Patriots owner Robert Kraft to be awarded ‘Jewish Nobel’
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will be awarded what Time magazine has dubbed the “Jewish Nobel:” the Genesis Prize, one of Israel’s top awards.
Kraft, 77, will be given the honor for his longtime contributions to...
The late Moshe Arens: A noble spirit, a truthful man
The life story of my faithful teacher and close friend, the late Moshe (“Misha”) Arens, ended after he had the privilege of seeing Israel celebrate 70 years of independence. That national peak filled Misha’s heart...
Jewish groups and activists disavow anti-Semitism of Women’s March leadership
Ever since it took the nation by storm, a dark cloud has been hanging over the Women’s March concerning its leadership’s associations with controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, anti-Semitism, and other troubling...
A rare kindness: Kidney donor rabbi now gives his liver
Adam Levitz, a 44-year-old married father of three, was in liver failure. Things were getting worse, and he knew it. On Dec. 20, he received a new liver and a new lease on life. His...
Jewish-German author Edgar Hilsenrath dies at age 92
Jewish-German author Edgar Hilsenrath, who wrote a best-selling fictional account of the Holocaust from the viewpoint of a Nazi, died on Dec. 30 from pneumonia at the age of 92, the German news agency...
Georges Loinger, who saved 350-plus Jewish children during the Shoah, dies at 108
Georges Loinger, a Jewish man with Aryan features who managed to save hundreds of Jewish children during the Holocaust, died on Friday at the age of 108.
Loinger became a member of the French Resistance...
5 Israelis Among Forbes Lists Of ‘Top 50 Women In Tech’
Five Israeli women were named among Forbes’ lists of “Top 50 Women In Tech” including three to the inaugural global list and two to the European round-up. The lists, published earlier this month, identify...
Jewish Agency for Israel announces first female CEO
For the first time in its 90-year history, the Jewish Agency for Israel will have its first female CEO and director general.
Amira Aharonovich was named by Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog to the senior position,...
Walk of unity honors rabbi stabbed and killed in Jerusalem in 2015
Students and rabbis from Aish HaTorah participated in a walk of unity, and inspiring prayer and song, on Wednesday night in Jerusalem in commemoration of Rabbi Reuven Biermacher, 45, a husband and father of...
Israel organizes government team to help French Jews make aliyah
A special team comprised of Israeli government leaders is being put together to prepare for the absorption of tens of thousands of French Jews, who are growing increasingly concerned following attacks against Jews in...