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Alina D. Sharon

From left: Konrad Adam, Frauke Petry and Bernd Lucke during the Alternative for Germany party’s first-ever convention in April 2013 in Berlin. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Far-right AfD party’s rise highlights a ‘fine line’ for German Jews and Israel

Alina D. Sharon

October 3, 2017

Dairy cows in a barn at the Volcani Center, the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture’s research arm, in Beit Dagan near Tel Aviv. Credit: Yehoshua Maltz/Volcani Center.

‘Startup nation’ meets Shavuot: the story of Israel’s efficient, high-tech dairy industry

Alina D. Sharon

May 9, 2017

Pages from the 1500s' Passover Haggadah that was recently sold to the National Library of Israel. Credit: Sotheby's.

Passover ‘showstopper:’ Israeli library buys book collection with 1500s’ Haggadah

Alina D. Sharon

February 21, 2017

Planting in Israel as part of the monthlong nationwide campaign organized by KKL-JNF in advance of Tu B'Shevat. Credit: Yossi Aloni.

What you need to know about trees, Tu B’Shvat and the Jewish National Fund

Alina D. Sharon

February 6, 2017

The four Jewish female religious leaders who spoke with JNS.org about feminism and Purim. Top row: Rabbi Ilana Garber (left) and Maharat Dasi Fruchter. Bottom row: Rabbi Leora Kaye (left) and Rabbi Margot Stein. Credit: Provided photos.

Feminism and Purim: reflections of female religious leaders across denominations

Alina D. Sharon

February 6, 2017

Israeli security forces at the scene of a stabbing attack at Herod's Gate in Jerusalem on Sept. 19. A Palestinian stabbed two policemen before being shot by police. Credit: Yotan Sindel/Flash90.

Jewish news year in review: 5776

Alina D. Sharon

September 27, 2016

Adam Minsky, President and CEO of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, shares his thoughts with Israeli MK Nachman Shai (Labor/Zionist Camp). Credit: Liora Kogan.

Knesset MKs tour North American Jewish communities in search of unity

Alina D. Sharon

September 12, 2016

The Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in New York City, home to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Dismissal of $655 million terrorism judgment against PA sets bad precedent

Alina D. Sharon

September 2, 2016

Former British Home Secretary Theresa May—who is now the U.K.'s prime minister—speaks at the Ukraine Forum on Asset Recovery in London on April 29, 2014. Credit: Foreign and Commonwealth Office via Wikimedia Commons.

Lauded by Jewish leaders, new British Prime Minster Theresa May takes office

Alina D. Sharon

July 13, 2016