Times are good for Azerbaijan’s 30,000 Jews
“The Jewish community in Azerbaijan dates back to antiquity. Every group in Azerbaijan has its own synagogue, Rabbi Zamir Isayev, the chairman of the Georgian-Jewish community of Azerbaijan, told JNS in an exclusive interview last...
Prominent Jewish woman, 60, stabbed and critically injured in Sweden
A 60-year-old Jewish woman was stabbed and critically injured on Tuesday in Helsingborg, Sweden, where she is known to be a prominent member of the Jewish community.
Reports suggest the suspect, who is on the...
Battling rare illness, journalist forges ahead with musical tribute to Jewish moms
Sometimes, even the most adult person just wishes their mom could make it stop hurting.
Desire to honor his late mother has prompted one New York City man to organize a concert in her memory...
Our Divine Defense System
Rabbi Yom Tov Lipman Heller (1579–1654), in his classic commentary on the Mishnah, Tosfot Yom Tov (Pirkei Avot, 5:3), offers profound insight into the title bestowed upon our forefather Avraham, known as “Avinu” (our...
Two Israeli authors included in ‘New York Times’ list of ‘100 Notable Books of...
The New York Times has included works by two Israeli authors in its 100 Notable Books of 2020 list: Yishai Sarid, the son of the late Meretz lawmaker Yossi Sarid, for his book The Memory Monster,...
Israel’s former first lady laid to rest on Mount Herzl
Aura Herzog, Israel’s former first lady and the mother of Israel’s current president, Isaac Herzog, was buried on Wednesday at the Great Leaders of the Nation Plot on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem. She was laid...
David Ellenstein Followed His Actor Father Into Show Business
David Ellenstein’s grandfather, Meyer Ellenstein, was a two-term mayor of Newark, New Jersey. David’s father, Robert Ellenstein, was an actor who appeared in television, movies and stage productions. Politics and acting were in David’s...
February 19, 1997: Leo Rosten, author of “Joys Of Yiddish”, dies at age 88
Leo Rosten, the author of The Joys of Yiddish and numerous other popular, witty and erudite books, died on this date in 1997 in New York City at age 88. Rosten earned a doctorate in political...
Supermodel Naomi Campbell praises Lubavitcher Rebbe on 25th anniversary of his death
International supermodel Naomi Campbell on Sunday remembered Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known as the Lubavitcher Rebbe, on the 25th anniversary of his death, which this year corresponded to July 6.
“An inspirational leader, scholar and...
The exodus under Hitler’s rule
After many years of trying to locate the postcards written by the parents of Rabbi Chaim Meir Bukiet during the war, they were finally in my hands. As I flipped through them, several names...