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Archeologists Discover Ancient Synagogue in Vilna
For the first time since it was burned in the Holocaust and destroyed – Hebrew inscriptions from the excavations of the Great Synagogue in Vilnius (Vilna) are exposed. The researchers, from the Israel...
View ArticleAlibaba to Launch Bklyn Manufacturers on Entry into US Market
By Hellen Zaboulani As Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, prepares for its entry into the U.S. market, it will start first by launching manufacturers from Brooklyn onto the platform. Shortly after...
View ArticleWhite Plains Developer Sues Orange County Town for Discriminating Against...
By Hadassa Kalatizadeh A housing developer in the White Plains has sued the Town of Chester, Orange County and their officials for allegedly trying to stop the influx of Hasidic Jewish residents into...
View ArticleSigns Point to Anti-Semitism in N Miami Beach Synagogue Shooting
Jewish Agency chief says shooting outside of Miami Beach area synagogue has the hallmarks of anti-Semitic attack. By Ilana Siyance On Sunday evening, July 28th, outside of the Young Israel of Greater...
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Remembering the Historic Legacy of Zionist Leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky on His...
Edited by: JV Staff At age 18, Ze’ev Jabotinsky left Odessa for Switzerland and later went to Italy to study law. His promise as both a leader and a critic had already surfaced at the age of 14–in a...
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Momentum Carries IDF Soldiers into Successful Civilian Lives
By: Rabbi Ralph Tawil Awards for families of kids currently serving in IDF “Abba, I don’t know what to do now that I am out of the army,” my son told me a few months ago. He had just finished his tour...
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Woodstock to Jerusalem: A Short Account of a Long Trip
By: Yaakov Ort Central Park, 1977 The first crystal-clear memory I have of the trip up to Woodstock is when we hit 85 miles per hour on the open road in my friend Stevie’s 1968 Buick Wildcat. We were...
View ArticleTwitter, Facebook Take Down Chinese Fake News Accounts
By: Michelle Quinn After Hong Kong saw one of its biggest protests yet over the weekend, a social media war has broken out between China and U.S. technology companies over how Chinese state-sponsored...
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Wine and Vines: The Vibrant, Drinkable Israeli Culture the Diaspora Needs
The only way to reignite the Jewish future outside of Israel, entrepreneur Adam Bellos says, is to bring the true Zionist spirit into the 21st century, connecting people around the world to the...
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Dr. Gerald Soff Recalls His Battle with Myeloma; Lauds ICRF & Sloan Kettering...
By: Fern Sidman In a city the size of New York, there is definitely no shortage of doctors or hospitals. As a matter of fact, people who are in need of the highest quality healthcare, usually make...
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Kenneth Bialkin, Legendary Jewish Leader & Philanthropist Dies at 89
By: Fern Sidman Among his countless positions in Jewish organizational life, Ken Bialkin was the chairman of the American-Israel Friendship League. Photo Credit: AIFL.org It is with profound sorrow...
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The New York Times Minimizes the Threat of Islamism Again
A Strange Story about Sweden’s Populist Response By: Howard Rotberg Rotberg writes: “In the age of Trump, most leftists blame American conservatives and their election of Donald Trump, for being...
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Birthright’s Excel Program Gets High Marks All Around
The professional development program has been mentoring Jewish college students and young adults in Israeli firms—nearly 800 of them to date—since 2010 By: Deborah Fineblum “It’s so much more.” That’s...
View ArticleHow Israeli Elections Work … If They Work
Quite remarkably, Israel has been through 20 smooth transitions of power. And despite the dispersal of the Knesset following Benjamin Netanyahu’s inability to form a majority coalition in April, the...
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New Online Exhibition Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of...
“1939: Jewish Families on the Brink of War” exhibition portrays the experiences of a dozen Jewish families during the Shoah Edited by: JV Staff Yad Vashem in Jerusalem will mark the 80th anniversary of...
View ArticleNY Center for Jewish History Awarded Grant from IAJGS
Edited by: JV Staff The Center for Jewish History, New York, was awarded the John Stedman Memorial Grant for its New York Historical Synagogues Map Website Enhancement Project, at the IAJGS...
View ArticleHurricane Dorian: We’re All Living in the Cone of Uncertainty
By: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg What if you knew when you were going to die? A group of researches in Germany collected blood samples from 44,168 people with ages ranging from 18 to 109 years old. Over the...
View ArticleTrump Fires John Bolton?? Pompeo Says Foreign Policy Will Not Change
By: Steve Herman The firing of White House National Security Adviser John Bolton will not mean a change in President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “I don’t...
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Amid Spate of Attacks on Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn, Community Urges Action by...
After three attacks in recent weeks targeting Chassidic Jews, residents and leaders are calling for greater police presence in their neighborhoods and stricter hate-crime laws By: Shiryn Ghermezian...
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High Holiday Challenge for College Kids: Finding Their (Spiritual) Home Away...
Most schools offer opportunities for young adults to celebrate together. Those who provide these services don’t take the responsibility lightly By: Deborah Fineblum Spending the High Holidays away from...
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