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Violence again in Jerusalem
JTAFeb 16, 2023
An eight-year-old boy injured in a car ramming attack on Feb. 10 in Jerusalem died of his wounds the following day.
Earthquake brings Antioch’s 2,500-year-old Jewish community to an end
David I. KleinFeb 16, 2023
Jews have been present in Antakya — known in antiquity as Antioch — for nearly 2,500 years, since its founding under the Seleucid Empire.
Teen discovers rare gold bead
TPSFeb 16, 2023
A bead made from pure gold at least 1,600 years ago was discovered by an 18-year volunteer sifting dirt at a Jerusalem archaeological site, the Israel Antiquities...
Deadly car ramming attack in Jerusalem
JTAFeb 10, 2023
A Palestinian rammed his car into civilians at a Jerusalem bus stop on Friday afternoon, killing a six-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man in Jerusalem.
IJN Mayoral Forum March 16
IJN StaffFeb 09, 2023
Plans are coming together for the Intermountain Jewish News Mayoral Forum, Thursday, March 16, 7 p.m., at BMH-BJ.
Odessa Jews facing a cold winter
JTAFeb 09, 2023
This winter, the city of Odessa, Ukraine, feels like the heart of darkness. The city is under constant bombardment by the Russian military, freezing nighttime...
Hebrew College changes policy on interfaith relationships for clergy
JTAFeb 09, 2023
Hebrew College will begin admitting and ordaining rabbinical students in interfaith relationships, according to new admissions standards revealed on Jan. 31.
Seven Israeli aid efforts for Turkey
JTAFeb 08, 2023
Seven separate Israeli entities are sending aid to Turkey and Syria in the wake of the earthquakes that have struck the area.
Alawite town, ‘forbidden city,’ attracts
Hillel Kuttler, JTAFeb 02, 2023
Ghajar (pronounced RA-zhar) for decades was unusually cut off from the rest of Israel. Residents could come and go, but outsiders could visit only through prior...
Native Denverite co-authors book on notorious Rikers Island
JTAFeb 02, 2023
Reuven Blau, a native Denverite and the son of a Holocaust survivor, suggests his father George Blau may have inspired him to strive for change within New York City’s...
