Most Jewish groups set to leave Haiti
Gil Shefler, JTADec 13, 2012
NEW YORK It was the poor construction. There had been many earthquakes more powerful than the one that hit Haiti nearly three years ago, and there have been many...
Congresspeople meet in Bolivia
JTADec 13, 2012
WASHINGTON Two members of Congress met in Bolivia with an American-Jewish businessman who has been jailed there without charges for 18 months. Reps. Chris Smith...
German ban of extremist party?
JTADec 13, 2012
BERLIN Interior ministers in Germany are making another bid to ban the extreme right-wing National Democratic Party. At a meeting Dec. 5 in the east German city of...
Maale Adumim residents reflect Israeli consensus on settlements
Ben Sales, JTADec 13, 2012
MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank From the terrace of the mall in Maale Adumim, a West Bank settlement eight miles from Jerusalem that serves as a bedroom community for...
More Israelis give tzedakah; socialist habits hard to break
Ben Sales, JTADec 13, 2012
TEL AVIV At Hadassahs centennial celebration in October, 2,000 guests heard about two major philanthropic projects being undertaken by the womens Zionist group: a...
Not your average latkes: Samosa latkes
Rocky Mountain JewDec 12, 2012
Every year around Rosh Hashana, the IJN comes with a Jewish calendar sponsored by King Soopers/City Market. As in past years, each month features a recipe that fits with...
Ronald Freund
IJN StaffDec 12, 2012
Ronald Julius Freund was killed in a traffic accident Nov. 29, 2012, in Pecos, Texas. Rabbi Steven Foster officiated at the Dec. 7 service at Feldman Chapel. Interment...
Marsha Druker
IJN StaffDec 12, 2012
Marsha Lynn Druker, a native Denverite and lifelong resident, passed away Nov. 30, 2012, in Lakewood. Rabbi Salomon Gruenwald officiated at the Dec. 2 graveside service...
Cultivating gratitude
Amy LedermanDec 12, 2012
IT is early in the morning, traffic is terrible, and I am racing across town to make it to my 7:30 yoga class on time. As I run breathlessly into […]