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Celebrate the Israeli-Jewish community with Winter Fair: A Warm Hug from Israel featuring local artists, crafters and small business owners showcasing their unique creations.
‘White Bird’ stars Helen Mirren as a Holocaust survivor who …
Oct 6, 2024 · ‘White Bird’ stars Helen Mirren as a Holocaust survivor who teaches her grandson about kindness The major motion picture is an adaptation of "Wonder" author R.J. Palacio’s graphic novel of the same name.
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Pittsburgh area Jewish students are invited to apply for ZOA: Pittsburgh's scholarship to Israel program, taking place in summer 2025. The scholarship is open to junior and senior high school students in the fall of 2025 who are traveling to Israel on a structured study trip.
Christopher Columbus was genetically Jewish, Spanish researchers …
Oct 14, 2024 · “We have DNA from Christopher Columbus, very partial, but sufficient. We have DNA from Hernando Colón, his son,” the lead researcher, José Antonio Lorente at the University of Granada, said in the documentary, according to Reuters.. “And both in the Y chromosome (male) and in the mitochondrial DNA (transmitted by the mother) of Hernando there are traits …
Where to donate to help Israelis at this time of crisis
Oct 10, 2023 · The following organizations in Israel are seeking donations to help those affected by the brutal attack by Hamas. These organizations all are on the front line, providing assistance where needed:
‘Testament: The Story of Moses’ is one of Netflix’s top shows — …
Apr 3, 2024 · What edge does “Moses” have over the show it displaced from the top spot, the big-budget sci-fi drama “Three Body Problem”? Not great reviews, that’s for sure: The few takes on “Testament” have been negative, citing “mediocre” visual effects, biblical inaccuracies, and claims of empty attempts to anachronistically interpret Moses’s story as one of social justice.
In Netflix’s ‘Kissufim,’ a story about Israeli life on the Gaza border ...
Sep 26, 2024 · (JTA) — The latest Israeli film on Netflix has a setting and theme that, one year after Oct. 7, could not be more current: It centers on soldiers ending their service by volunteering at a kibbutz on the Gaza border.
Kamala Harris does not agree with protester who shouted …
Oct 22, 2024 · After security has escorted out the protester, she says, “Listen, what he’s talking about, it’s real. It’s real. That’s not the subject that I came to discuss today, but it’s real and I respect his voice.”
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Most child hostages are back in Israel. Redheaded brothers Kfir …
Nov 28, 2023 · TEL AVIV (JTA) — Surrounded by dozens of orange balloons representing the red-haired Bibas children held hostage in Gaza for 53 days, their aunt Ofri Bibas addressed their captors in Gaza.