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Arab Barghouti on his Imprisoned Father

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 30 Mar

Arab Barghouti, the youngest son of Marwan Barghouti, a prominent Palestinian political figure imprisoned in Israel for 23 years, discusses his role in advocating for his father's release.

0 Politics Communities

Palestinian Hostage Families’ Long Wait - For the loved ones of some Palestinian captives, the short-lived ceasefire offered a painful road to reunion.

Oneg Ben Dror in Jewish Currents · 28 Mar

The article provides a poignant account of the emotional roller-coaster experienced by Palestinian families during a fleeting ceasefire that promised the release of loved ones held in Israeli prisons.

0 Politics Israel

Arab Barghouti on Palestinian Political Prisoners

Peter Beinart in The Beinart Notebook · 27 Mar

Arab Barghouti, the son of prominent Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti, discusses his role in the international campaign to secure the release of his father and other Palestinian political prisoners.

0 History Jewish Law

Judy Feld Carr, secret rescuer of Syria’s last Jews, hails the end of Assad’s regime

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 6 Jan

Judy Feld Carr secretively rescued over 3,300 Jews from Syria under the Assad regimes, a mission she now feels more comfortable discussing following the regime's recent fall.

0 History Jewish Law

Underground Whispers

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 10 Dec 2024

Ephraim Kholmyansky's journey from an unaware Jewish child in Moscow to a key player in the underground Hebrew education network of the USSR is both remarkable and inspiring.

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This month marks a year since Evan Gershkovich and Elizabeth Tsurkov were deprived of their freedom

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 21 Mar 2024

This article discusses the one-year anniversaries of two Jewish individuals deprived of their freedom: journalist Evan Gershkovich imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges while reporting for The Wall Street Journal, and academic Elizabeth Tsurkov kidnapped in Iraq.

0 History Jewish Law

The Arrest of the Baal Tanya

Jewish History Uncensored · 21 Dec 2023

The Baal Tanya, a prominent figure in Jewish history, was arrested and imprisoned, sparking discussions about the theological disagreements between the Gra and Chassidus.

0 Politics Communities

In first comments on jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich, Vladimir Putin said Russia seeks a prisoner exchange

BCohen in Forward · 14 Dec 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia seeks a prisoner exchange agreement to free American Jewish journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been imprisoned on espionage charges since March.