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Carolyn Starman Hessel joined the New York-based Jewish Book Council in 1994. Since then, she’s been called the “Jewish Oprah” for her ability to help authors… Read More ›
Carolyn Starman Hessel joined the New York-based Jewish Book Council in 1994. Since then, she’s been called the “Jewish Oprah” for her ability to help authors… Read More ›
New York – Hundreds of mourners were due to gather at a New York City church on Friday to pay their respects for one of… Read More ›
A fundraising campaign started quietly by two first graders two years ago to help find a cure for a rare genetic disease just passed the… Read More ›
“The notion of demographics as destiny is overblown,” said Republican pollster and media strategist Wes Anderson. “Just like (Bush aide Karl) Rove was wrong with… Read More ›
Israel – Two Palestinians approached the Gaza-Israel security fence on Friday afternoon. The men ignored the calls of IDF soldiers to stop, and one proceeded… Read More ›
Jerusalem – On Friday morning two Border Police officers were stabbed in Jerusalem , near the Old City’s Lion’s Gate. Police said one officer, 19,… Read More ›
West Bank, Israel – According to an Israeli security official, two men responsible for Thursday’s firebomb attack in the West Bank were found among 12… Read More ›
Banda Aceh, Indonesia – Many Grieving people took part in beachside memorials and religious services across Asia on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of… Read More ›
Helsinki – Police in Sweden say a mosque has been set ablaze by a suspected arsonist, injuring 5. Another mosque in the same town was… Read More ›
Bnei Brak – A struggle for women’s rights is brewing within Israel’s deeply conservative ultra-Orthodox community. Women, who have largely been shut out of politics,… Read More ›
Jordan – According to a report in the Arab press, a prisoner exchange may be in the cards for a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic… Read More ›
Tehran – On Friday Iran said it is going to expand what it calls “smart filtering” of the Internet, a policy of censoring undesirable content… Read More ›
New York – Though trading was light with many traders still out for the Christmas holiday, U.S. stocks rose on Friday, with major indexes hitting… Read More ›
Moscow – Following U.S. sanctions imposed earlier this month, the world’s two largest credit and debit card companies, Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc, said on… Read More ›
West Bank – The Israeli military said, a firebomb attack on a car in the West Bank left an 11-year-old Israeli girl severely burned and… Read More ›
Gaza – Saying Israel would be the first to be burned by its fire, Hamas’s armed wing, Izaddin al-Qassam, warned Israel against “continuing to violate”… Read More ›
Jerusalem – Israeli investigators continue to probe the cause of a deadly Beit Shemesh fire yesterday, which left a seven year old boy dead and… Read More ›
Jerusalem – The Israeli government on Thursday returned the corpses of the two terrorists who carried out November’s Har Nof massacre, resulting in the brutal… Read More ›
Cairo – Sources quoted by the Egyptian media said, an Israeli delegation arrived in Cairo early Thursday morning in an attempt to find the remains… Read More ›