The airman described the moment the plane was struck and their immediate realization that it was a catastrophic hit, like “getting hit by a freight train.”
Charlotte Knobloch, who leads the city’s Jewish community, canceled her attendance at a book launch following the incident.
Widawski, a younger brother and an uncle were the only members of the family to survive the Nazi extermination of Jews.
Likud says IDF operations in Gaza led to release of captives, rejects Jared Kushner’s claim regarding Doha strike.
Destruction of the Badr Unit’s underground command network gives Israel a “physical, not just diplomatic” card to hold in any negotiation, former IDF officer tells JNS.
Most are open to several years of IDF rule in the Strip; Netanyahu leads rivals on suitability to serve as prime minister.
Brig. Gen. (res.) Daniel Gold discusses the challenge of countries competing for resources and prioritizing national interests.
Abd al-Rahman intended to carry out the attack “in the immediate time frame.”
The scholarly study found a dominant narrative that placed “near-exclusive agency and responsibility” on Israel while downplaying Hamas’s role in the conflict.
The Israeli prime minister praised the New York radio host as a “voice of truth for Israel” in a video message ahead of the ceremony.
On her podcast, Cissie Graham Lynch has spoken against Jew-hatred on college campuses and expressed her support for Israel as a Christian Zionist.
“I know the region. I know what is at stake,” the Republican congressman said.
“Free speech allows difficult and controversial views, but it does not require anyone to stay silent when someone has a history of hateful comments about Jewish Americans, 9/11 and Hamas terrorism,” said Rep. Henry Cuellar.
The affidavit, which JNS obtained, stated that the suspect “invoked antisemitic conspiratorial themes as justification for the intended killing, attributing violence to ‘semites,’ to ‘Tel Aviv’ and to ‘a foreign government.’”
After months of holding services in borrowed spaces, congregants returned to their sanctuary nearly six months after a truck attack targeted Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Mich.
Israel’s National Security Minister slammed the slate led by Gen. (res.) Yair Golan, dubbing it “an antisemitic, anti-Israel party.”
The Central Elections Committee is preparing for foreign influence campaigns, AI-generated disinformation and the possibility of a major security escalation.
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Study of more than 1.2 million Israelis finds kibbutz residents had significantly lower mortality risk than ultra-Orthodox and non-ultra-Orthodox Jews living in urban communities.
Affiliation of Caracas’s Colegio UE Moral y Luces “Herzl-Bialik” comes as Venezuela’s Jewish community works to recover from June earthquakes.
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The organization’s 101 emergency center also received more than 2 million calls, while MDA collected nearly 282,000 blood units.
Recipes include traditional holiday foods alongside dishes influenced by Jewish cuisines from around the world.
Ishay Ribo, Avraham Fried, Yaakov Shwekey, Zusha and Yair Elaytzur to perform together at Jerusalem’s Sultan’s Pool on Wednesday, Sep. 30.
Ahead of the High Holidays, the Federation has published a High Holiday Services Guide and expanded its security offerings.
The partnership will expand Holocaust education and antisemitism awareness, with Gratz College serving as the academic home of the Certification in Holocaust Pedagogy and supporting educator training nationwide.
Nearly two-thirds of Israelis will be forced to cut expenses to pay for basic household food costs, according to a survey conducted ahead of the Jewish holiday season.