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A ceremony honors the memory of Yoni Netanyahu, the commander of Israel’s elite Sayeret Matkal unit who was killed while leading the hostage rescue at Entebbe Airport in Uganda in July 1976. (Courtesy).

Entebbe rescuer Yoni Netanyahu honored in Porto ceremony

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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...
Breaking the glass at a Jewish wedding. Photo by Flash90.

Bringing Jerusalem to the wedding: The story behind breaking the glass

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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

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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...
Elliott Gould attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Only Murders In The Building" Season 2 at DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles on June 27, 2022. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images.

Hollywood outlier: American actor Elliott Gould focuses the camera on real life

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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...
Detail of "Queen Zenobia Addressing Her Soldiers," oil on canvas, painted by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo between 1725 and 1730. Credit: Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington/Samuel H. Kress Collection.

Third-century queen, target of Syrian government, may have converted to Judaism

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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...
2025 inductees to the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Credit: Courtesy of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame reboots, despite 2025 delay

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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

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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...
Children of new immigrants at Ben Gurion Airport. Credit: Sivan Shahar/GPO, June 25, 2025.

110 new immigrants arrive in Israel day after Iran ceasefire

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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

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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,...
Israeli soldiers at the site where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Petach Tikvah, June 18, 2025. Photo by Jonathan Shaul/Flash90.

Holocaust survivor among victims in Iran missile strike in Petach Tikvah

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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...