Shabbat tables in Times Square set with 224 empty seats represent hostages held by Hamas
by Luke Tress (New York Jewish Week) — In front of a long U-shaped table in Times Square, set for 224 people, a crowd began…
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At a Dead Sea hotel, refugees from Kibbutz Be’eri count their dead and grieve
by Eliyahu Freedman DEAD SEA, Israel (JTA) — Nearly three weeks after Kibbutz Be’eri was massacred, its surviving members still gather for their community’s traditional…
Fearing denial and disinformation, Israel shows journalists raw footage of Hamas attacks
by Eliyahu Freedman TEL AVIV (JTA) — On Monday morning, Roxane Runel posted a photograph to Instagram of two Israel military officers addressing a crowd…
Solidarity vigil for Hamas to release the Israeli hostages will take place in Edmonton: Oct. 25, 5:30 PM
(Edmonton) – The Jewish Federation of Edmonton is announcing a Solidarity Vigil on Wednesday October 25 at 5:30 pm at the Alberta Legislative Grounds for…
Hamas releases 2 American hostages from Gaza, in a first since Oct. 7 attack
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Hamas has released two American hostages, a mother and a daughter, whom it was holding in the Gaza Strip. Judith…