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“Faced with compelling reports from around the world, of torture, persecution and violence against women, what has this council pronounced, what has it decided? Nothing. Its response has been silence.” This is what Hillel Neuer sounds like, when he talks in front of the so-called United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which was basically…

When The Brand New Heavies made landfall during the so-called Acid Jazz Revolution, the sounds they delivered were too funky and colorful to believe. They were…

In the former Jewish Ghetto of Rome, countless kosher “milky” and “meaty” restaurants attract customers. Less than half of them are Jewish, the bigger half is…

Lithuania is one of those three smaller northeastern European countries people who have not been there tend to mix up. Estonia is the northernmost of those three countries, and Latvia is located between the two, between Lithuania and Estonia. All three of these countries have Baltic Sea coasts, all of them have the most beautiful cities and a…

There are thousands of expatriates in Bulgaria. Some are infants, others study. There are expats who work in call centers, there are expat teachers, doctors,…

In 1980, a gifted young drummer by the name of Roger Odell did what gifted young drummers usually do. He joined a band, which was "Easier Said Than Done".…

Robert Singer, the Executive Vice president World Jewish Congress, has a mission. The 61-year-old's job is "to serve 102 Jewish communities around the world". Singer travels a whole lot, almost all the time. This week, he visited Bulgaria, at an important moment: A big Nazi march in Sofia needs to be banned. Also, Bulgaria's voting behavior at the…