Entebbe rescuer Yoni Netanyahu honored in Porto ceremony
The International Human Rights Observatory and B’nai B’rith Portugal on Monday honored the memory of Yonatan ("Yoni") Netanyahu, the Israeli military officer killed leading the hostage rescue at Entebbe Airport in Uganda in July...
Bringing Jerusalem to the wedding: The story behind breaking the glass
With peak summer wedding season upon us, Jewish couples are preparing for marriage ceremonies that will conclude with the ancient part of the service known widely as “the breaking of the glass.” Many a groom’s heel will crush...
Volunteer of the Month: Kira Finkenberg, Woman of Family and Faith
One common trait that I have noticed among the seven volunteers that I have interviewed this year is abundant energy. Our volunteer for July, Kira Finkenberg is no exception. The energetic Finkenberg is a...
Hollywood outlier: American actor Elliott Gould focuses the camera on real life
It’s difficult to imagine a face like Elliott Gould’s becoming a matinee idol today. It is angular and brooding, with eyes that have carried a weight beyond their years and a voice that teetered...
Third-century queen, target of Syrian government, may have converted to Judaism
The third-century Palmyra queen Zenobia, who ruled in present-day Syria from about 267 or 268 to 272, stands on a dais among her soldiers in Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s c. 1725-1730 painting in the collection of Washington’s...
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame reboots, despite 2025 delay
On July 8, 2025, a new class featuring the likes of basketball's Amar’e Stoudemire, judoka Oren Smadja, Paralympian Moran Samuel, swimmers Sarah Poewe and Helen Plaschinski Farca de Finkler, sports commentator Chris Berman and...
1,900 year old ‘lion discs’ highlight pagan burial culture in Holy Land
Four rare, 1,900-year-old rare bronze discs decorated with lion heads that were uncovered in central Israel in the last decade offer evidence of Roman-period burial culture and belief in the afterlife, the Israel Antiquities...
110 new immigrants arrive in Israel day after Iran ceasefire
Over 100 new immigrants from Europe arrived in Israel on Wednesday, just one day after the ceasefire with Iran took effect, according to Israel's Aliyah and Integration Ministry.
Most of the 110 new immigrants on...
The Timeless Spark of George Burns
George Burns, born Nathan Birnbaum, entered the world in 1896, a wisecracking spark destined to ignite laughter for over a century. His journey began not on grand stages, but in the gritty vaudeville circuits,...
Holocaust survivor among victims in Iran missile strike in Petach Tikvah
Israeli authorities have identified Yvette Shmilovitz, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor, as the fourth victim of Iran’s ballistic missile strike in Petach Tikvah last week.
Eight people were killed and nearly 300 wounded by the June...