Kosovo Jewish cemetery desecrated

Published on December 1, 2011

Kosovo authorities are investigating the desecration Tuesday of a local Jewish cemetery. Swastikas and anti-Jewish slogans were sprayed on tombstones of this old cemetery which was restored less than six months ago.

Independence creates uncertainty for Kosovo’s Jews

By Dinah Spritzer
Published on February 21, 2008

There are some 50 Jews left in Kosovo. Belonging to three families, or clans, they all live in the city of Prizren, a rare gem of ancient architecture amid a landscape devastated by war, poverty and communist-era concrete.

Olmert Promises Students: Iran ‘Danger Will Be Removed;’ Sderot Children’s Heartfelt Drawings Come t

Published on November 22, 2006

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Former Jewish Agency head tapped as Israel’s next ambassador to U.S.

By Ron Kampeas
Published on October 12, 2006

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni nominated Sallai Meridor on Oct. 4 to be Israel's next ambassador to Washington.

Jews Mend Kosovo’s Spirit

By Michael J
Published on December 2, 1999

Having endured 10 years of oppression and the largest expulsion in Europe since the Holocaust, it is not uncommon to hear the Albanians of Kosovo draw parallels between themselves and Jews.
So it was little surprise to Greta Kacinari that Jews would be among those lending a hand in Kosovo, the war-torn southern province of Yugoslavia.

Sneakers for Mirjeta

By Ari L. Goldman
Published on June 3, 1999

During my visit to a refugee camp in Macedonia with a group of 16 American Jews last week, a waif-like girl wearing a dusty black-and-red parka stood on her toes to peer into my notebook.

Starting Over

By Edward Serotta
Published on May 13, 1999

For the first time in half a century, a Central European Jewish community has taken the lead in helping to rescue a neighboring Jewish community in desperate need.

An Israeli Mission

By Michael J
Published on April 22, 1999

Soaring above the sea of green and white canvas tents in the dusty, wind-swept Stenkovec refugee camp in Macedonia are a handful of Israeli flags. It is a jarring sight whose incongruity is compounded by the fact that just a stone's throw away are the Germans.

What To Do About Kosovo?

By Gil Sedan
Published on April 8, 1999

Israelis are divided over NATO's military campaign against Serbia -- and opinions and policy are being informed as much by history and the Holocaust as by current political realities.

Passover Refugees

By Michael J
Published on April 8, 1999

It was March 31, the first night of Passover, and his native Yugoslavia was again convulsed by war.

Hungarian Haven

By Michael J
Published on April 1, 1999

In other circumstances, there would be nothing unusual about busloads of Yugoslavs visiting the capital of their northern neighbor, Hungary.

Why Are We in Kosovo?

Published on April 1, 1999

I always thought that historical perspective helped sharpen the mind by illuminating the choices that loomed ahead. But when I look at the awful state of affairs in Kosovo, I am not so certain that history offers much guidance. Maybe, though, if we try to look at the past freshly and innovatively, we might just find a better solution for Kosovo and its moslem victims than the one President Clinton is offering. More about that later.

Echoes from the Killing Fields

Published on April 1, 1999

It's the festival of freedom, and, once again, Allied warplanes are flying the skies of Europe to stop tyranny and protect the oppressed.

Overshadowed Again

By James D
Published on March 25, 1999

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat came to town this week, seeking Washington's blessing for Palestinian statehood in return for postponing a unilateral declaration on May 4, when the interim Oslo period expires