https://www.jns.org/author/michael-freund Michael Freund, the founder and chairman of Shavei Israel, served as the deputy director of communications under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. An ordained rabbi, he has lived for the past 25 years in Israel. en-US Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:15:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/michael-freund/finland-when-jews-fought-alongside-the-nazis 0000019d-d5a7-d1db-a79d-dff702190000 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:15:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/michael-freund/finland-when-jews-fought-alongside-the-nazis https://www.jns.org/opinion/angolas-overlooked-place-in-jewish-history 0000019d-9bce-dd6b-a39f-ffeea5440000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/angolas-overlooked-place-in-jewish-history https://www.jns.org/opinion/singapore-israels-kindred-state-in-asia 0000019d-7367-dd1b-ad9f-7f6fe4aa0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/singapore-israels-kindred-state-in-asia https://www.jns.org/opinion/malta-a-small-island-with-a-long-jewish-history 0000019d-2127-d221-ab9d-efef83730000 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/malta-a-small-island-with-a-long-jewish-history https://www.jns.org/opinion/kyrgyzstan-a-haven-in-central-asia 0000019d-0640-d09b-afbd-be4ead080000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/kyrgyzstan-a-haven-in-central-asia https://www.jns.org/opinion/michael-freund/a-refuge-on-the-equator-the-jewish-story-of-ecuador 0000019c-f892-dbb3-addc-f9d3bfed00e4 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/michael-freund/a-refuge-on-the-equator-the-jewish-story-of-ecuador https://www.jns.org/opinion/michael-freund/the-philippines-israels-asian-lifeline 0000019c-d3c8-d83f-adfd-d3ed713e003a Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:33:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/michael-freund/the-philippines-israels-asian-lifeline https://www.jns.org/opinion/michael-freund/little-island-long-memory-barbados-and-jews 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f48c800088 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/michael-freund/little-island-long-memory-barbados-and-jews https://www.jns.org/opinion/michael-freund/reviving-an-ancient-bond-between-macedonians-and-jews 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f48c80004a Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/michael-freund/reviving-an-ancient-bond-between-macedonians-and-jews https://www.jns.org/opinion/michael-freund/fiji-a-pacific-ally-israel-can-trust 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f48c800023 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:00:50 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/michael-freund/fiji-a-pacific-ally-israel-can-trust