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Tablet Israel’s French New Wave 27 Oct 2022
The French Jewish population in Israel has been growing in recent years, with thousands of French Jews immigrating to Israel. The reasons for this migration ...
27 Oct 2022
Jewish Review of Books Missing Notes 3 Oct 2022
"Recording History: Jews, Muslims, and Music across Twentieth-Century North Africa" by Christopher Silver explores the forgotten history of Jewish musicians ...
3 Oct 2022
Tablet Ron Biton Runs the Game 12 Sep 2022
Ron Biton, a highly successful Israeli pop songwriter and producer, has a knack for creating hits that resonate with the Israeli audience. He has a diverse r...
12 Sep 2022
Tablet The New Kibbutz 27 Jul 2022
Kishorit is a unique community that can be seen as a "neurodiverse kibbutz," where both neurodiverse and neurotypical members live and work together. Founded...
27 Jul 2022
Tablet The Lost Synagogue of Aleppo 23 Jun 2022
The Great Synagogue of Aleppo, one of the most significant synagogues in the Jewish world, was destroyed in the conflict between the Assad government and reb...
23 Jun 2022
Tablet The German and His Temple 13 Jun 2022
This text explores the story of Erich Gunther Deutecom, a German man who lived in Nahariya, Israel in the 1960s. Deutecom was an architect who created a bota...
13 Jun 2022
Tablet Leonard Cohen’s Songs of the Yom Kippur War 4 May 2022
Leonard Cohen's song "Lover Lover Lover" has always been shrouded in mystery. It was beloved by fans, but its meaning remained cryptic. However, an article i...
4 May 2022
Tablet Israel’s Minister of the Hyphen 11 Apr 2022
Matan Kahana, the Minister of Religious Services in Israel, embodies the idea of the hyphen, which refers to the connection between different aspects of Jewi...
11 Apr 2022
Jewish Review of Books The Treasure of the Jews 6 Apr 2022
In Andrew Lawler's book "Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City," he explores the history of archaeological expeditions in Je...
6 Apr 2022
Tablet The New Ukrainian Aliyah 7 Mar 2022
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is expected to lead to a significant wave of immigration to Israel, similar to the influx witnessed in the 1990s after the co...
7 Mar 2022