While the three stated goals of the boycott, divestment and sanction (BDS) movement are an end to Israel’s “occupation” of “Arab lands occupied in June 1967,” equal rights for Arab Israelis and the right of return for Palestinian refugees (bdsmovement.net),…
March of the Living International (MOLI) has published a study examining the effects that the program has had on its participants. The educational program takes, on average, 10,000-20,000 students annually to Poland and Israel with the goal of educating and…
United Hatzalah of Israel and Artists 4 Israel distributed art therapy kits to families in southern Israel and held a program that included visits by graffiti artists who worked with teens to paint neighborhood bomb shelters. (photo from United Hatzalah…
A chuppah in Jerusalem. (photo by Nikki Fenton) Mazal tov. Mabrouk. Congratulations. No matter one’s religion or language, a wedding is generally a joyous occasion. While there is no apparent consensus, varying reports say that between 60% and 80% of…
The main square of the Venice ghetto. The building on the right, which is now a hotel, used to house the Jewish community retirement home. (photo by Ashernet) Next month will mark 500 years of what most consider the world’s…
A scene from filmmaker Reuven Brodsky’s documentary Home Movie. (photo by Yevgeny Spivak) In 1989, the USSR’s emigration gates opened. Responsible for prying them open was a small group of tremendously courageous and patient Soviet Jews (called refusenikim for their…
A model of the Kaifeng synagogue at an exhibit at the Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv in 2011. (photo by Sodabottle via commons.wikimedia.org) With the Chinese New Year taking place next week, it is an appropriate time to reflect on…
In Petriplatz, Pastor Gregor Hohberg, left, and Imam Kadir Sanci listen as Rabbi Andreas Nachama recites a prayer for peace. (photo by Frithjof Timm) In the middle of Berlin, on the grounds of where a church was destroyed in the…
In fall 2015, Yael Levin, third from the right, participated in the program Jewish Life in Germany – Past, Present and Future. (photo from Yael Levin) Last year marked 50 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Israel. To celebrate…
Jewish summer camp combines land and water activities with learning about Israel and Judaism. (photo from Camp BB Riback) When summer comes to the Pacific Northwest, it’s the best time to head into the great outdoors and, of course, for kids, into…
