Hamas and Trump say Edan Alexander to be freed from Gaza after US negotiates release
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — President Donald Trump and Hamas have announced that Edan Alexander, the only U.S. citizen among the living hostages remaining in…
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Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was just elected as Pope Leo XIV, studied under a pioneer in Jewish-Catholic relations when he…
Israel and those who love it are stuck in a hopeless present. Can we ever get back to the future?
by Yehuda Kurtzer (JTA) — I’ve always appreciated the present-tense quality of Yom Ha’atzmaut. Coming right after Yom HaZikaron, a day of remembering past losses,…
Several airlines cancel Israel flights after Houthi missile strikes Ben-Gurion Airport
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Several airlines have again suspended flights into and out of Israel, following a missile strike that hit the grounds of…
A week of special Yoms culminates in Yom Haatzmaut on May 1
(AJNews) – it was a busy week in the Jewish communities of Calgary and Edmonton, in Israel and across the Jewish world. Yom HaShoah –…