Personalities
Remembering the Rebbe (REVIEW)
On Tuesday, June 14, 1994, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz walked into my classroom, visibly shaken; I was in the 9th grade. I will never forget...
Pope Francis’s Jewish Friend Set to Join Him on Israel Trip
JNS.org - Pope Francis will be joined on his upcoming trip to Israel by his close friend, Argentinian Rabbi Abraham Skorka, as well as Argentinian Muslim leader Omar Abboud, the Vatican said. The inclusion of...
Israeli Knesset Honors Pope John XXIII (VIDEO)
JNS.org - The Israeli Knesset held a special session this week to commemorate Pope John XXIII, who was canonized by the Vatican in October, for helping save thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. Pope John XXIII,...
‘Jewish Cardinal’ Film Examines Dual Religious Loyalty
JNS.org - Believe it or not, the recently canonized Pope John Paul II had a Jewish Cardinal as an occasional adviser in the 1980s. The French TV film "The Jewish Cardinal," which has been receiving...
Jabotinsky: A Life, by Hillel Halkin (REVIEW)
The new book by Hillel Halkin, "Jabotinsky: A Life" (Yale University Press) is unlike any other book...
Holocaust Survivor’s Search for Long-Lost Brother Goes Viral
JNS.org - More than 68 years after he was liberated from Auschwitz, 73-year-old Israeli...
Ahead of NBA Playoffs, Remembering the Era of Jewish Commissioner David Stern
JNS.org - When the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs tip off on April 19, the...
Henry Zilberman
Earlier this month, late on a Saturday night, the soul of my dear friend, Henry...
After Tamir Goodman’s Battle With Injuries, New Basketball Training Tool is Born
JNS.org - When he was sidelined by injuries during his time as a professional...
Remembering the Rebbe (REVIEW)
On Tuesday, June 14, 1994, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz walked into my classroom, visibly shaken; I was in the 9th grade. I will never forget that...
Pope Francis’s Jewish Friend Set to Join Him on Israel Trip
JNS.org - Pope Francis will be joined on his upcoming trip to Israel by his close friend, Argentinian Rabbi Abraham Skorka, as well as...
Israeli Knesset Honors Pope John XXIII (VIDEO)
JNS.org - The Israeli Knesset held a special session this week to commemorate Pope John XXIII, who was canonized by the Vatican in October, for...
‘Jewish Cardinal’ Film Examines Dual Religious Loyalty
JNS.org - Believe it or not, the recently canonized Pope John Paul II had a Jewish Cardinal as an occasional adviser in the 1980s. The...
Jabotinsky: A Life, by Hillel Halkin (REVIEW)
The new book by Hillel Halkin, "Jabotinsky: A Life" (Yale University Press) is unlike any other book I have ever read about a man I consider to...
Holocaust Survivor’s Search for Long-Lost Brother Goes Viral
JNS.org - More than 68 years after he was liberated from Auschwitz, 73-year-old Israeli Holocaust survivor Menachem Bodner's search for his long-lost brother has...
Ahead of NBA Playoffs, Remembering the Era of Jewish Commissioner David Stern
JNS.org - When the National Basketball Association (NBA) playoffs tip off on April 19, the star players who take the court should credit their status...
Henry Zilberman
Earlier this month, late on a Saturday night, the soul of my dear friend, Henry Zilberman, returned to its maker. It happened many years too soon. He...
After Tamir Goodman’s Battle With Injuries, New Basketball Training Tool is Born
JNS.org - When he was sidelined by injuries during his time as a professional basketball player in Israel, Tamir Goodman's mind was still in...
Bernie Madoff Denies Singling Out Jews in Ponzi Scheme
Convicted felon Bernie Madoff refuted any suggestion that he specifically betrayed Jews in his infamous Ponzi scheme, Politco reported on Thursday. "I don't feel any worse...
Israel’s Peres Says ADL’s Foxman ‘Tireless’ in Fighting ‘Scourge of Anti-Semitism’
When Anti-Defamation League National Director Abraham H. Foxman announced his retirement, for July 2015, Israeli President Shimon Peres sent a moving letter of appreciation and...
Toddler Orphaned in Mumbai Terror Attack is ‘Doing Well,’ Israeli Envoy Says
The Jewish toddler who lost both his parents in the infamous 2008 Mumbai terror attacks is "doing well," Israel's envoy in India said on Monday, The...
‘Ghostbusters’ Actor, ‘Caddyshack’ Director Harold Ramis Dies at 69
JNS.org - Famed Jewish-American actor, director, and writer Harold Ramis has passed away at his home in Chicago from complications of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis....
Boteach: Sean Penn’s Humanity is Worth Celebrating (INTERVIEW)
Media personality Rabbi Shmuley Boteach said it was the humanity of actor Sean Penn, in helping to rescue Chasidic Jew Jacob Ostreicher from a Bolivian...