Deborah Fineblum / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Deborah Fineblum / JNS.org
Exhibit Tells a Holocaust Story of ‘Resistance Through Photography’
JNS.org - In the photograph, Susan Salzberg was the first to spot her late father-in-law’s face -- a face with a striking resemblance to that of her 22-year-old...
Jewish Seniors Learn That ‘Love Can Happen at Any Age’
JNS.org - After her husband Jerry died, Harriet Vogel started writing letters to him. “I began doing [so] because it was therapeutic and comforting,” says Harriet, a grief...
Lag B’Omer: Top 10 Ways to Celebrate
JNS.org - Lag B’Omer isn’t one of the best-known Jewish holidays, though some may notice that the men whose faces have grown fairly fuzzy following Passover are...
New Study Advances Digital Future of Jewish Learning
JNS.org - A new report on the implications of advancing educational technology and digital engagement hopes to guide the Jewish community through the complex space of hi-tech learning. “Smart Money:...
Holocaust Survivors’ Grandchildren Keep Stories Alive With Help of Vast Archives
JNS.org - As the world marks Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) this week, staffers at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) say they've seen a growing phenomenon: third-generation...
4 Cups, 5 Stars: Kosher Wine Increasingly Popular at Passover Seders
JNS.org - Even the most finicky wine snob won’t be able to “pass over” the new generation of kosher wines. And if Jews are commanded to...
New Documentary Details Extraordinary Holocaust Escape
JNS.org - The mission to tell the world the story of Jack Kagan's risky escape from a Nazi labor camp consumed Kagan and his son Michael for years....
New Israeli Program for Teachers Addresses Diaspora Jewish Education
JNS.org - For Shani Tauber, it all came together when her group left the house of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, the religious-Zionist pioneer known as “Rav...
Economic Mission Strengthens Innovation Ties Between Israel and Massachusetts
JNS.org -- Who would ever imagine that two peoples living 5,470 miles apart (that’s 8,803 kilometers for the Israelis) would share so much in common,...
Cousins Torn Apart by the Holocaust Meet for the First Time at Yad Vashem
JNS.org -- When Fania Bilkay and her son, Evgeni, stepped up to her desk, Sima Velkovich was winding down an ordinary work day in the...
Chabad Emissaries Coming to Small Jewish Community of South Dakota
JNS.org -- A state boasting just 400 Jews is about to receive its first full-time Jewish leadership, in an historic move for the community and the Chabad-Lubavitch...
Two Levys Bring Hebrew Music Museum to Life in Jerusalem
JNS.org - Is it a coincidence that the two people most intimately involved in creating the Hebrew Music Museum are both Levys, descendants of the ancient...
One Israeli Nurse to Another: A Love Story
JNS.org - Elie Schiff will tell you flat out that she was born into a family of Zionists. In fact, as far back as she can...
Dr. Birthright: Current, Future Medical Professionals Get to See ‘the Real Israel’
JNS.org - Inviting tomorrow’s doctors to fall in love with Israel today. That’s the whole idea behind the American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine (APF), a specialized track...
New York Times Column Ignores Rabbi Sacks Role in Trinity School Overhaul
Alan Dershowitz: Valerie Plame Knew Exactly What She Was Tweeting
Jews Cast Wary Eye on German Election Results, With Strong Showing of Far-Right AfD Party
'The Jewish People Know What It Is to Struggle for an Independent Homeland:' Israelis of All Stripes Embrace Kurdish Vote on Independence
Renowned Israeli Artist Yaacov Agam at Algemeiner Gala: Tolerance and Understanding of Difference Will Bring Peace to the World