(JTA) — Israeli officials have notified the relatives of 199 people that their loved ones are believed to be hostages in Gaza, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said on Monday.
The number...
Eliyahu Freedman, JTA
• Published October 16, 2023
HAIFA (JTA) — Before boarding a ship departing from Israel, Ariela Keshet explained that she has attended three funerals this week — two for soldiers killed in Israel’s war with Hamas, and one for...
(JTA) — A handful of Israeli government officials — but not Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — have acknowledged and taken responsibility for the failures that contributed to the Hamas attack Oct....
By Nicky Blackburn, Israel21C
• Published October 15, 2023
Since the war with Hamas erupted so unexpectedly and savagely early on Saturday morning, killing over 1,200 Israelis, wounding another 3,000, and with 150 taken hostage, we have been flooded here at ISRAEL21c...
Jewish News Syndicate
• Published October 15, 2023
The Israel Defense Forces displayed a large amount of weaponry, documents and sensitive material on Sunday that it had confiscated from Hamas terrorists, who penetrated into Israel a week ago.
The...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published October 15, 2023
On Friday, Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School posted a special message on their Facebook page thanking other St. Louis Independent schools for reaching out with their support for Mirowitz as well...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published October 15, 2023
A rally in support of Israel drew about 500 people on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 15. The event was held on Schuetz Road near the Jewish Federation building.
As St. Louisans held up Israeli flags and signs,...
Jewish News Syndicate
• Published October 15, 2023
Israel resumed the flow of water to the southern Gaza Strip, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told CNN on Sunday.
“I have been in touch with my Israeli counterparts just within the last...
(JTA) — Dozens of national Jewish groups, campus organizations and state legislators signed a letter to more than 500 university presidents demanding that they withdraw their schools’ recognition of...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces urged AIPAC and its followers to stick with Israel as it attacks Hamas even when “the going gets ugly” and “the scenes out of Gaza will...
(JTA) — Some Jewish institutions are closing down for the day Friday amid fears about Hamas-inspired violence abroad, although the FBI and major Jewish security groups say they are not aware of specific...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published October 12, 2023
On Monday, Raquel Scharf-Anderson, head of school at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, spent part of her day talking to fourth and fifth graders about the war that broke out in Israel on Saturday...
