Jeffrey Barken / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Jeffrey Barken / JNS.org
Viewing Israel’s Many Facets Through a Jeweler’s Lens
JNS.org - “I wanted to write about all generations, one century, several families and [several] cities,” says Israeli author Moshe Sakal, describing the ambitious initial outline for...
Israeli Culinary Journalist Gil Hovav’s Memoir Is a Heartwarming and Earnest ‘Slice of Life’
JNS.org - Honest cooking and sincere storytelling rely on similar ingredients: tradition, love, humor and spice, among others. These components are found throughout Candies from Heaven,...
From Start-Up Nation to Ramp-Up Nation: Israel’s New Approach to Innovation
JNS.org - Dan Senor and Saul Singer’s 2009 book, Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle, first captured Israel’s chutzpah-driven culture of innovation. The book...
Israeli Novel ‘Three Floors Up’ Gives English Readers a Page-Turner
JNS.org - “A wonderful fact to reflect upon ... when I enter a great city by night, [is] that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its...
Israeli Entrepreneurs See a Bright Future for Solar Technology
JNS.org - In October 2016, SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk unveiled Powerwall II, a high-performance rechargeable battery powered by a solar roof. This new technology looks like...
Basketball’s ‘Jewish Jordan’ Runs Summer Camp
JNS.org - For years, Jewish basketball aficionados have adored Tamir Goodman. The same can now be said for Jewish summer campers. Goodman, who was nicknamed the “Jewish...
Poll: Majority of Israeli Jews Favor Settlement Construction, Consider Obama ‘Unfriendly’ to Israel
JNS.org - A new survey published in the aftermath of the United Nations Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements, which passed after the Obama administration refused...
New Film Tells Story of Israeli Basketball Triumph Over Soviets
JNS.org - The stakes could not have been higher when Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team faced its heavily favored rival, the Russian CSKA Moscow squad,...
A New Documentary Shows the Extent and Nature of Anti-Zionist ‘Hate Spaces’ on Campus
JNS.org - Americans for Peace and Tolerance’s (APT) new documentary, Hate Spaces: The Politics of Intolerance on Campus, explores the roots of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions...
Baptist Pastor Unearths His Father’s Holocaust Heroism in Wartime Diaries
JNS.org -- Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds never spoke about his experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II. Captured during the Battle of the...
Seeking to Make Content ‘More Alive,’ E-Book Publishing Tool Takes Off in Israel
JNS.org - In the era of e-books, tech and publishing companies compete aggressively for market share. The fierce legal battles among Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble,...
‘This Is Our Moment of Real Zionism’
JNS.org - Russell F. Robinson, CEO of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), believes that Israel has reached an important milestone in its development as a nation. “I...
As Jews ‘Forever Remain the Outsider,’ New York Group Teaches Self-defense
JNS.org - “Mike Tyson once said, ‘Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face,’” Ron Miller, a prospective member of the Legion, New...
Filmmaker Eyal Resh Embraces the Challenge of Telling Israel’s Story (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Telling Israel’s story. It’s the specific title of a short film that Eyal Resh created last year. It’s also the theme behind the 27-year-old Israeli filmmaker’s...
