Abbas: According to Quran, Jewish Temple stood in Yemen “The Jews say, ‘This is ours, that was ours....’ No. That’s not what the Quran says,” said the Palestinian leader, echoing a claim made by his predecessor, Yasser Arafat. Canaan Lidor April 29, 2025
At 100, YIVO aims to be more global “YIVO was conceived as a kind of Smithsonian Institution-Library of Congress of Eastern European Jews,” Eddy Portnoy, director of exhibitions at the nonprofit, told JNS. Vita Fellig April 24, 2025
Tikvah Fund event draws 1,000, makes case for ‘Jewish fight for America’ “We Jews are the blue and white in the red, white and blue,” the Yiddish scholar Ruth Wisse told attendees of the Jewish Leadership Conference. JNS Staff Dec. 17, 2024
Kyiv approves Golda Meir Park in historical center The Kyiv City Council renamed the site in honor of the Israeli prime minister on the 125th anniversary of her birth. David Isaac Dec. 4, 2024
German University nixes gig by Israeli scholar Benny Morris Two University of Leipzig professors cited "security concerns" and claims of "racism" against the historian, a vocal opponent of Israeli control over parts of Judea and Samaria. Canaan Lidor Dec. 3, 2024
Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum champions accessibility Elevators, ramps and widened pathways have transformed the heritage site in the capital's Old City. Sharon Altshul Nov. 29, 2024
‘Soundtrack of our lives,’ KKL-JNF releases photos of poet Hayim Nahman Bialik Released at the 90th anniversary of Bialik's death, the photos "reveal aspects of the national poet's private life and teach us more about the person he was," according to KKL-JNF's Efrat Sinai. June 25, 2024
Twelve tough questions and simple answers about Israel I hope that all of you will use my answers as springboards for more formal and informal discussions. Gil Troy June 23, 2024
Attempts by ancient rabbis to curb Greek theater a comedy of errors, per new book “Given the ideological resistance to theater by some Jewish and Christian authorities, it is all the more striking when they appropriate its forms,” author Courtney Friesen told JNS. Menachem Wecker June 17, 2024
