Personalities
ADL Chief Abraham Foxman Announces 2015 Retirement
JNS.org - Anti-Defamation League (ADL) National Director Abraham H. Foxman announced plans to step down in July, 2015. Foxman is a Holocaust survivor...
Mourning Barry Rubin, a Fierce Defender of Israel
Barry Rubin, a true scholar and wonderful man, passed away Monday morning after a battle with cancer. He was 64. Barry was a staunch defender of Israel. His writings were accurate, clear, and powerful. He didn't...
Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman Kicks of Campaign for Israeli President
JNS.org - Dan Shechtman, who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2011, met with Israeli politicians Monday to garner support for his recently announced campaign for president of Israel. Schechtman met with Knesset speaker...
‘King of Fun’ Stewart Rahr Arranges 50 Ambucycles for Israeli Rescue Service
JERUSALEM - Stewart Rahr, a.k.a "The King of Fun", surprised a jubilant group of United Hatzalah supporters by quadrupling his initial pledge to arrange for the donation of 12 life-saving ambucycles at a ceremony held...
Pope Francis Hosts Argentine Rabbis
JNS.org - Pope Francis hosted 16 rabbis from his home country of Argentina on...
Full Transcript: Eulogy by IDF Chief Benny Gantz for Former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon
Below is the full transcript of remarks made by IDF Chief of Staff Lt....
Full Transcript: Eulogy by President Peres for Former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon
Below is the full transcript of remarks made by Israeli President Shimon Peres at...
Russian-Jewish Teacher Ilya Farber Released From Prison
JNS.org - Russian-Jewish teacher and painter Ilya Farber was released from Russian prison on...
Another Jewish Barrier Broken in NCAA Basketball
Northwestern's walk-on freshman Aaron Liberman got his first in-game action in the NCAA's Big Ten...
ADL Chief Abraham Foxman Announces 2015 Retirement
JNS.org - Anti-Defamation League (ADL) National Director Abraham H. Foxman announced plans to step down in July, 2015. Foxman is a Holocaust survivor who...
Mourning Barry Rubin, a Fierce Defender of Israel
Barry Rubin, a true scholar and wonderful man, passed away Monday morning after a battle with cancer. He was 64. Barry was a staunch defender of...
Nobel Laureate Dan Shechtman Kicks of Campaign for Israeli President
JNS.org - Dan Shechtman, who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2011, met with Israeli politicians Monday to garner support for his recently...
‘King of Fun’ Stewart Rahr Arranges 50 Ambucycles for Israeli Rescue Service
JERUSALEM - Stewart Rahr, a.k.a "The King of Fun", surprised a jubilant group of United Hatzalah supporters by quadrupling his initial pledge to arrange for...
Pope Francis Hosts Argentine Rabbis
JNS.org - Pope Francis hosted 16 rabbis from his home country of Argentina on Thursday. The meeting was organized by the Latin American Jewish Congress...
Full Transcript: Eulogy by IDF Chief Benny Gantz for Former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon
Below is the full transcript of remarks made by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benjamin Gantz at the memorial service for former Prime...
Full Transcript: Eulogy by President Peres for Former Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon
Below is the full transcript of remarks made by Israeli President Shimon Peres at the funeral of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on January...
Russian-Jewish Teacher Ilya Farber Released From Prison
JNS.org - Russian-Jewish teacher and painter Ilya Farber was released from Russian prison on Friday. Farber was jailed on bribery charges in 2011, and received...
Another Jewish Barrier Broken in NCAA Basketball
Northwestern's walk-on freshman Aaron Liberman got his first in-game action in the NCAA's Big Ten basketball conference on Sunday, becoming the first player in the...
German Grandmother Celebrates 104th Birthday at Dead Sea
German tourist, Eleonore Kastner, affectionately known as Oma Ella, celebrated her 104th birthday in a Dead Sea hotel with forty friends and family who traveled with...
Brandeis Professor Jonathan Sarna Elected President of Association for Jewish Studies
JNS.org - Brandeis University Professor of American Jewish Studies Jonathan Sarna has been elected as the next president of the Association for Jewish Studies (AJS). Founded...
Northwestern’s Aaron Liberman First Player to Wear Yarmulke in Big Ten Basketball Game
Northwestern University freshman Aaron Liberman on Sunday was the first player known to wear a yarmulke in a Big Ten basketball game, Big Ten Network...
Does Ostreicher’s Freedom Shed Light on the Cases of Other Jewish Prisoners?
JNS.org -While an air of mystery surrounds the details of Jewish businessman Jacob Ostreicher's return to U.S. soil after being held for more...
‘Superman Sam,’ Eight-Year-Old Sam Sommer, Dies of Leukemia
JNS.org - Sam Sommer, the 8-year-old boy whose battle against leukemia was documented by his parents—both rabbis—in a widely followed blog, died Saturday. More...
