David I. Klein
Istanbul's Neve Shalom Synagogue is seen in 2021. (Altan Gocher/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
February 6, 2023, 1:32 pm
Turkey arrests ISIS members allegedly targeting Istanbul synagogues
The potential attacks were believed to be retaliation for the public burning of a Quran by a far-right Danish politician outside of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.
By David I. Klein
Pope Benedict XVI lays a wreath at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial's Hall of Remembrance in Jerusalem, May 11, 2009. in Jerusalem, Israel. The pope ultimately did not enter the memorial because of its portrayal of Pius XII, the pope during the Holocaust. (David Silverman/Getty Images)
January 6, 2023, 10:04 am
Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
The pontiff went from Hitler Youth to advancing Catholic-Jewish relations
By David I. Klein
The Bikur Holim Synagogue is one of the few still functioning in Izmir. (Photo by David I. Klein)
January 5, 2023, 1:23 pm
A Turkish festival revives a jewel of the Sephardic world, aims to break stereotypes
“From the 17th century, Izmir was a center for Sephardic Jewry. We can’t recreate that, but we cannot forget that either.”
By David I. Klein
Pinchas Goldschmidt, former chief rabbi of Moscow, attends the 32nd General Assembly of the Conference of European Rabbis in Munich, Germany, May 30, 2022. (Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)
January 4, 2023, 4:37 pm
Moscow’s former chief rabbi: ‘The best option for Russian Jews is to leave’
Jews, like Russians of all ethnicities, have been fleeing Russia en masse since the war began in late February
By David I. Klein
A factory worker makes shmura matzah under supervision in Ukraine. (Courtesy of Meyer Stambler)
March 30, 2022, 4:32 pm
War in Ukraine puts a crunch on matzah prices
"I think the U.S. market will feel it. I think we are probably going to have a deficit of shmura matzah this year.”
By David I. Klein
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, left, shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey, March 9, 2022. (Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
March 10, 2022, 9:49 am
Israeli president visits Turkey for talks with Erdoğan, in sign of renewed relations
“I believe that this historic visit will be a turning point in relations between Turkey and Israel,” Erdoğan said.
By David I. Klein
Latif Jiji poses for a photo at his Upper East Side winery, which dates back 40 years. Photo by David Klein
September 24, 2017, 3:34 pm
Manhattan’s only vineyard is run by 89-year-old Iraqi Jew
The grapes come from a single vine, measuring more than 100 feet, that grows out of the garden, up the exterior wall and onto the roof
By David I. Klein
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