New left-wing alliance including Ehud Barak aims to unseat Netanyahu in Israel’s elections
BY MARCY OSTER, JERUSALEM (JTA) — A new left-wing alliance including former Prime Minister Ehud Barak has formed to take on Benjamin Netanyahu and the…
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JNF Edmonton launches campaign to honour Devorah Matkovcik
(July 5, 2019) – JNF Edmonton would like to advise the Edmonton community that after 42 years of dedicated service, Devorah Matkovcik will be retiring…
The protests by Ethiopian Israelis, explained
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Protests by the Ethiopian-Israeli community and their supporters entered a third day on Wednesday, July 3 in Israel in…
JNF Edmonton honours Freya and Lewis Wasel with a very moving Negev Tribute
By Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – When Freya and Lewis Wasel moved to Edmonton 19 years ago, they came with a very positive attitude. Rather than…
Why some American Jews pay more than $20,000 to get buried in Israel
by Josefin Dolsten NEW YORK (JTA) — Within hours of his mother’s funeral, Rabbi Abba Cohen was driving from Baltimore to New York’s John F….