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After the dedication of the street in honor of Sylvia Raphael: Journalist David Kaplan (left) and Rosh Ha'ayin Mayor Shalom Ben Moshe (center), Jan. 22, 2024. Photo: Courtesy of David Kaplan.

Sylvia Raphael, former top Mossad agent, honored in Rosh Ha’ayin

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On Jan. 22, 2024, old friends, representatives of Israel's South African community and former colleagues gathered in Rosh Ha’ayin for the unveiling of a lane named in honor of former Mossad agent Sylvia Raphael. Unveiling...
Eitan Neishlos, whose grandmother survived the Holocaust, and Ahmed Obaid Almansoori, who established the first Holocaust exhibit in the Arab world, at the March of the Living, April 28, 2022. Photo by Tali Natfob.

Transmitting the torch: March of Living inspires new generation as survivors fade away

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The 34th International March of the Living featured religious figures and political leaders, including Polish President Andrzej Duda, who made a surprise, last-minute decision to join. They walked alongside a large Israeli delegation from...

Meet The Flash, the latest Jewish superhero

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The list of Jewish superheroes isn’t especially long. There’s Batwoman, The Fantastic Four’s Thing, X-men antihero Magneto and a handful of less well-known characters*. But now you can add a top flight hero to the...

The lost Jews of Churachandpur

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Seventy-year-old Avihu Singsit, a native of Churachandpur district in Manipur, is excited about migrating to Israel. “I have been waiting to go to the holy land which God chose for my ancestors,” he says....

A message of hope from Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel dedicated his life advocating for peace, humanity, truth, and helping other survivors emerge stronger after the devastation they experienced during the Holocaust. This is his message of hope. Holocaust survivors will always remember....
Touro summer tour group in front of the Ohel Yaakov synagogue in Zichron Yaakov

Against All Odds: Touro College Traveled Abroad for Israel Summer Study Tour

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For the 35 of us travelers, both young and old, our plane touched down with an amazingly smooth landing at exactly the right moment in time. Just a week earlier or later, given the...
Linoy Ashram. Credit: European Gymnastics (https://www.europeangymnastics.com/).

Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram wins gold, two silvers at world championship in Italy

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Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram won three medals at the Pesaro Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Italy on Sunday. The 21-year-old took home a gold medal for her individual ball routine, which earned her a score...
Officer Dan Mead, center, holds a letter of thanks from second-grade students at Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh. He is flanked by Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld, left, and Rabbi Henoch Rosenfeld. Credit: Chabad.org/News.

‘He took a bullet for the Jewish people’

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Officer Dan Mead woke up on Saturday, Oct. 27, and put on his uniform, as he does every morning. He checked in at the station house and began his shift patrolling the streets of Pittsburgh with...
Director Norman Jewison and actor Chaim Topol (“Tevye”) share a laugh on the set of the 1971 film “Fiddler on the Roof.” Credit: Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films.

Chaim Topol, of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ fame, dies at age 87

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Israeli actor Chaim Topol, who gained international fame for his portrayal of Tevye in the stage and cinematic versions of the “Fiddler on the Roof,” died on March 9 in Tel Aviv after a...
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s Active Jewish Teens (AJT) Conference took place in Kiev, Ukraine, from Nov. 8-11, 2018, and included young Jews from Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Israel and America. Credit: JDC.

Teen meeting of minds to build connections, serve Jewish communities in FSU

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For thousands of Jewish teens and young adult leaders in the former Soviet Union, building Jewish life, connecting with one another and serving their communities have become central tenants to their Jewish identity. That achievement—a...