Israel Independence
Amb. Gary Grappo reflects on a tense Middle East
Andrea JacobsApr 19, 2018
Gary Grappo, a distinguished fellow at the Center for Middle East Studies at DU’s Korbel School of International Studies, retired as US Ambassador to the Sultanate of...
What Israel means to me
IJN StaffApr 19, 2018
Ahead of the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence, the Intermountain Jewish News asked a wide variety of community members, “What does Israel mean to you?”...
The Colorado Israeli heading JEWISHcolorado
Andrea JacobsApr 27, 2017
Diana Zeff Anderson, JEWISHcolorado board chair since July, 2016, speaks fluent Hebrew with an American accent and unaccented American English — an unusual trait she...
Why has JNF quadrupled its campaign? Meet Boaz Meir
Chris LeppekApr 27, 2017
Next time you’re playing a casual game of word association, throw “Jewish National Fund” into the mix. If participants are actively Jewish, or know a few things...
Joining the IDF as a lone soldier
Chris LeppekMay 05, 2016
Hillary Marcus has always had strong ties to Israel, both personal and familial, but it wasn’t until 2009 — when Israel went to war in Gaza — that those ties...
Noy takes Christian Zionists to Israel
Andrea JacobsMay 05, 2016
In 1979, the Association for the Welfare of the Israeli Soldiers sent sabra Elisha Noy to Denver to check out Faith Bible Chapel, which had invited AWIS’ chairman to...
Investors find ‘unpolished’ diamond in Akko
JNSMay 05, 2016
By Orit Arfa, JNA MUHAMMAD ABU Marwan takes me through the artsy living room of Arabesque: An Arts and Residency Center in the Old City of Akko, Israel, with the noble...
Michal Peleg-Uziyahu: Outgoing shlicha
Andrea JacobsApr 23, 2015
ON AN early morning at JEWISHcolorado, Michal Peleg-Uziyahu arrives clutching a cup of coffee but never takes a sip. Her rapid-fire words, a delicious blend of decaf and...
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein: Humble and towering teacher
Hillel GoldbergApr 23, 2015
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein was awarded the Israel Prize last year on Israel Independence Day for his towering knowledge of Talmud, his mastery of the Western canon (he...
Reconnecting the 500,000(!) Israelis living in America
Chris LeppekMay 01, 2014
IT used to be that the enterprise known as Zionism was pretty much a one-way street Jews from Europe, Asia, America and elsewhere packing up and heading off to Israel...
