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Steve Linde, the JNS features editor, is a former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Report and The Jerusalem Post and a former director at Kol Yisrael, Israel Radio’s English News. Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, he grew up in Durban, South Africa and has graduate degrees in sociology and journalism, the latter from the University of California at Berkeley. He made aliyah in 1988, served in the IDF Artillery Corps and lives in Jerusalem.

Rabbi Shalom and Lynne Myers tell JNS about their extensive support for men and women, not all of whom are observant, serving in the IDF.
WATCH: Steve Linde with guest Sarah Sassoon
The Jerusalem-based, Australian-born writer tells JNS that Oct. 7 reinforced the urgency of reclaiming Mizrahi memory, resilience and hope.
Despite a petition to boycott Israeli films, Moshe Rosenthal’s “Tell Me Everything” became the Jewish state’s first official entry in nearly 10 years.
In response, the Israeli Foreign Ministry designated South Africa’s top diplomat in the country persona non grata.
Her brother Gil, who was with her in the car to celebrate their mother’s birthday, is in critical condition at Soroka Medical Center.
As antisemitism rises in North America, Club Z founder Masha Merkulova tells JNS that Jewish teens must be equipped long before they reach college.
WATCH: Steve Linde with guest Masha Merkulova
“He lived to help people become better versions of themselves,” his wife of 40 years, Susan Gelber, told JNS.
Pastor Tienie Wessels asked for forgiveness for the South African government’s anti-Israel stance, saying, “They’re not speaking on our behalf.”
American and Israeli officials say the partnership is designed to strengthen innovation, security and trusted technology supply chains.
The Kremlin said Moscow offered to mediate on Tehran after Washington signaled it favors a diplomatic path over military action.