Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Interview with former South Sudanese Refugee in Israel March 15, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments Augustino Mayom Makuok was just 16 when he ran away from war-torn South Sudan. At 23, he found a way to enter Israel and he stayed here for six years,…
Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Interview: Canadian social work student confronts antisemitism in her program March 1, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments I didn’t want to be in an environment with people that hate me. I think no other student needs to deal with that. Why do I? I hated every day,…
Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Jewish woman escapes from the Palestinian Authority February 16, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Elie Joseph says he is fighting for the soul of Israel January 18, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Ilana Shemesh: Israeli homebirth pioneer founds birthing center for Ugandan Jews January 14, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Uzay Bulut: Interview with exiled Turkish non-Jew against antisemitism in Turkey January 1, 2023 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Merav Levi: I thought I would die a prostitute — Interview December 24, 2022 Sherry Oz No Comments 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.…
Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Jewish doctor rescues abandoned girls in India. Interview with Dr. Michelle Harrison. December 14, 2022 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Dutch Glory: A smiling Anne Frank on a bowl amid tulips and chocolate sprinkles December 10, 2022 Sherry Oz No Comments 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…
Current Events First-Hand and Investigative Are Israeli English-language news sites supporting or undermining Israel? December 6, 2022 Sherry Oz No Comments How much balanced reporting is there on Israeli English-language mainstream news sites? Last week, the Jerusalem Post published an article with the following title and snippet: Israeli violence against Palestinians,…