A new documentary about Benjamin Netanyahu premiered at a major film festival this week, at a moment when he is facing intense global scrutiny. But filmgoers in the Israeli prime minister’s own country may never get to see it. That’s because “The...

Early in her senior year in high school in Washington D.C., Elie Ravitz-Basser realized that the Israel-Gaza war would upend her college plans. “I applied to four universities in the United States early in the fall, but everything changed after Oct....

Around 1 a.m. Wednesday night, Brooklyn-based activist Adina Sash received a phone call she had long awaited: Malky Berkowitz, 29, a fellow Orthodox woman, had finally received a “get,” or Jewish divorce contract. For Sash, better known on Instagram...

To mark the 60th anniversary of National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis' Couturier sale, here are 60 achievements and fun facts about NCJWSTL from its founding to today. 1893 National Council of Jewish Women is founded by Hannah G. Solomon in Chicago...

Barbara Demba, September 8, 2024 in Atlanta, GA Dear mother of Barry Demba, Don (Jennifer) Demba and Gayle Newman. Loving grandmother of Paige, Grace and Nicholas Demba. Dear sister of Sue (the late Robert) Clements. Beloved daughter of the late...

The Israel Defense Forces said that indirect and unintentional gunfire from its troops likely killed Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, and expressed regret over her death. Eygi, 26, was killed in the West Bank on Friday during a protest...

Allen H. Surinsky, September 5, 2024 Beloved husband of Edna Surinsky; dear father of Terry Surinsky (Mike Duncan), Wendy Surinsky and Andrew Surinsky (Ingrid); dear grandfather of Noah, Rosa and Nadia Duncan (Kevin Wilson) and Rejato Surinsky;...

For decades the Chabad-Lubavitch movement has followed the teachings of its last spiritual leader, popularly known as “the Rebbe,” to bring Jewish practice and learning to every Jew across the globe through a sprawling network of emissaries and Jewish...

Michael Towerman, June 14, 1958 – September 5, 2024 Michael Towerman passed away on September 5, 2024, surrounded by family. Beloved husband of Barbara; loving father of Matthew (Amanda), Alison (Brent), and Katelyn (Jonathan); devoted grandfather...

(JTA) — Fred Kormis, a German-Jewish artist whose life and work spanned two world wars, created Britain’s first memorial to Nazi victims, yet his name has been largely forgotten. Despite this, Kormis' legacy endures through his works, including the...

Three years after pulling off an upset to win gold in his Paralympics debut, Jewish table tennis star Ian Seidenfeld, the nephew of St. Louisan and Jewish Family Services CEO Miriam Seidenfeld, earned a bronze medal in Paris on Thursday. Seidenfeld,...