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Carol Younghans

The obituary notice for Denver native and lifelong educator Carol Younghans, published in the Intermountain Jewish News.

Bereaved father lashes out at anti-government protesters

The father of an IDF soldier killed in action in Gaza has denounced renewed anti-government protests, accusing demonstrators of using the plight of bereaved families and...

Israeli strike kills seven aid workers

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 2 confirmed that an unintentional IDF strike killed seven aid workers in the Gaza Strip the previous night.

Rescue: heroism, innovation, horrors

The story of United Hatzalah’s growth is told in 90 Seconds (Artscroll), Beer’s gripping memoir. The trailblazing tale of how a middle school dropout became CEO of...

Ohr Shalom in Grand Junction, Colo. (Screenshot via Google Maps Streetview)

Grand Junction Jewish roundup

West of Denver by 244 miles, there’s a lot of activity in Grand Junction. The town’s synagogue is growing, significant interfaith support exists, and there’s even...

Israel national hockey team members on the bench at the IIHF world championships in Mexico City in 2019. (Ice Hockey Federation of Israel)

Team Israel hockey players headed to Colorado

In mid-April, a group of special guests will be in Colorado for a unique opportunity. 
 From April 11-April 14, the Big Mountain Hockey Conference will welcome Team...

Orthodox Jews outside an Israeli army recruitment office in Ramat Gan on June 25, 2023. (Yossi Zeliger/TPS)

Haredi draft bill delayed to address critics’ reservations

The Netanyahu government postponed a Cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday to approve the draft of a bill dealing with haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, enlistment in the IDF...

Kfir Doyeb shares his story of fighting in Gaza — and the reper- cussions for him as he returns to civilian life. (Kobi Natan/TPS)

‘Project Firecracker’ — IDF combat veterans seek to soothe PTSD

In light of the war with Hamas, Israeli society was reevaluating one of its longstanding Purim holiday traditions — firecrackers.

Jews attend a prayer for the return of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site in the Old City of Jerusalem, March 21, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Massive, coordinated, international ‘Shema’

Tens of thousands of Jews around the world joined in a collective recitation of the Shema prayer on March 21 that was broadcast from Jerusalem’s Western Wall to...

What’s the secret?

Many of us are familiar with the famous Mark Twain quote in which he marvels at the continued existence of the Jewish people, when so many other nations have ceased to...