India COVID Crisis: Israel Joins Other Counties in Providing Desperately Needed Emergency Aid
Israeli NGO IsraAID and Israel-based NGO SmartAid have begun sending planeloads of…
Tamar Frankel: Law Professor at Boston University, Author, Legal Activist — and She’s 95!
Tamar Frankel (95) is a long-time professor at the Boston University School of Law. (She retired from the faculty…
Deni Avdija: Washington Wizards’ Rookie Forward Suffers Hairline Fracture, Is Out for Rest of Season
We featured Israeli basketballer Deni Avdija a few months ago, when he was being touted as a rising star in the NBA. Unfortunately, the 20-year-old Avdija — a rookie forward for the Washington Wizards — suffered a hairline fracture in his right ankle during a game with the Golden State Warriors and will be out…
Herb Caen: Newspaper Columnist Who Was the Voice of San Francisco for Almost Six Decades
Herbert “Herb” Caen (April 3, 1916 — Feb. 1, 1997) was a San Francisco humorist and journalist whose daily column of local goings-on and insider gossip…
Joe Biden: President Lauds Contributions of U.S. Jews at Start of 2021 Jewish American Heritage Month
You might not know it, but May of each year is designated as Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM). Annual proclamations have been…
Annie Liebovitz: Renowned Photographer Declared a ‘Living Legend’ by the Library of Congress
Anna-Lou “Annie” Leibovitz (71) is one of the world’s most renowned photographers.
Mt. Meron Tragedy: Israelis of All Stripes — Jews, Arabs, and Druze — Join in Effort to Help the Survivors
In the early morning of April 30, Israel suffered the worst civilian disaster in its history. An estimated 100,000 Ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered at…
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