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96-y/o circumcised - 'Now I truly feel like a real free man'

A navigator in the Red Army in World War II, Armin Kahn escaped death in a prisoner-of-war camp thanks to not being circumcised; Many years later, he undergoes a belated procedure in Toronto

Itamar Eichner | 05.11.23

Under attack: White supremacists lead antisemitic charge in U.S.

Antisemitic attacks and bullying against the U.S. Jewish community are at an all-time high and it's no longer just the classic antisemitism of the far right or far left 'anti-Israel' criticism. American Jews are at a dangerous crossroads and, according to experts, the only solution is to learn how to fight it

Emily Schrader | 05.09.23

Israel to commemorate Jewish terror victims slain abroad

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli says it is necessary to fulfill the state's commitment that it will take action to ensure the security of Jewish people and its distressed and captive citizens due to their Judaism or citizenship

Itamar Eichner | 05.08.23

Between Ukraine and Russia, Transnistria's Jews stay on the fence on war

Transnistria's local Jewish community is trying to assist refugees from Ukraine, Jews and non-Jews alike, but the situation makes it difficult for them to raise funds; 'We have enormous difficulties because of the sanctions'

Edward Doks, Tiraspol | 05.06.23

Honoring the past, building for the future: Porto's Jewish community inaugurates new cemetery

The Isaac Aboab Field of Equality, named after the last Gaon of Castile who lived and died in Porto following the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, 'is proof that the Jews always regenerate'

Itamar Eichner | 05.02.23

Health workers in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Williamsburg

Official NYC data: ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID, life expectancy drops for first time

Ynet analysis reveals Jewish community in New York City has seen mortality more than double compared to pre-pandemic times; births remain relatively steady

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.30.23

Half of Israeli expatriates never intend to come back, survey shows

New study finds ex-pats tend to hold on to their Israeli identity even after decades overseas and maintain strong connection to the Jewish state; over half of respondents interested in their children serving in the IDF

Itamar Eichner | 04.27.23

U.S. Jewry can keep Israel democratic: Make Aliyah

Opinion: With far-right elements in Israel rightly stating that the country's conservative demographics will outgrow the liberal one in the near future, American Jews to make Aliyah in order to save Israel's democratic nature

Attila Somfalvi | 04.24.23

Holding onto the Israeli flag without tearing it apart

Opinion: The great Zionist mission of our day is to continue to wave our flag, together, to continue to see it as a collective symbol of our collective home, to continue believing that there is room for all of us under the Magen David, and that the blue stripes have a bright future ahead, here, in the land of Israel, for the coming 75 years

Yaakov Hagoel | 04.20.23

A taste of the IDF changes the life of young Jews

Youths from across the Jewish Diaspora come to southern Israel where they simulate enlisting in the military and serving as IDF soldiers

Ynet | 03.21.23

More Israelis feel affinity and responsibility for Diaspora Jewry, study finds

Diaspora Affairs Ministry poll shows 70% of Israelis feel they share a common destiny with Jews in the Diaspora, 81% disturbed by rise of antisemitic attacks on Jews abroad

Itamar Eichner | 03.20.23

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