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New Rio governor includes shofar call in inauguration
Staffers for pro-Israel politician Wilson Witzel say traditional ram's horn call will bring 'good vibes and positive energies' to Brazil's new government
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Rio mayor joins viral campaign to raise awareness of Holocaust
Marcelo Crivella gathers his staff for a photo with a #WeRemember poster ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Far-right Rio governor likens drug dealers to Hezbollah, vows to act like Israel
'You don't want to die? Don't go on the street with a gun,' says tough-talking former judge Wilson Witzel
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Rio de Janeiro’s non-Jewish governor joins global Jewish pride campaign
Wilson Witzel says he wants to give 'voice and strength' to American Jewish Committee initiative against anti-Semitism
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Rio de Janeiro dedicates upscale public square to Lubavitcher rebbe
City's first lady Sylvia Jane Crivella praises the late rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who 'left precious teachings for all humankind'
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Israeli man drowns during trip to Rio de Janeiro
Foreign Ministry says it's in touch with the 45-year-old's family, working to bring his body to Israel for burial
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Cherished Jewish Brazilian artist and educator dies of COVID-19
Daniel Azulay, who was renowned for his children's TV characters and drawings of Jerusalem, dies at 72; had been battling leukemia
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Rio de Janeiro’s Jews adapt as virus wreaks havoc on Brazil, infects president
With cases skyrocketing nationwide and Bolsonaro confirmed infected, beach city's Jewish community turns to online dance, chats and lessons, and many consider making move to Israel
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Brazilian Jewish businessman accused of pyramid con arrested after year on lam
Some 3,000 clients reportedly taken in by Madoff-like scheme; TV station report showing photos of suspect Jonas Jaimovick holding Torah scroll draws outrage from Rio councilwoman
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Rio de Janeiro inaugurates new Holocaust memorial with 72-foot tower
Widow of the local Jewish politician who conceptualized the memorial says she hopes students will visit often, so they'll 'know better what the Holocaust and the Nazi regime were'
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Rio’s pro-Israel mayor, Marcelo Crivella, arrested on corruption charges
Council leader, who just two weeks ago inaugurated a Holocaust museum, says accusations he received bribes from companies contracted by the city are political persecution
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Rio designated as sister city of Israel’s Brazilian immigrant capital
Head of Rio Jewish federation says both the Brazilian city and Ra'anana 'are magnets of newcomers, where everyone feels at home'
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Online shiva in Brazil gets threats: ‘I’ll enter synagogues, kill everyone’
Mourning ceremony for beloved former Jewish school principal in Rio de Janeiro disrupted by scenes of Adolf Hitler, pornography and loud music
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Brazil police find ‘monstrous’ Nazi material in home of suspected child abuser
Over 1,000 items found including insignias, documents, uniforms, flags, a rifle and a machine gun in collection suspect says is worth over 2.5 million euros
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Rio’s new Holocaust memorial takes visitors on victims’ journey of survival
Memorial also commemorates non-Jewish victims of Nazis; main exhibition includes mementos of those persecuted in Holocaust, database of survivors who built new life in Brazil The post Rio’s new...
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