American Friends of Ateret Cohanim celebrated Yom Yerushalayim (28 Iyar) at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor. Ateret Cohanim (formerly the Jerusalem Reclamation Project) has been working since 1977 …
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6/10/24
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Five Israeli Defense Force soldiers who fought in the war launched by Hamas on Oct. 7 have stories to tell.
Four of them — all except Lt. Eden Ram, 21, from Jerusalem — will be …
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By Melissa Berman, LI Herald
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6/10/24
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As with everything in the Jewish world post-Oct. 7, this year’s pre-parade Met Council legislative breakfast in Manhattan had a much different feel.
The event featured the haunting …
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By Mike Wagenheim, JNS
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6/10/24
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More than 400 supporters of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces honored Lawrence resident Benjamin Brafman, a nationally-acclaimed defense attorney, at group’s 2024 Five Towns and Greater …
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By Melissa Berman, LI Herald
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6/10/24
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Grab your running shoes, the 15th annual Beit Halochem International Five Towns 5K begins on Sunday, June 9 in North Woodmere Park, with the starter’s pistol firing at 10 am, sharp.
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By Melissa Berman, LI Herald
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5/22/24
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The Marion & Aaron Gural JCC’s Junior Maccabi Team that captured the silver medal in basketball at the Mid-Atlantic Mini and Junior Maccabi Games on May 5 in Wilmington,
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By Melissa Berman, LI Herald
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5/22/24
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Georgia legislator Esther Panitch was inspired when Renee Evans, of the World Jewish Congress, bought trees in Israel for Peach State legislators who voted in favor of a bill codifying the …
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By Menachem Wecker, JNS
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4/17/24
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Antisemitism in the United States spiked by a record 140%, according to figures released by the Anti-Defamation League on Tuesday.
Nearly 9,000 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism …
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By Mike Wagenheim, JNS
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4/17/24
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Hadassah, the largest Jewish women’s organization in the United States, held an event during the UN Commission on the Status of Women meetings to highlight both the irrefutable evidence that …
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3/13/24
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If you’re a Broadway theater fan, you’re probably familiar with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. It’s a nonprofit organization that, as its name reflects, helps to mitigate the …
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By Susan Tuchman and Morton Klein
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2/21/24
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