In Moldova, Jewish Teens Dispel Stereotypes
By Larry Luxner / JTA
Fifteen Christian seventh-graders at the City Theater School in this capital city sit in a circle listening attentively while two...
What to Watch for as Trump Unveils Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan
By Ron Kampeas / JTA
Three years after he asked his adviser son-in-law Jared Kushner to make peace between Israel and the Palestinians, President Donald...
As Number of Holocaust Survivors Dwindles, Educators Assess the Impact of Living Testimony
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Cancer may have weakened Edward Mosberg’s body, but it has done nothing to dissuade the 94-year-old Holocaust survivor from New Jersey from...
Victims in Germany Shooting Identified as Jana Lange, Kevin S.
By Laura E. Adkins / JTA
Jana Lange was a dedicated fan of German pop music. Kevin S. was a construction worker and decorator who...
Gunman Kills 2 in Attack Near German Synagogue, at Kebab Shop
By Ron Kampeas, Toby Axelrod / JTA
Two people were killed by a gunman who opened fire near a synagogue during Yom Kippur services and...
Inspiring Jews We Lost in 5779
By JTA staff
The close of every year brings with it bittersweet reminders of the incredible figures we lost in the year that was.
This year...
Israeli Lacrosse Team Helps Kenyan Team With Gift
It’s unusual for a sports team to go out of its way to help give its opponents an advantage, but that was the case...
After Hurricane Dorian, Bahamas Chabad Helps With Relief Effort
As Hurricane Dorian was unleashing its unimaginable devastation on the Bahamas earlier this week, Rabbi Sholom and Sheera Bluming, co-directors of Chabad of the Bahamas, hunkered down in...
Latin American Jewish Immigrants Look for Safety in US
Though the Jewish community has a long history of resettlement in the U.S., in 2019 most new immigrants in our country are not Jewish.
And...
Twenty-Five Years After Attack, Philadelphia Remembers AMIA Bombing
It’s a day that has remained with Pedro Feldman, even after all these years.
On the morning of July 18, 1994, a car bomb went...