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A Chanukah menorah in Israel glows with the light of olive oil, not candles. (Dana Friedlander for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism)
As more Israelis choose pure olive oil to light their Chanukah menorahs, counterfeiters see an opportunity.
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Glatt Butchers has been the only storefront for MBD Shechita Services in Manchester, England. (Screen shot from Google Street View via JTA)
The Jewish community of Manchester, England, is one of the few in Europe that is growing dramatically. But Manchester’s oldest kosher meat provider is being dissolved after incurring debts of well over $400,000.
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A dog collar said to have belonged to the Scottish terrier of Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler's wife, on display on the website of Alexander Historical Auctions. ( Alexander Historical Auctions, via JTA)
The European Jewish Association has condemned Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City for its selling of Nazi-related memorabilia.
Read MoreMabrouk, a kosher-style restaurant that opened in 2019, is part of a growing trend of North African cuisine in France.
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Odessa resident Svetlana Niselevitch: “We celebrate Jewish holidays at home the way we are able to and the way we know, probably, not the most perfect way."
(JDC via JTA)
Emergency curfews, supply chain interruptions and the dangers of war are complicating Ukrainian Jews’ efforts to celebrate Passover.
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The owner of Kosher MeatUp says it's the only place to get kosher fast food in the Hungarian capital. (Courtesy of Kosher MeatUp via JTA)
Budapest’s only kosher fast food joint eagerly awaits the return of Israeli tourists.
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An interior view of the Portuguese Synagogue, also known as "the Esnoga," in Amsterdam, which is part of the city's Jewish Cultural Quarter. (Bas de Brouwer, via JTA)
Dr. Yitzhak Y. Melamed, a Spinoza expert and Pikesvillle resident, was informed that he is now welcome anytime at the historic Portuguese Synagogue in the Dutch capital.
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David "Dugo" Leitner, left, meets Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to have falafel together in Jerusalem, Jan. 17, 2019. (Mark Neiman/GPO via JTA)
A falafel ritual that began as a private tradition for Holocaust survivor David “Dugo” Leitner has grown into something much larger.
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Gal Garber and Mathilde Lair prepare jachnun in their apartment in Amsterdam, Nov. 20, 2020. (Mathilde Lair via JTA)
From London to Munich, jachnun businesses have popped up to capitalize on a dish that’s exotic, comforting and — perhaps most significantly for the moment — takeout-friendly.
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A photo of Andew Lemond Costas, 28, alongside a church in Wheaton that he is suspected of torching with his girlfriend,Rebecca Danielle Matathias. (Courtesy of Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service/Twitter, via JTA)
Rockville resident Andrew Lemond Costa, 28, is accused by Montgomery County Police of planning to deface and damage 10 area churches and three synagogues.
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Two policemen stand guard outside a hotel in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. (Feature China/Barcroft Media via Getty Images, provided by JTA)
An Israeli father chronicles on social media his family’s difficult situation in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic.
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