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North American Studios Look to Israel for Next Animation Hit
JNS.org - In 2008, Yoram Honig was a producer and director living in Jerusalem, fresh off his first international hit, when the Jerusalem Development Authority...
Yemenite Children Were Never Kidnapped in Israel
Every few years Israel is convulsed in "kidnapped Yemenite children" hysteria, and this summer is just the latest round. The ruckus concerns allegations that Yemenite children in the 1950s were kidnapped from their parents by...
Antisemitism Is Flourishing on California Campuses
For nearly a decade, incidents of antisemitism have been on the rise in the University of California system and numerous other colleges in the Golden State. Some say that California colleges make more headlines about incidents of...
Tension Over Missile Defense Funding Further Complicates Obama’s Israel Legacy
JNS.org - Since taking office in 2009, President Barack Obama’s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been fraught with tension. Even within the framework of that tension, strong American military aid for Israel has...
CAIR Claims It Welcomes ‘Significant, Healthy Debates’ Among Muslims
He might have been trying to be ironic. But Corey Saylor seemed to be playing...
Hating Jews in Ancient Times and Today
In 1943, even before the full story of Nazi inhumanity was revealed, Joshua Trachtenberg published The...
Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas to Wear Leotard With Hebrew Letters in National Competition
Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas will wear a leotard bearing Hebrew lettering when she competes...
Disconnecting the Dots: Blurring the Lines
In my childhood, one of the fun games in the daily newspaper was a "connecting...
University of California, Irvine: A Space for Free Speech, and a Safe Space for Jews
The Jewish students at the University of California, Irvine and their supporters took a strong stand...
North American Studios Look to Israel for Next Animation Hit
JNS.org - In 2008, Yoram Honig was a producer and director living in Jerusalem, fresh off his first international hit, when the Jerusalem Development Authority (JDA)...
Yemenite Children Were Never Kidnapped in Israel
Every few years Israel is convulsed in "kidnapped Yemenite children" hysteria, and this summer is just the latest round. The ruckus concerns allegations that Yemenite...
Antisemitism Is Flourishing on California Campuses
For nearly a decade, incidents of antisemitism have been on the rise in the University of California system and numerous other colleges in the Golden...
Tension Over Missile Defense Funding Further Complicates Obama’s Israel Legacy
JNS.org - Since taking office in 2009, President Barack Obama’s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been fraught with tension. Even within the framework...
CAIR Claims It Welcomes ‘Significant, Healthy Debates’ Among Muslims
He might have been trying to be ironic. But Corey Saylor seemed to be playing it straight on Monday when he claimed that the Council on American-Islamic...
Hating Jews in Ancient Times and Today
In 1943, even before the full story of Nazi inhumanity was revealed, Joshua Trachtenberg published The Devil and the Jews, a brilliant analysis of how the...
Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas to Wear Leotard With Hebrew Letters in National Competition
Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas will wear a leotard bearing Hebrew lettering when she competes at the P&G Gymnastics Championships over the weekend. Douglas' Swarovski-outlined outfit will...
Disconnecting the Dots: Blurring the Lines
In my childhood, one of the fun games in the daily newspaper was a "connecting the dots" puzzle -- a simple system of drawing a line from...
University of California, Irvine: A Space for Free Speech, and a Safe Space for Jews
The Jewish students at the University of California, Irvine and their supporters took a strong stand recently, showing the campus community that we will not be intimidated...
Finding Faith in an Unlikely Place: Arab and Israeli Children Bond at a Pediatric Hospital
Every now and then, your faith in humanity is restored -- and it's usually at a time and place you least expect it. For me, that...
Rabbi Praised for Adhering to Jewish Dietary Laws While Competing on Food Network’s ‘Chopped’
Even though Chabad Rabbi Hanoch Hecht did not come in first place on Tuesday night's episode of the Food Network's "Chopped," social media users praised his efforts...
What Would a ‘Brexit’ Mean for UK-Israel Relations?
Britain's upcoming referendum on its membership in the European Union is the center of tremendous speculation. Across Europe, the result will have great implications since Britain is...
Orthodox Entertainer Stars in Pepsi Max Commercial as New Face of Company’s Israel Campaign (VIDEO)
Orthodox singer and entertainer Lipa Schmeltzer is starring in a new Pepsi Max commercial for the company's campaign in Israel. The commercial begins with a bunch of...
At Israeli Confab, Searching for ‘Silver-Bullet Solutions’ to Europe’s Migrant Crisis
JNS.org - The influx of migrants and refugees into Europe has presented that continent’s leaders and policymakers with some of their greatest current challenges. Those challenges...
