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Alexei Navalny, left; and Natan Sharansky, right (Wikimedia Commons)

Sharansky on Navalny: Lessons from a dissident

Natan Sharansky — the Russian-Israeli refusenik, author and human rights activist who was imprisoned by the former Soviet Union from 1977 to 1986 — is what you might...

Elie Wiesel pictured in his office, from where much of the archive material was culled. (IJN file photo)

Florida museum lands Wiesel trove

For about a year, officials at the Florida Holocaust Museum (FHM) in downtown St. Petersburg kept a closely guarded secret that the museum was seeking to become the...

A lawyer’s analysis: The genocide charge

A legal analysis of Israel's defense against claims of genocide filed in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by South Africa, and of South Africa's case against...

At the shiva home of Ben Zussman

Personal essay from Israel: Visits to two shiva homes, including that of Ben Zussman, reveal the fabric of the Jewish people. When we blend together as one nation, we...

An open letter to the world on anti-Semitism

Jewish media outlets worldwide call for combating the surge in anti-Semitism in an editorial that was an initiative of the Jewish News in London and the Jerusalem Post.

Self-driving cars — on Shabbat?

Ask a rabbi about self-driving cars and you’d better be ready for a long answer.

David Sharp

David Ross Sharp died suddenly but peacefully on July 9, 2023, after a 25-year illness at the age of 79.

Israeli surgeons reattach Palestinian boy’s head after internal decapitation

Israel applied its innovative medical technology to save the life of a Palestinian child whose head was nearly severed from his body.

Where the wild Jews are

“Scary.” “Gloomy.” “Not suitable for children.” “High potential for nightmares.” These were some of the criticisms used to describe Maurice Sendak’s...

Two dead brothers, four living eyes

Following the murder of brothers Yagel and Hillel Yaniv at the hands of Palestinian terrorists Feb. 23, their parents decided to donate the corneas of their children so...