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ACROSS 1

High concept that failed due to bad communications (Gen. 11:9) (5,2,5)

10 Fish and beer - the better half? (7) 11 Where the Israelies camped after leaving Hazeroth (Num. 33:18) (7)

12 First named son of Asher (Gen. 46:17) (5)

13 Monopoly’s way to put a damper on shopping area (4,4)

15 Gentile employed to do a Jew’s work on shabbat (Yiddish) (7,3)

16 Absence of surprise expressed by ancient mariner (Gen. 7:1) (4)

18 Cabbage as starter for knackwurst and beer (4)

20 Brutal Nazi KL circa 20 km east of Linz in Austria (10)

22 Jacob’s sixth son (Gen. 30:8) (8) 24 Clamour reportedly for a British ex-PM (5)

26 Strange - is into supporting unknown Jewish homeland nationalist (7)

27 One’s secular, retaining mark of faith (7)

28 Jerusalem by its name in Hebrew (12)

DOWN 2

Canoe at sea, one coming to a group of S. Pacific islands (7)

3 Aaron’s wife (Ex. 6:23) (8)

4 Cockney’s pigeon gets some biblical corn (Ex. 16:16) (4)

5 Swedish Count who negotiated the release of many thousands of Jewish KL prisoners (1895-1948) (10)

6 Bet the Spanish natives chew this (5)

7 Ache to remove flower head (7) 8 Israeli politican who was Chief of the IDF from 2007 to 2011 (4,9)

9 Codification of Jewish Law authored by Josef Karo in 1563 (8,5)

14 Ancient Jews realise it’s silly (10)

17 Spoil girl in Spanish holiday resort (8)

19 Layperson managed to avoid an ancient biblical skin disease (2 Kings 5:1) (7)

21 One of the sons of Onam (1 Chron. 2:28) (7) 23 Someone who perseveres in German city? (5)

25 Dias in front of the synagogue’s ark (Hebrew - variant spelling) (4)