Orit Arfa / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Orit Arfa / JNS.org
Lost And Not Found: The Unknown Fate of Jews’ Everyday Possessions Looted by the Nazis
JNS.org - At an antiques flea market in Berlin, one stand has two Hanukkah menorahs for sale. The husky, white-haired merchant wearing a Soviet hammer-and-sickle pin said one of...
German Agency Helps Families Learn About Nazi Family Ties
JNS.org - While the annual commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day gives voice to the victims of the Nazi atrocities, can this also be a day for...
European Christian Groups Shine Light on Israeli Counter-Terrorism Expertise
JNS.org - On December 8, in the heart of the European Union (EU) headquarters in Brussels, pro-Israel Christian organizations sought to convey practical advice from Israel...
Ordinary Palestinians Respond With Apathy to the American Election
JNS.org - Anyone reeling from the American presidential election results might want to take comfort in the laid-back attitude of some Palestinian civilians. At two competing Palestinian-owned...
What Can Germany Learn From Israel’s Diversity?
JNS.org - With a spate of ISIS-inspired “lone wolf” terrorist attacks that shocked Germany this summer, German media analysts are increasingly looking to Israel as an example...
With Antisemitism Rising in Germany, Jewish Groups Encourage Victims to Speak Up
JNS.org - In the summer of 2015, on the streets of Berlin, a gang of drunks approached an Israeli and German woman, who were speaking Hebrew,...
As Berlin Prices Rise, Israelis Turn East for German Real-Estate Bargains
JNS.org - Sonnenallee, a street in Berlin’s Neukölln district, looks like it comes straight out of an Arab city — so much so that it goes...
Summer in Berlin, From West to East
JNS.org - The unofficial status of Berlin and Tel Aviv as sister cities is easy to understand. Both cities are drenched with nightlife, culture, and cafés....
‘Bizarre’ and ‘Trashy’ are Exemplary at Israeli-Founded Awards Show in Berlin (VIDEO)
JNS.org - “Most bizarre” and “most trashy” are just some of the categories that made the 5th annual Berlin Music Video Awards (BMVAs) stand out. The weekend-long...
Real Estate Moguls Find ‘Unpolished Diamond’ in Akko, Mixed Jewish-Arab City
JNS.org - Muhammad Abu Marwan takes me through the refined, artsy living room of “Arabesque: An Arts and Residency Center” in the Old City of Acre...
A Lightning ‘Boldt’ of German Support for Israel
JNS.org - Andreas Boldt can’t help but effuse praise and love for Israel with seemingly any chance he gets — with his kids, too. In some...
Home of Freud and…Pita? Israelis Make Culinary Mark in Vienna
JNS.org - Several Viennese Jews have made a lasting impact on the world. Sigmund Freud’s investigations changed the face of modern psychology. Composer Arnold Schoenberg’s innovations...
Wine Brings Judea and Samaria to Tel Aviv
JNS.org - Wine has long been considered a social lubricant, and it’s Nir Lavie’s hope that wine from his Har Bracha Winery in the Samarian hills...
A Day in Rahat: The Bedouin Capital of the World
JNS.org - Liat Cohen is a seasoned member of an organization called Ma’agalim-Halkat (“Cycles” in Hebrew), which arranges visits between Jews and Arabs. Yet she admitted...
