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0 Communities Israel

The Illustrated Hostage Diary of Amit Soussana

Rachel Shalev in Tablet · 23 Sep

Amit Soussana, a 40-year-old lawyer, recounts her harrowing experience during the October 7 hostage crisis initiated by Hamas attacks near Kfar Aza.

0 Politics History

Bernard-Henri Lévy on Israel Alone

Unorthodox · 12 Sep

French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy discusses his new book, "Israel Alone," which critically examines the geopolitical and cultural isolation Israel faces in light of recent attacks and global responses.

0 Politics Israel

Families of hostages say Biden now has more political freedom to pressure Israel and Hamas into a deal

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 22 Jul

Families of hostages, including Aviva Siegel, express hopes that President Biden's decision not to seek reelection may give him more political freedom to pressure Israel and Hamas for a hostage deal.

0 Communities Food

David Kachko Katzir’s favourite cream puffs

Jewish Chronicle · 10 Jul

David Kachko Katzir was known for his adventurous spirit, love for his family, and passion for carrier pigeons, despite not being a great cook.

0 Israel Communities

‘The Time to Stay Silent Was Over’

Maria Muñoz in Tablet · 9 Jul

The text discusses the author's journey of connecting with the Jewish community, particularly through encounters with Jewish individuals and experiences in Israel.

0 History Television/Film

This Israeli Sketch Really Gets at Post-October 7 Intergenerational Trauma

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 23 May

The Israeli comedy show "The Jews Are Coming" aired a sketch addressing intergenerational Jewish trauma following a recent tragic event on October 7.

0 Literature Communities

Letters, Spring 2024

Jewish Review of Books · 26 Apr

The text discusses various articles and responses featured in the Spring 2024 edition of the Jewish Review of Books.

0 Politics Israel

President Biden Meets With 4-Year-Old Released Israeli American Hostage Abigail Edan

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 25 Apr

President Biden recently met with 4-year-old Abigail Edan, a dual American and Israeli citizen who was released after being held hostage by Hamas.

0 Israel Antisemitism

From the Newsletter | Israel Is Not the Same: Notes From a Recent Trip

Laurence Wolff in Moment · 5 Apr

A recent trip to Israel in February revealed the lasting impact of a tragic event by Hamas on October 7.

0 Israel Television/Film

She Invites You

Jackson Greenberg in Tablet · 11 Mar

Two individuals, an American woman visiting her nieces and a woman who returned home to play a Nova survivor in a television series, bond over shared experiences in Israel.

0 Israel Communities

Oct. 7 Was Worse Than a Terror Attack. It Was a Pogrom.

Deborah Danan in Tablet · 25 Jan

On October 7th, a horrific attack took place in Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians stormed multiple kibbutzim, resulting in the kidnapping or murder of many residents.

0 Israel Communities

Released hostage and families of those still captive join thousands at rally marking 100 days since Oct. 7

Luke Tress in JTA · 12 Jan

Thousands of people, including a recently released Israeli child hostage and relatives of those still held captive by Hamas, gathered outside the United Nations to mark 100 days since the terror group's invasion of Israel.

0 Israel Holocaust

‘95 Percent Paradise, Five Percent Hell’

Gary Rosenblatt in Between The Lines · 4 Jan

Filmmaker Yahav Winner, who grew up in Kfar Aza near the Gaza border, made a film called "The Boy" that explores the trauma and constant conflict experienced by residents in Israel.

0 Israel Jewish Law

A Bris Amidst the War

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 24 Dec 2023

This article describes the author's experience attending a bris (circumcision ceremony) amidst the ongoing war in Israel.

0 Communities Culture

Unorthodox in Israel: Behind the Scenes

Tablet Studios in Tablet · 21 Dec 2023

This article discusses the publication of daily dispatches from Israel by Unorthodox, which shares stories of mourning, healing, and unexpected togetherness.

0 Israel Holocaust

Unorthodox in Israel: Kfar Aza

Unorthodox · 18 Dec 2023

Unorthodox is currently reporting on the aftermath of the brutal attack on Kibbutz Kfar Aza by Hamas in Israel.

0 Israel Politics

The So-Called 'Uninvolved' Palestinians

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish · 15 Dec 2023

The article tells the story of Batya, a peace activist who formed a friendship with Mahmoud, a Palestinian photographer from Gaza.

0 Israel Politics

‘People thought we were dead’: They spent 27 hours under fire from Hamas — then Netanyahu used their home for an Elon Musk photo op

Talya Zax in Forward · 6 Dec 2023

In October 2023, Dorin and Itamar Cohen, along with their young children, endured a harrowing 27-hour ordeal as Hamas terrorists set their home ablaze.

0 Israel Antisemitism

Birthright Israel’s important role in the aftermath of the war

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 6 Dec 2023

The chair of the board of Birthright Israel Foundation, Phil de Toledo, describes his recent solidarity mission to Israel in the aftermath of the war.

0 Communities Politics

‘House of horrors’: Shaken and tearful, a dozen New York politicians visit the devastation at a kibbutz near Gaza

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 17 Nov 2023

A delegation of New York politicians, all Democrats, visited the devastated Kibbutz Kfar Aza in Israel, a site of a brutal Hamas attack that killed over 50 residents.

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Taylor Swift bodyguard to enter a new ‘Era' — in a tour with the IDF

PJGrisar in Forward · 16 Oct 2023

An Israeli-born bodyguard who previously worked for Taylor Swift has left his job to join the IDF and defend his country against Hamas.

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Israel suspects terrorists infiltrating via Gaza tunnels

JNS · 9 Oct 2023

Israel suspects that terrorists have been infiltrating into the country through tunnels from Gaza.

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