After seven years living as a Moslem in a village north of Ramallah, and seven months in a battered women’s shelter in Israel, Efrat (not her real name) is returning to Judaism, bringing her three young children back into the fold with her. She is one of four women who escaped from the Palestinian Authority…
With all the noise on the streets and in the mainstream and social media, you would think that our elected officials are concerned at this time with nothing other than judicial reform. And I have the feeling that those shouting out about the demise of democracy should these reforms go through have no idea of…
Journalist Amit Segal posted the following short clip on his Facebook page. I am translating it into English below the original post. He put much better what I thought when I originally heard about Papya pulling their funds from Israeli banks on 28 January. (Some people are saying that the video is unavailable. I don’t…
President Isaac Herzog landed in Belgium mid-morning January 25th on an official visit to the European Union (EU) where he will speak on behalf of the State of Israel before the European Parliament on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In a packed schedule, he will meet with King Philippe of Belgium, The President of the European…
Born in Egypt, raised in England, and living in Israel his whole adult life, Elie Joseph, 67, has been arrested in Israel and detained in Russia. He has been thrown out of political meetings and the Knesset. A creative educator, he has been using his skills to teach young Jews and Israelis about the value…
This is the story of a timid child who grew up to brazenly fight the Israeli medical establishment and then trot off to Uganda to set up a birthing center under dauntingly primitive conditions. * * * * * * * * * * * Ilana Shemesh, 70, has been a trail blazer. She was…
A highly successful journalist and political analyst in her 30s, Uzay Bulut was in Israel studying toward her second MA at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, her first MA having been in Media and Cultural Studies in Ankara. She was researching the history of Israel and antisemitism in Erdoğan’s Turkey, something she hopes to…
Photography has provided a platform for Merav Levi, 44, to share the story of her journey from prostitution and substance abuse to her new dream of becoming an art photographer. A collection of her photographs was on display at the 10th PHOTO IS:RAEL International Photography Festival last month. Levi now sees herself as a strong…
Dr. Michelle Harrison just celebrated her 80th birthday, surrounded by the 14 girls she is raising in Kolkata, India and the dedicated staff who are helping her. Four of these abandoned girls are now young adults preparing to embark upon professional careers. How does a Jewish doctor born in New York City end up running…
It apparently took a slew of criticism for the owners of Blond Amsterdam, artists Femque van Geffen and Janneke Dröge, to recognize that they had made a faux pas when they put an image of a smiling Anne Frank onto a bowl they claim shows Dutch heroes. However, perhaps the word ‘recognize’ is not appropriate…
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