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Youth leader Aviv Weizman holds the "magical mirror" plaque she discovered at Usha. Photo by Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Teen discovers 1,500-year-old ‘magic mirror’ at Galilee excavation

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A teenage student uncovered a 1,500-year-old “magical mirror” from the Byzantine period this week during an Israel Antiquities Authority excavation at the ancient site of Usha in northern Israel. Aviv Weizman, from Kiryat Motzkin, near Haifa, was...
Israeli actress Gal Gadot, star and producer of the Netflix film “Red Notice.” Source: Screenshot.

Ahead of new Netflix show, Gal Gadot shares thoughts on her career

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Gal Gadot's first Hollywood audition was for the role of a James Bond girl in "Quantum of Solace," alongside Daniel Craig. Although Gadot did not get the role, now, a decade and a half...
A depiction of the Jewish Cultural Center to be built in Baku, Azerbaijan. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of 2024. Credit: Courtesy.

Jewish Cultural Center to be built in Azerbaijan

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A Jewish Cultural Center will be constructed in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku near the city's main synagogue, Azerbaijani officials announced on Thursday. The center will include Jewish and Bible classes, a Sunday School for...
Hillel Newman, Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Southwest. Credit: Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles.

Farewell, Los Angeles

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In less than a month, I will be packing up and returning to Israel, after concluding a mission of four years in Los Angeles. It was a fascinating experience to serve in the city...
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, March 9, 2010. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

No normalization at any price

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U.S. President Joe Biden is attempting to negotiate a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. However, he may also be negotiating an unwritten understanding with Iran that enriches the clerical regime without meaningful...
A view of the two highest towers in Rafaela at the intersection of General Paz Street and Mitre Avenue. Credit: Reinsalkas via Wikimedia Commons,

Argentina restaurant scraps ‘Ana Frank burger,’ ‘Adolf fries’ from menu

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A restaurant called the Honky Donky in Rafaela, Argentina, isn’t helping the reputation of the South American state, which long served as a safe haven for Nazi Germans. Guests can order “Adolf fries,” which appropriately...
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, March 9, 2016. Credit: Flash90.

Top Palestinian official slams Biden administation as ‘weak’

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The Palestinian Authority’s top diplomat on Thursday slammed the Biden administration as "weak" over its failure to date to launch a negotiating process with Israel. "I’m frustrated,” P.A. Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki told a gathering...
Rose Mallinger, who was killed on Oct. 27, 2018 at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh, with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchild. Courtesy: Amy Mallinger.

After death-penalty verdict, Pittsburgh Jewish community expresses relief, looks ahead

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After death-penalty verdict, Pittsburgh Jewish community expresses relief, looks ahead After a federal jury announced its verdict on Wednesday—that the gunman who killed 11 worshippers in the bloodiest massacre of Jews in U.S. history should...
From left: United Hatzalah vice president of operations Dov Maisel, CEO Eli Pollack, donor Avi Tobias and Rabbi Leo Dee, Jerusalem, Aug. 3, 2023. Credit: United Hatzalah.

Emergency vehicle gifted to United Hatzalah in honor of Dee family

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An emergency vehicle in honor of three members of the Dee family who were murdered in a terrorist attack in April was donated to United Hatzalah on Thursday. An unveiling ceremony for the state-of-the-art car...
Sara Netanyahu (left) meets with representatives of Mateh Hama'avak Lema'an Hayeladim

Sara Netanyahu joins campaign to end violence in daycares

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Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, met on Wednesday with representatives of the nonprofit association Mateh Hama'avak Lema'an Hayeladim ("The Taskforce for Children"), whose goal is to eradicate violence against...