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‘Your People Will Be My People’: A Shavuot Shout-Out to Ruth’s ‘Daughters’
JNS.org - “You shall love the convert, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” -- Deuteronomy 10:19 There was a moment some...
One New York Family’s Story of Surviving Coronavirus
JNS.org - For Sarit Haviv, 53, of Mill Basin in Brooklyn, New York, the toughest part of having COVID-19 was seeing her beloved husband of 30 years, Shlomo Haviv, become ill after she did, and...
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Hatzalah Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Raise Unprecedented $15 Million
Dozens of branches of Hatzalah emergency medical services, which operate volunteer first responder networks in Jewish communities around the world, collectively raised an unprecedented $15 million from some 83,000 donors last week amid the coronavirus...
New Book of Poetry Finds Relevance During Coronavirus
David Caplan is a Hasidic professor and poet who once wrote about the works of Eminem and Jay-Z. His new collection of poetry, Into the Garden, comes out during a pandemic where people's lives have...
College Student Works Tirelessly to Help Others During Coronavirus
JNS.org - Most weeks, Kaila Zimmerman-Moscovitch is busy juggling a full load of college classes...
Esther Safran Foer’s ‘Post-Holocaust Memoir’ Mixes Sadness, Smiles
Esther Safran Foer wrote her new “post-Holocaust memoir,” I Want You To Know We’re Still...
Israeli NGO Steps Up to Help Americans in Time of Need During Coronavirus Pandemic
Twenty-two-year-old Amir Kashfi arrives early in the morning around 6:30 a.m. outside a Los Angeles...
‘We’re Here to Help’ — Coronavirus Won’t Stop Assistance to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Head of Jewish Social Service Program Pledges
"There is a small yet mighty domestic violence community in New York that is here...
New Jersey Middle School Students Keep Holocaust Memories Alive With Documentaries on Survivors
“Kids can change the world,” said Tova Fish-Rosenberg, founder of Names, Not Numbers -- a...
‘Your People Will Be My People’: A Shavuot Shout-Out to Ruth’s ‘Daughters’
JNS.org - “You shall love the convert, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” -- Deuteronomy 10:19 There was a moment some 2,500...
One New York Family’s Story of Surviving Coronavirus
JNS.org - For Sarit Haviv, 53, of Mill Basin in Brooklyn, New York, the toughest part of having COVID-19 was seeing her beloved husband of...
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Hatzalah Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Raise Unprecedented $15 Million
Dozens of branches of Hatzalah emergency medical services, which operate volunteer first responder networks in Jewish communities around the world, collectively raised an unprecedented $15...
New Book of Poetry Finds Relevance During Coronavirus
David Caplan is a Hasidic professor and poet who once wrote about the works of Eminem and Jay-Z. His new collection of poetry, Into the...
College Student Works Tirelessly to Help Others During Coronavirus
JNS.org - Most weeks, Kaila Zimmerman-Moscovitch is busy juggling a full load of college classes and two part-time jobs. It’s a schedule that doesn’t allow...
Esther Safran Foer’s ‘Post-Holocaust Memoir’ Mixes Sadness, Smiles
Esther Safran Foer wrote her new “post-Holocaust memoir,” I Want You To Know We’re Still Here, before the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet the third paragraph of the...
Israeli NGO Steps Up to Help Americans in Time of Need During Coronavirus Pandemic
Twenty-two-year-old Amir Kashfi arrives early in the morning around 6:30 a.m. outside a Los Angeles school to set up boxes of canned goods, pasta, rice...
‘We’re Here to Help’ — Coronavirus Won’t Stop Assistance to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Head of Jewish Social Service Program Pledges
"There is a small yet mighty domestic violence community in New York that is here to help clients navigate to safety during this crisis. If...
New Jersey Middle School Students Keep Holocaust Memories Alive With Documentaries on Survivors
“Kids can change the world,” said Tova Fish-Rosenberg, founder of Names, Not Numbers -- a national non-profit that is an intergenerational Holocaust oral history film...
‘Israeli Playbook’ Has Helped Us Deal With Coronavirus Crisis, Says Head of New York Jewish Council on Poverty
The head of the main Jewish welfare institution serving poor and low-income residents in the New York area said on Tuesday that his organization had...
‘Each One of Us Is a Slap in the Face of Hitler’
"This document saved my life." This is what Kurt Maier tells schoolchildren in Germany about his multi-stamped visa when he speaks to them regarding his successful...
New Book Takes on Ilhan Omar, but Ends Up a Missed Opportunity
Review of "American Ingrate: Ilhan Omar and the Progressive-Islamist Takeover of the Democratic Party" by Benjamin Weingarten, Bombardier Books, 2020. Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has...
From Harlem to Tel Aviv: Aulcie Perry’s Basketball Journey
Legendary basketball player Aulcie Perry’s life has been remarkable on and off the court. This African-American athlete’s life changed dramatically after playing basketball on a court...
Kids in the Kitchen Light Up Hanukkah
JNS.org - Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is one of those holidays that takes over everything. The pantry overflows with bottles of oil and baking...
