Innovative Boys Town Jerusalem teacher has a lot in common with his students
(October, 2016) – As 32 out of Boys Town Jerusalem’s 100 seventh graders took their places in class on the first day of school, their…
Israel
Saying goodbye to Shimon Peres, world leaders talk peace and love
By Andrew Tobin JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israeli and world leaders gathered atop Mount Herzl on Friday to say goodbye to Shimon Peres, Israel’s last founding…
Netanyahu, Israeli leaders mourn the loss of Shimon Peres
By JTA Staff JERUSALEM (JTA) — At a special session to mourn and honor Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Israeli Cabinet that…
Jewish groups praise Shimon Peres as respected statesman and peacemaker
By JTA Staff (JTA) — Jewish groups in Israel, the United States and around the world lauded Shimon Peres, the former Israeli president who died…
Shimon Peres, last of Israel’s founders, dies
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Shimon Peres, the former defense hawk turned Nobel Peace Prize winner and the last of Israel’s founders, has died….