Posts Tagged: Natan Sharansky
Ukrainian Jewish Immigration to Israel Rises 70 Percent Amid Instability
JNS.org - Ukrainian Jewish immigration to Israel has risen 70 percent in 2014 amid the recent political upheaval in that country. According to the Jewish...
Jewish World Jams Together, But What Kind of Music Will it Produce?
JNS.org - Jam session. Flash poll. A tapping into our collective mind. For four days, from Feb. 16-19, 2,135 people—61 percent between the ages...
Jewish Agency’s Sharansky Asks if Iran’s Rouhani is the New Gorbachev
For Natan Sharansky, former Israeli politician, Soviet dissident, and current Chair of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's global...
Examining Israel-Diaspora Relations at the Jewish Federation’s General Assembly
JNS.org - JERUSALEM—The changing nature of the American Jewish community has been a much-debated topic ever since the release of the recent Pew Research...
From Major Speakers to Exhibitors, Federation GA in Israel a ‘Global Jewish Shuk’
JNS.org - JERUSALEM—Several halls of Jerusalem's International Congress Center were filled with booths representing the best of Israeli innovations as the Jewish Federations...
Dr. Oz Praises PM Netanyahu’s ‘Passion’ for Israel-Turkey Relations
Television personality, medical doctor and Turk Dr. Mehmet Oz praised Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's commitment to Israel-Turkey relations in a meeting Thursday in Jerusalem. "I was...
BDS Challenge Being Met on Campus, Experts Say in Israel
JNS.org - JERUSALEM—Within the past year, three student-run legislative bodies at University of California (UC) state schools - UCBerkeley, UC Irvine and UC San Diego—passed resolutions urging divestment from Israel. These votes...
Ukraine’s President: Anti-Semitism Will Not be Tolerated
During a meeting Tuesday with the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Agency, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said that he will not give anti-Semites room...
Jewish Agency Board Convenes for First Time in Former Soviet Union
JNS.org - The Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) convened in the territory of the former Soviet Union for the...
El Al Unveils Torah Scroll on Political Flights
In honor of the Shavuot holiday this week, when Jews worldwide celebrate God's giving of the Torah to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai, Israeli...
Reported Compromise Permits Women to Say Kaddish at Western Wall
A compromise agreement has reportedly been reached to allow women to say the Kaddish mourners' prayer at the Western Wall, although they will still be...
Jerusalem Mayor: “When We Build, We Are Building for Everyone”
The annual meetings of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations wrapped Thursday in Jerusalem with a tour led by the city's mayor,...
Sharansky Urges Soviet Jewry Freedom Movement’s Inclusion in Jewish Education
BALTIMORE—Modern Jewish education, according to Natan Sharansky, ignores an event of historic proportions akin to the exodus from Egypt. While in dialogue on Monday with Elie...
Jewish Nobel Prize Established Over Years of Development
The launch of the Genesis Prize was announced recently by the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel, the Genesis Philanthropy Group, as well as...
