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Diamond Darwinism

Today, Antwerp remains the diamond capital of the world. The consensus figure is that 80 percent of the world’s rough stones pass by the cobblestones 9 floors below where we sat, a stock worth billions. But the days of easy money are long gone, and the Jewish community faces a stark choice: adapt or starve. 

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Diamonds are Forever

Actually, they’re not. But they are important, indeed crucial, to understanding the Jewish community of Antwerp.

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Antwerpen

Brussels Central Station is so unremarkable you could miss it. Even inside, I wasn’t sure I had found the right place. 

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