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“Every day, people are asking when it will be ready,” the site manager in Jerusalem told JNS.
Graffiti artist Benzi Brofman, who created the exhibition, was painting murals at the Nova music festival in southern Israel just hours before Hamas’s invasion.
This year’s theme is “The Ark,” in reference to the biblical story of Noah, recounting a catastrophic flood that wipes out humanity but which leads to redemption.
A new study, focused on skin cells, finds signature protein buildup that may open the door for early diagnosis of hte disease.
On Aug. 21, Ramallah claimed its economy was at risk of collapsing within “days” after Israeli banks stopped accepting Palestinian cash deposits.
“The media speaks about what they want to speak about, The artists speak about the feelings of survivors and hostages,” sculptor Yarin Didi told JNS.
Wizz Air, British Airways and Azerbaijan Airlines canceled flights on Tuesday.
A caricature of a clueless American academic, Lyle Culpepper amuses hundreds of thousands online with his enthusiasm for “Ji-hottie” terrorists.
Extra charges that the state law requires the Jewish paper to shell out are “crushing,” the paper’s co-publisher and co-founder told JNS.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional U.S. military personnel forward to augment our forces that are already in the region,” the Pentagon said.
Karen Paikin Barall of the Jewish Federations of North America called it critical that “we have a place to shine the light brightly on the contributions made by Jews in United States society throughout history.”
Benjamin Weber told JNS that “as the sole Jewish councilor, I consider it my responsibility to work so that Jews in Boston are able to peacefully mourn the victims of Oct. 7 on its anniversary.”
