Tag: Nobel Peace Prize

Mexico recently elected its first president of Jewish descent, Claudia Sheinbaum, marking a significant moment both for Mexico and the Jewish community.
Lihi Lapid, an author and feminist, expresses disappointment in the lack of support from prominent women and feminists regarding the rape and brutalization of Israeli women by Hamas terrorists.
Elie Wiesel, the author of Night and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, is the focus of a new Jewish Lives biography by Joseph Berger called Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence.
In a recent op-ed for the Washington Post, Elisha Wiesel, son of the late Elie Wiesel, discusses the honoring of his father through a sculpture of his likeness in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
"Upheaval" is a new documentary that explores the life of Menachem Begin, the former Prime Minister of Israel.
American flags will be flown at half-staff in honor of Shimon Peres, marking a rare occasion as only seven other foreign figures have received this presidential honor.
On the 20th anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, around 100,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv to honor the former Israeli Prime Minister known for his efforts to achieve peace with the Palestinians.