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Pittsburghers asked to celebrate Israel’s independence ‘now more than ever’
By Adam Reinherz
‘It’s important for the community to come together to make their voices loud and clear that they stand with Israel’
Israel Prize recipient Menachem Kelmanson speaks during an April 22 program at Chabad of Squirrel Hill. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
Israel at WarOct. 7 hero shares harrowing firsthand account with Pittsburgh audience
By Adam Reinherz
Nechama Grossman, Israel's oldest Holocaust survivor. (Credit: Courtesy of the Grossman family)
April 27, 2025, 11:24 am
Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor dead at 109 on Yom Hashoah
"I am in shock—I have no words. Honestly, we thought she'd make it to 110," her granddaughter said.
By JNS Staff
iStock: Yuliia Bukovska
April 25, 2025, 4:15 pm
J Street isn’t what it claims to be
"When you look beyond the tagline and the rhetoric, J Street is not aligned with the pro-Israel community – in fact, they’re aligned with Israel’s loudest opponents."
By Alli Cardin Medof
Israel Prize recipient Menachem Kelmanson speaks during an April 22 program at Chabad of Squirrel Hill. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
April 25, 2025, 10:07 am
Oct. 7 hero shares harrowing firsthand account with Pittsburgh audience
'I'm Menachem Kelmanson...I'm from the reserves. I'm from Otniel, please open the door'
By Adam Reinherz
Polish President Andrzej Duda (right), President Isaac Herzog (center) and Michal Herzog attend March of the Living at Auschwitz on April 24, 2025. (Chen Schimmel/March of the Living, via The Times of Israel)
April 24, 2025, 1:05 pm
Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day under shadow of ongoing Gaza hostage crisis
Two-minute siren brings country to a halt; wreaths laid at Yad Vashem; names of Nazis’ victims read at Knesset, March of Living held at Auschwitz
By ToI Staff and Jessican Steinberg
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
April 23, 2025, 3:31 pm
Trump says he and Netanyahu are ‘on the same side of every issue’ following talks on Iran, tariffs
The call also covered negotiations over another potential ceasefire in Gaza, according to Axios.
By Grace Gilson
Sharon Osbourne attends the Los Angeles premiere of Focus Features 'The Bikeriders' at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 17, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Emma McIntyre/WireImage)
April 23, 2025, 1:02 pm
Sharon Osbourne calls for Kneecap to lose US visas after anti-Israel Coachella performance
Other Jewish stars — and Nova festival survivors — are also criticizing the Irish band.
By Grace Gilson
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 20, 2017. (Photo by Cia Pak / U.N. Photo)
April 23, 2025, 12:33 pm
Abbas tells ‘sons of dogs’ Hamas to free hostages, remove Israel’s ‘excuses’ for Gaza war
Palestinian Authority president calls on terror group to cede control of Gaza, give up its weapons, and become a political party
By By Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
An Israel-based think tank analyzed the sermons given by American rabbis and how they changed after Oct. 7, 2023. (Wikimedia Commons)
April 22, 2025, 12:20 pm
An Israeli think tank used AI to analyze 4,400 American synagogue sermons. Here’s what it found.
American rabbis talk about politics more than the Israelis expected.
By Ben Sales
Pope Francis appears at the central loggia of in St. Peter's Square to deliver the Urbi et Orbi message at the end of the Easter Mass in Vatican City on April 20, 2025. (Isabella Bonotto/Anadolu via Getty Images)
April 21, 2025, 12:30 pm
Pope Francis’ final speech called for ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza war
“The growing climate of antisemitism throughout the world is worrisome,” he said.
By Philissa Cramer
Israeli flag. (Photo by cottonbro via Pexels)
April 18, 2025, 3:31 pm
Pittsburghers asked to celebrate Israel’s independence ‘now more than ever’
'It's important for the community to come together to make their voices loud and clear that they stand with Israel'
By Adam Reinherz
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, April 2, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 18, 2025, 9:13 am
Itamar Ben-Gvir is coming to America, with stops at Yale and in New York already set
The far-right Israeli minister will visit a Yale Jewish society and Chabad.
By Andrew Lapin
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
April 17, 2025, 9:49 am
Report: Trump scuttled Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities
Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House was primarily to discuss Trump’s decision, the New York Times reported.
By Philissa Cramer
Israeli soldiers operating in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, where Hamas terror leader Yahya Sinwar was eliminated on Oct. 16, 2024. (Credit: IDF)
April 16, 2025, 4:37 pm
IDF rescues dog taken to Gaza on Oct. 7
The dog, Billie, was identified via a microchip as belonging to Rachel Dancyg from Kibbutz Nir Oz.
By JNS Staff
Sign outside the Velana International Airport (Photo by Saaremees, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia)
April 15, 2025, 3:19 pm
Maldives bans Israeli passport holders amid Gaza conflict
The move follows parliamentary approval and growing domestic pressure.
By Joshua Marks
Students protest against the war in Gaza and in support of Israel on the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel at Columbia University in New York, New York, on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photographer: Victor J. Blue for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
April 10, 2025, 10:01 am
Most Americans don’t want the US to conquer Gaza, Pew survey finds
The only U.S. religious group to demonstrate confidence in Netanyahu is white evangelical Protestants, according to the survey.
By Ben Sales
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