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American Friends of Magen David Adom Raises Record $14 Million at LA Gala
JNS.org - The American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) raised a record $14 million at a fundraiser held at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles...
John Hagee Ministries Program Holds 35th Annual ‘Night to Honor Israel’
JNS.org - A Christian ministries media network held its 35th annual "Night to Honor Israel" event Sunday, where it distributed $2 million to Israeli and Jewish charities. The John Hagee Ministries (JHM) program included keynote speeches from former US Ambassador to the United Nations...
Jewish and Mormon Leaders Come Together to Remember Shared Values, Support for Zionism
JNS.org -- Exactly 175 years ago, an American non-Jew, under the direction of the founder of his church, climbed the Mount of Olives and offered an impassioned declaration and prayer proclaiming the Holy Land as the...
US Naval Academy Honors Holocaust Survivor for Decades of Teaching About Nazi Genocide
A Holocaust survivor was honored by the US Naval Academy in Annapolis on Wednesday for her 20 years of teaching cadets about the Nazi genocide, the US Armed Forces newspaper Stars and Stripes reported. At a ceremony at the United States Holocaust Memorial...
Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives Makes Bloomberg List of World’s Most Beautiful Cemeteries
The famed Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem was ranked 8th out of 12 on...
Tiny Wooden Charm Found in Auschwitz Attic Likely a Symbol of Resistance Against Nazis, Says Head of Memory Sites Foundation
A miniature charm belonging to an Auschwitz inmate was discovered this month in the attic of...
Children of Fallen Soldiers Celebrate Mass Bar Mitzvah
JNS.org -- Dozens of orphans of fallen Israeli soldiers, and the son of an American serviceman who...
Australia’s ‘Today’ Show Features Orthodox Jewish Boy Who Designed Portable House for the Homeless
An Orthodox Jewish boy from Sydney who designed and created a portable, makeshift house for homeless...
At Sukkot, Israeli Farmers Enjoy the Fruits of Their Faith
JNS.org - Avichai Koch says farming is in his blood. He is the son of Holocaust...
American Friends of Magen David Adom Raises Record $14 Million at LA Gala
JNS.org - The American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) raised a record $14 million at a fundraiser held at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles Tuesday. The...
John Hagee Ministries Program Holds 35th Annual ‘Night to Honor Israel’
JNS.org - A Christian ministries media network held its 35th annual "Night to Honor Israel" event Sunday, where it distributed $2 million to Israeli and Jewish charities. The John Hagee Ministries (JHM) program...
Jewish and Mormon Leaders Come Together to Remember Shared Values, Support for Zionism
JNS.org -- Exactly 175 years ago, an American non-Jew, under the direction of the founder of his church, climbed the Mount of Olives and offered an...
US Naval Academy Honors Holocaust Survivor for Decades of Teaching About Nazi Genocide
A Holocaust survivor was honored by the US Naval Academy in Annapolis on Wednesday for her 20 years of teaching cadets about the Nazi genocide, the US Armed Forces newspaper Stars...
Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives Makes Bloomberg List of World’s Most Beautiful Cemeteries
The famed Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem was ranked 8th out of 12 on a Bloomberg list published Friday of the most beautiful burial sites in the...
Tiny Wooden Charm Found in Auschwitz Attic Likely a Symbol of Resistance Against Nazis, Says Head of Memory Sites Foundation
A miniature charm belonging to an Auschwitz inmate was discovered this month in the attic of a concentration camp building, the UK's Daily Mail reported on Thursday. According to the...
Children of Fallen Soldiers Celebrate Mass Bar Mitzvah
JNS.org -- Dozens of orphans of fallen Israeli soldiers, and the son of an American serviceman who died in Afghanistan, celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs in...
Australia’s ‘Today’ Show Features Orthodox Jewish Boy Who Designed Portable House for the Homeless
An Orthodox Jewish boy from Sydney who designed and created a portable, makeshift house for homeless people appeared as a guest on Australia's "Today" show on Wednesday. The morning...
At Sukkot, Israeli Farmers Enjoy the Fruits of Their Faith
JNS.org - Avichai Koch says farming is in his blood. He is the son of Holocaust survivors from Europe who immigrated to Israel, where they worked the...
Orthodox British Jew Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving in Damaged Vehicle — to Reach Destination Before Shabbat
An Orthodox British Jew pleaded guilty in court to reckless driving, after getting into an accident and continuing on his way, with parts of his car breaking off --...
Middle East Reporting Through the Eyes of an Evangelical Christian
JNS.org - Despite the increasing number of terror attacks in the United States, for most Americans, the various conflicts in the Middle East remain distant and misunderstood. Chris...
Israeli-Born Malawi Parliament Member: Actions, Not Words, Will Change Africa for the Better
How does the Israeli-born son of an eastern European Holocaust survivor end up as a parliament member in one of Africa’s poorest nations? Just ask...
Israel’s National Baseball Team Aims to Inspire Next Generation of Athletes
Members of Israel's national baseball team, which on Sunday won the qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) in Brooklyn, NY, said their aim is to inspire the next...
Jewish Agency’s Future in Question With Sharansky’s Departure
JNS.org - Announcing his pending retirement during an interview last week, the Jewish Agency for Israel’s outgoing two-term Chairman Natan Sharansky said the venerable Zionist institution...
