Maxine Dovere / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Maxine Dovere / JNS.org
Jihadist-Turned-Zionist Makes Case for Israel
NEW YORK—In 2000, as a young teenager on a trip to Pakistan to visit family, Muslim ex-radical Kasim Hafeez saw violence praised and "learned" that America, the...
From Sandy to Gaza Rockets, Students Weather Each Other’s Storms
NEW YORK—Between Israeli youths going through Hurricane Sandy and American youths experiencing the onslaught of rockets from Gaza, participants of November's America Israel Friendship League's...
After Gaza Conflict, Olmert’s Political Future Hangs in the Balance
NEW YORK—During his recent tour of the United States, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared, "No rocket from Gaza can decide the future of the state...
Even as Rockets Rain Down, Israeli Economic Strength Recognized
NEW YORK—On Nov. 20, for the sixth consecutive year, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) recognized the innovative technology and business acumen that characterizes the...
Renowned Israeli Composer Noam Sheriff Carries Jewish History on His Shoulders
NEW YORK—Noam Sheriff, conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra and 2011 winner of the Israel Prize (largely regarded as the state's highest honor) in music,...
Former Israeli Chief Rabbi Recalls Memorable Visits With Lubavitcher Rebbe
Forty-five hundred rabbinic emissaries, or "shluchim of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement gathered in New York City on Nov. 11 to celebrate their current accomplishments in Jewish outreach...
Refugee-Turned-Activist Seeks Attention for Plight of Egyptian Jews
NEW YORK—For Levana Vidal Zamir, it was a "good childhood"—until May 14, 1948. At midnight, she recalls, Egyptian officers rampaged through her family's house and...
Sandy’s Wrath Spurs Comprehensive Jewish Community Response
NEW YORK—Hurricane Sandy stormed into New York and New Jersey with unmitigated force, carrying death and destruction, disrupting lives, and devastating neighborhoods in America's most...
Jewish Friends Killed During Sandy Remembered for Selflessness, Activism
Jessie Streich-Kest and Jacob Vogelman, two Brooklyn Jews and friends from childhood who were killed during the height of Hurricane Sandy, both came from families deeply...
Israeli Oscar’s Entry Offers ‘Window to the Orthodox World’
NEW YORK—At a time when the secular world looms just beyond the boundaries of Tel Aviv's Haredi neighborhoods and the government of Israel considers ways...
Psychology, Judaism and Charlie Brown: The Layers of Abraham Twerski
EAST HAMPTON, NY—Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski is the scion of the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty, a Torah scholar, and a world-renowned psychiatrist and educator specializing in...
Greek Neo-Nazi Party Rises as Economy Sinks
Tens of thousands of Greek protesters welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to their country Oct. 9 with Nazi uniforms, Hitler salutes and swastika flags, lamenting...
Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Anticipates Energy-Driven Change
NEW YORK—Danny Ayalon anticipates dramatic changes for Israel, the Middle East and Europe, giving a decade as his timeframe. In an exclusive conversation with JNS.org last week...
From Ethiopia to the Knesset: Shlomo Molla Lives the Israeli Dream
NEW YORK—In July 2012, the Israeli government announced its decision to allow the aliyah of the last remnants of the Ethiopian Jewish community. Each month, 250 Falash Mura (Ethiopian...
