

During the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, Israel's participation became a focal point of protests, reflecting a deep global divide over Israel and Gaza.

0 Music Politics

Sing like no one is protesting — how Eden Golan triumphed on the world's biggest stage

Talya Zax in Forward · 10 May

Eden Golan of Israel triumphed by qualifying for the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final amid protests against Israeli participation.

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'Putin's own paranoia will bring NATO to his doorstep'

Haaretz Weekly · 18 May 2022

Sweden and Finland have decided to join NATO in response to Vladimir Putin's failed invasion of Ukraine, breaking their longstanding policy of neutrality.

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Depths of Devotion

Stuart Halpern in Jewish Review of Books · 9 Sep 2021

The article explores different interpretations of Jonah's prayer from the depths in the biblical story of Jonah and the whale.

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How Denmark, Sweden, the U.N., and the EU Got Suckered Into Funding a Terror Organization

Yosef Kuperwasser in Tablet · 22 Sep 2020

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has been found to have a significant terrorist infrastructure responsible for attacks in Israel.

0 Language History

How Sweden Became the Epicenter of Yiddish Children’s Media

Marjorie Ingall in Tablet · 9 Jul 2019

Yiddish has become an official minority language in Sweden due to its historical presence in the country since the 18th century and its connection to the Jewish community.

0 Holocaust Politics

The Long Legacy of the Shoah in Scandinavia

Shalom Goldman in Tablet · 25 Jun 2019

Recent scholarship and popular interest in Scandinavia have focused on the treatment of Jews during World War II, with Denmark, Sweden, and Norway reassessing their roles in response to Nazi rule and the persecution of Jews.