Wednesday May 01, 2024 | 23 Nisan 5784
Sarah Langer said she felt lost after the Oct. 7 attack in Israel by Hamas. The events of that day resulted in about 1,200 deaths and about 250 people being taken hostage, according to news reports. As the war continued, Langer said she felt compelled to act. Originally from Glendale, Langer now lives in Chicago, […]
Israeli archeologists recently unearthed four 1,900-year-old swords in the Judean Desert Nature Reserve, according to a news release. The team responsible for the discovery relayed their findings to the Israel Antiquities Authority, which is orchestrating a survey of the Judean Desert caves in an attempt to save artifacts from looters. The location and concealment of […]
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara Netanyahu, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s wife, Olena Zelenska, met on June 20 in Jerusalem. They discussed humanitarian issues, particularly youth post-traumatic stress and Israel’s non-military aid to Ukraine.
Jewish Federations of North America, in partnership with Milwaukee Jewish Federation and other federations, has launched an earthquake relief fund to provide humanitarian aid and to support recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria. Swaths of the two nations were devastated by earthquakes that reached a magnitude of 7.8 on Feb. 6, 2023. The death count […]
JTA news/feature article about creation of new worldwide Jewish LGBT organization.
JTA brief about British anti-Netanyahu petition.
JTA brief about Argentina, Iran and AMIA bombing.
JTA brief about anti-Semitism in Great Britain.
JTA article about Jews of Greece.
JTA brief about Spain granting citizenship to descendants of expelled Jews.
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