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As it did decades ago, Northern Ireland's Jewish community looks to weather the storm of violence on the streets of Belfast

As it did decades ago, Northern Ireland’s Jewish community looks to weather the storm of violence on the streets of Belfast
April 14, 2021
10:52 am
Fireworks thrown by rioters explode on police vehicles in Belfast, April 8, 2021. (Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images)
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland (JTA) Since last week, Northern Ireland’s capital has been plagued by familiar scenes: rioting, the gray shells of burned-out cars, injured police officers.
For many in this post-industrial city of 280,000, it has conjured memories of the Troubles, a three-decade period of sectarian violence that left thousands dead and pushed thousands of others to leave. ....

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Celebrating Hanukkah thousands of miles from home

BBC News
By Gerald Lennon
We celebrate Hanukkah every year - it s a big part of my family celebrations.
Raquel Schonker, 19, is spending her second Hanukkah away from her family who live in Australia.
Now living in Belfast, she was not able to find traditional Jewish candles in the city but luckily her grandmother sent her a chanukiah and ner mitzvah candles to light during the festival.
It s my favourite Jewish holiday - it s a family holiday for us and considering the circumstances we have been able to do what we can to get to share it together, she said. ....

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