Opinion
The ugliness in Israel
IJN Editorial StaffMar 02, 2023
In Israel, it’s an ugly scene. It’s hard to know which is worse: the radically divided body politic or the radical distance between Palestinian Arabs and the Arab...
Faith-based economics
Jordan FriedmanMar 02, 2023
The current standoff over the debt limit will probably get resolved, most likely at the 11th hour.
Headstones of heartache . . . and . . .
Tehilla R. GoldbergMar 02, 2023
It is almost as if had the one pair of murdered little beautiful brothers from last week’s terror attack, Asher Menachem and Yaakov Israel Paley, lived, they would...
I always wanted my own personal codex
Hillel GoldbergFeb 23, 2023
Move over “London, Tel Aviv and elsewhere.” Move over British Museum. Move over US Constitution. All of these eminent worthies — not to mention Sotheby’s and the...
Putin’s war. Ultimately, the loss of truth
IJN Editorial StaffFeb 23, 2023
Putin's war: One year later, inestimable, ramified loss. Pain. Instability. Danger. Still — hope.
Questions for a 100-year-old person
Karen GalatzFeb 23, 2023
Whenever you read a newspaper interview of someone celebrating their 100th birthday, it’s always upbeat. Invariably, the centennial celebrant is asked some variation...
Spare me the details, please
IJN Editorial StaffFeb 23, 2023
A bill has been introduced in Congress to require long overdue accountability from the United National Relief and Works Agency, abbreviated as UNRWA. The bill makes...
A dreaded anniversary
Tehilla R. GoldbergFeb 23, 2023
It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since the war between Russia and Ukraine. It feels like just yesterday when even here in America, where many were...
Fighting for his life — why?
Shana GoldbergFeb 23, 2023
As of press time, a totally innocent East High School student is in critical condition, having been shot for no reason other than sitting in his car. Luis Garcia is an...
I never cease to be shocked . . .
Hillel GoldbergFeb 16, 2023
Why do I never cease to be shocked? Probably for the same reason that no one else is, either. I open the Intermountain Jewish News from 1935 — three years before...