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A full-scale replica of Anne Frank's hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition

A full-scale replica of Anne Frank's hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New York.
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US fines Lufthansa $4 million for treatment of Orthodox Jewish passengers on a 2022 flight

US fines Lufthansa $4 million for treatment of Orthodox Jewish passengers on a 2022 flight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States fined German airline Lufthansa $4 million for its treatment of a group of Jewish passengers who were denied boarding a 2022 flight in Frankfurt after they had flown to Germany from New York. The U.S.
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Elton John turns the saga of televangelist Tammy Faye into song for Broadway

Elton John turns the saga of televangelist Tammy Faye into song for Broadway

NEW YORK (AP) — When Elton John was on tour in America in the 1970s, there was someone on TV who caught his eye.
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Members of the Kennedy family gather for funeral of Ethel Kennedy

Members of the Kennedy family gather for funeral of Ethel Kennedy

CENTERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — Members of the Kennedy family gathered Monday for the funeral of Ethel Kennedy, the wife of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.
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Students are back at Toronto Jewish school that was struck by weekend shooting

TORONTO — Hundreds of students have returned to class at a Jewish girls’ school that was the target of a weekend shooting in Toronto’s north end, the school's administration said Monday as police continue investigating the incident.
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Religion Yom Kippur

PHOTO COLLECTION: Religion Yom Kippur

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
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Bullets fired, window smashed at Jewish school in Toronto's north end: police

Bullets fired, window smashed at Jewish school in Toronto's north end: police

TORONTO — A Jewish school for elementary girls was struck by gunshots for the second time in six months, Toronto police said Saturday as they announced an investigation.
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Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security following attacks

Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security following attacks

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Schoolteacher Supriya Sarker is glad to celebrate Bangladesh's largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja but feels the festivities would be more jubilant without the fear and violence that overshadow this year's event.
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Zelenskyy appeals to allies to keep up aid as Germany pledges new weapons package

Zelenskyy appeals to allies to keep up aid as Germany pledges new weapons package

BERLIN (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday it's important that allies' aid to Ukraine doesn't decrease next year as he received a pledge of a new weapons package from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on a European tour meant to win backing
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets Pope Francis as he continues his European tour to push his 'victory plan'

Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets Pope Francis as he continues his European tour to push his 'victory plan'

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican on Friday, the latest step on the Ukrainian president's European tour to win support for his proposed “victory plan” aimed at ending the war with Russia.
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