Jacob Kamaras / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Jacob Kamaras / JNS.org
Five Potential Developments in US-Israel Relations in 2017
JNS.org - The onset of 2017 comes a mere few weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, ushering in a new era in the US-Israel relationship. The...
The Year in Review: 10 Israel News Stories That Defined 2016
JNS.org - President Barack Obama sprang his much-anticipated “December surprise” on Israel at the United Nations last week, capping off 2016 with a bang as it...
How Did Jewish Newspapers Handle Presidential Endorsements, and What Price Are They Paying for Their Choices?
JNS.org -- Any newspaper that makes political endorsements runs the risk of alienating readers who disagree with the publication’s candidate of choice. Angry letters and canceled...
At the March of the Living, Learning How to Live
JNS.org - Sophie Wortsman. 16. Toronto. Student. Benji Zoller. 18. Dallas. Student. Sam Peltz. 83. Florida and New York. Survivor. Jacob Kamaras. 30. Houston. Journalist. We all shared the same...
‘No Statue of Limitations on Genocide,’ Nuremberg Anniversary Confab Reminds
JNS.org - Why should the casual observer care about the seemingly obvious need to prosecute and convict Nazi war criminals, whether it be during the Nuremberg...
Another Year, Another Flood for Houston’s Jews. What Now?
JNS.org - For the second straight year, this is a story that I wish I didn’t need to write. But for the second straight year, I’m...
Houston Jewish Community Is Flooded Again
JNS.org - Just 11 months after a massive Memorial Day flood damaged about 500 Jewish homes (among more than 2,500 homes overall) and three synagogues in...
For Alan Gross, Cuban Prison Didn’t Harden His Heart or Weaken His Ambition
JNS.org - Alan Gross used to be nothing more to me than a tragic headline. When I started my position at this news service in July 2011,...
Purimspiel: ‘Believe Me, Nobody Beats Haman Like Trump’
JNS.org - On the campaign trail last Thursday, Republican presidential primary front-runner Donald Trump devoted a YUGE chunk of his remarks to that day’s Jewish holiday...
Speaking in Two Languages With Father Naddaf, Christian Champion of the IDF (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - “It’s nice that he understands both English and Hebrew,” Father Gabriel Naddaf tells his interpreter, Amit Barak, at Houston’s Royal Sonesta hotel while I...
Israel’s UN Envoy Offers ‘Positive Agenda’ at World Body (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - “Every week there is an attack at the UN against Israel,” Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told me at the recent...
AIPAC Slams Trump’s Rhetoric, But Did Bipartisanship Trump Anti-Trump Hype?
JNS.org - A seemingly immeasurable amount of hype leading up to the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference centered on the influential pro-Israel lobby’s...
Nina Paul Harnesses the Power of Women’s Giving for Israel
JNS.org - A recent study conducted by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis confirmed prior research that women are more likely to donate...
On 85th Anniversary, a Restored Historic Texas Synagogue Gets ‘Kinky’
JNS.org - Taking this reporter on a recent tour of Galveston Island’s Congregation Beth Jacob, the synagogue’s staff and lay leaders show remarkable attention to detail....
