5 more killed by Iranian missiles as shrapnel falls at Ben Gurion, curbing more flights
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Five more people were killed overnight by Iranian missiles aimed at Israel: a man from Thailand in the country’s center,…
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Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East
On February 28, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand issued the following statement about the situation in the Middle East:…
Sirens, shelters and an empty Old City: Jerusalem rattled on the first day of war with Iran
by Theia Chatelle (JTA) — JERUSALEM — Jacob Phillips’ first trip to Israel from his home in Germany was in 2023, to visit Holocaust survivors in…
From the Promised Land to the Prairies: Finding Jewish Community in Calgary
by Jana Zalmanowitz, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Calgary) – In May of 2023, Sivan and her husband Ziv were celebrating an anticipated change in their…
At Berlin screening, former Israeli hostages see film about their captivity rewritten after redemption
by Toby Axelrod (JTA) — BERLIN — They stood outside Berlin’s Babylon theater, bundled against the cold, laughing and dragging on cigarettes: the Cunio twins…