Relatives of victims seek Holocaust compensation from Belgium’s railway
Descendants of Holocaust victims in Belgium are pressing the country’s railway company SNCB to compensate them for its role in the deportations of Jews during the Holocaust, following the examples of France and the...
Jewish Agency to rebrand as a global hub for the Jewish world
At the board of governors meeting that began on Sunday in Jerusalem and runs until Oct. 29, the Jewish Agency announced its new strategic plan, which includes rebranding the 90-year-old organization as a hub...
December 23, 1947: Nutrition for the poor
Frances Stern, a social worker and dietician who researched the nutrition of low-income workers and established the Food Clinic at the Boston Dispensary, died at 74 on this date in 1947. Stern was a...
Sharansky donates $1 million Genesis Prize to aid those affected by coronavirus
Human-rights activist Natan Sharansky, the winner of this year’s $1 million Genesis Prize award, has asked the Genesis Prize Foundation to donate the money to help organizations and individuals impacted by the coronavirus, the...
January 11, 2014: Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel, died
Ariel Sharon, byname Arik Sharon, original name Ariel Scheinerman, (born February 26, 1928, Kefar Malal, Palestine —died January 11, 2014, Ramat Gan, Israel), Israeli general and politician, whose public life was marked by brilliant but controversial military achievements and...
Former Israeli Supreme Court president Miriam Naor dies at 74
Former president of Israel’s Supreme Court, Justice (ret.) Miriam Naor, passed away on Monday at the age of 74.
Naor was appointed head of the committee charged with probing the Mount Meron stampede last autumn.
Naor was born...
Malcolm Hoenlein, 50 years at helm of pro-Israel groups, still works to strengthen world...
After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Mission to Israel kicks off Sunday in Jerusalem.
The umbrella group, which represents more than 50...
Meet Mia Raskin: A Shomer Shabbat college basketball player at Binghamton
For Mia Raskin, basketball and Judaism are essential parts of life. Her deep and simultaneous commitment to her favorite sport and religion never came into conflict; at least, until Raskin began considering her college...
Solid base of support, but points of divergence in new survey of millennial Jews
An American Jewish Committee survey of U.S. and Israeli Jewish millennials shows that Israel-Diaspora relations remain strong but also indicates points of divergence regarding what role Diaspora Jews should have in influencing Israeli policies,...
Judaism and Israeli heritage front and center on Netflix show
When it comes to finding your soulmate, putting all your eggs in one basket on a reality TV show seems like a recipe for disaster. But for Alexa Alfia, who is appearing in the...