Israeli fencer makes history with European championship win
Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich, 24, took the gold medal in the European Fencing Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany on Tuesday.
Yuval Freilich, ranked 40th in the world, beat out Italy’s Andrea Santarelli, rank 13, to take...
‘If you build it, they will come’: The blessings of the holiday sukkah
Some people take the commandment to beautify a mitzvah very seriously indeed, especially when it comes to their sukkah.
It’s been nearly three decades since Len Upin took brush in hand and, using acrylics, painted a...
August 13, 2008: Hugo Chavez met with the WJC, LAJC, and Venezuelan Jewish leaders...
Venezuela's revolutionary president, Hugo Chavez, met with the head of the World Jewish Congress, the Latin American Jewish Congress, and Venezuelan Jewish leaders in Caracas on this date in 2008.
Also in attendance was Argentina's...
Jewish Canadian becomes first woman to win ultra-distance Race Across America
A Jewish Canadian cyclist became the first woman to win the overall solo division of Race Across America (RAAM), the ultra-distance cycling competition, reported The Times of Israel.
Leah Goldstein, 52, crossed the RAAM finish line...
Canadian Jews launch $10 million campaign to protect Montreal community
The Canada-based organization Federation CJA started a $10 million fundraising campaign aimed at increasing and improving coordinated security at Jewish institutions in Montreal.
Thirty-one Jewish establishments, including synagogues, schools and agencies, are part of the...
Germany to pay additional $88 million to Holocaust survivors
Germany has agreed to pay another $88 million to fund social-welfare services for Holocaust survivors, according to the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany on Tuesday.
The country, which perpetrated mass murder...
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...
Hallmark Channel set to to premiere Hanukkah movies for first time
The Hallmark Channel will premiere its first two Hanukkah-themed movies next month in honor of the eight-day Jewish holiday, which this year starts on Dec. 22, the New York Post reported on Wednesday.
“Our audience is very vocal,...
JWed releases Voice Intro, a first for Jewish online dating
JWed, a leading online Jewish dating for marriage service with over 3,600 marriages, believes that for each member, “It’s time your profile had a voice!”
Voice Intro is the new feature enabling members to make a...
Shabbat Chayei Sarah and Jewish memory
According to the biblical narrative (Genesis 23), Jewish history in the Land of Israel began in Hebron when Abraham, needing a burial site for Sarah, purchased the Machpelah cave from Ephron the Hittite. Why,...