Jefferson’s Monticello’s Jewish owners
JTANov 30, 2023
As an early champion of religious freedom in the US, Thomas Jefferson’s regard for and relationship with Jews has been well documented. But the Jewish history of...
Israeli health system prepares to treat released hostages
JTANov 30, 2023
Israeli health, military and government officials have been preparing for what a release of hostages from Gaza would look like since Oct. 7. But on Nov. 24, as the first...
Three dead in Jerusalem terror attack; Hamas claims responsibility
JTANov 30, 2023
Hamas has claimed responsibility for a shooting attack in the Ramot neighborhood of east Jerusalem that killed three and wounded six on Thursday morning, in what the...
12 more hostages released; Bibas children still being held
JTANov 29, 2023
Hamas released another 10 Israeli hostages, nine women and a 17-year-old girl, on the first day of a two-day extension of a ceasefire, one the Biden Administration hopes...
11 more hostages released; ceasefire extended
JTANov 28, 2023
Hamas released 11 Israeli hostages, the last of four groups it agreed to free last week and an indication of how difficult it may be for Israel to secure the freedom of...
Israel approves hostage exchange deal with Hamas
JTANov 21, 2023
Following six weeks of fighting, Israel’s government has agreed to a deal with Hamas that will free about 50 of the hundreds of hostages that Hamas took in its Oct. 7...
Were photographers notified of Oct. 7 attack?
JTANov 16, 2023
International news outlets denied that they had advance knowledge of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, after a report suggested that their photographers may have...
Volunteers flock to Gaza envelope to tend abandoned farms
JTANov 16, 2023
Thousands of Israelis have signed up to work the fields and pens where owners have been called up, joining regional Whatsapp groups that place local farmers and...
The evolution of Mexican-Jewish cuisine
JTANov 09, 2023
At the intersection of Mexico’s vibrant culinary traditions and the history of Jewish immigrants lies an astonishing palette of flavors, ingredients and cooking...
Israeli soldiers rescue kidnapped soldier
JTAOct 30, 2023
Israeli forces rescued an Israeli soldier from the Gaza Strip, the first such successful operation since Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7, and the first since the terror...
