Sen. Bennet on Iran, Jerusalem embassy, Golan
JNSSep 12, 2019
By Jackson Richman Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, declined to say on Sept. 10 whether, if elected, he...
‘Reverse Tashlich’ encourages Jews to clean up oceans
JNSSep 05, 2019
By Shiryn Ghermezian A Florida-based program aimed at empowering Jewish people to help keep the ocean clean is attracting attention from communities around the US and...
Israeli elections for dummies
JNSSep 05, 2019
By Dov Lipman JERUSALEM — Israelis will head to the polls soon for their second national election in just six months. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...
Eleanor Roosevelt saved, welcomed Jewish refugees
JNSAug 22, 2019
By Eliana Rudee In 1940, a passenger cargo ship called the SS Quanza left the port of Lisbon carrying several hundred Jewish refugees to freedom. But no country would...
Warsaw cemetery restoration aims to bring in Jews, non-Jews alike
JNSAug 22, 2019
By Eliana Rudee Michal Laszczkowski, CEO of Poland’s Cultural Heritage Foundation, spends a great deal of time discussing Jewish law with rabbis at various Jewish...
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Hassan-Nahoum speaks
JNSAug 15, 2019
By Eliana Rudee Fleur Hassan-Nahoum’s story begins with her upbringing in Gibraltar as the daughter of Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan, the first mayor and chief minister of...
Israeli baseball takes first at European qualifiers
JNSJul 25, 2019
By Josh Hasten Does America’s favorite pastime have a chance of becoming Israel’s? Playing in their first major international tournament, Israel’s U18 (“18 and...
Amuletic jewelry exhibit explores Jewish-Arab links
JNSJul 03, 2019
By Eliana Rudee The Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem, with a mission of promoting interfaith dialogue, has opened a “past and present” jewelry exhibit featuring a...
In New York, ‘Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.’
JNSJun 20, 2019
By Shiryn Ghermezian NEW YORK — A new exhibit at New York City’s Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is filled with chilling artifacts...
First female CEO of Jewish Agency speaks
JNSJun 20, 2019
By Noa Amouyal JERUSALEM — Amira Aharonovich, the Jewish Agency’s new CEO and director general, is the first woman to hold this position. And while she says she...
