Category: Opinion
A Holocaust child survivor united two families for three generations
By MARSHA HALPERT As we near Yom HaShoahm, Marsha Halpert of Albany and a 2nd generation survivor shared with us some thoughts about one child during the Shoah and how people can help each other. Yom HaShoah, Holocaust...
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Driving Mr. Larry
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Source unknown The day of reckoning was finally...
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Who knows one? The arrival of the Moss Haggadah at the National Library of Israel
Moss Haggadah—In Every Generation ©2024 David Moss. Graphic courtesy of Bet Alpha Editions. By...
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The red heifer: Catalyst for war or harbinger of global peace?
A red heifer in its new home at the Ancient Shiloh heritage site. Photo courtesy of the Binyamin...
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Veterans, others to note the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp
Dachau Concentration Camp entrance on July 30, 2015. Photo courtesy of pxhidalgo. The region’s...
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How did Israel place eighth in the 2025 World Happiness Report?
Photo courtesy of Deposit Photos [email protected] By RACHEL O’DONOGHUE JNS Israelis shouldn’t...
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In Hamas tunnels, Eli Sharabi said kiddish every Friday night
Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi briefs reporters before a U.N. Security Council meeting in New...
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Trump’s tariff crusade may be rooted in an idea about justice
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House,...
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Bnai Brak mentioned in the Haggadah
The depiction of a family celebrating the Passover seder from a 14th-century illuminated Haggadah....
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U. Albany students note Shabbat and books
“Shabbat 360” an annual mega-Shabbat dinner at the University of Albany co-sponsored by UAlbany...
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Looking forward to Pesach and its message of hope and renewal
By JAN LEE JNS I always look forward to Passover, and I know I’m not alone. According to...
Read MoreHow the West was won, and how it can be saved
By PHYLLIS CHESLER JNS The Islamification of the West began long ago with Arab and Islamic attacks against infidels, especially the Jews. By the beginning of this century, anti-Zionism characterized the new anti-Semitism. Israel...
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