Friday, October 16th 2026   |

Chef Alon Shaya shares the stories, resilience and recipes of World War II survivors

By RACHEL RINGLER

(JTA) – In 2015, while visiting Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, James Beard Award-winning chef Alon Shaya came face-to-face with a World War II artifact that moved...

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On Columbus Day, remember Abraham Zacuto, the Jewish astronomer history forgot

By RABBI SHLOMO PEREIRA

(JTA) — Every October, Christopher Columbus returns not only as history but as controversy. The voyages associated with his name transformed the world, but their legacy is...

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In Oct. 7 blame game, former Shin Bet chief sues Netanyahu ahead of elections

By TOMER ALMAGOR

(JTA) — The bitter battle that has raged between Israel’s security and political establishments over who bears responsibility for the failures ahead of the Oct. 7 attacks is...

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OP-ED: A satire about Anne Frank explains woke antisemitism

By JONATHAN S. TOBIN

(JNS.org) – This is a moment in Jewish history when scholars, journalists, historians, community leaders and ordinary Jews are all seeking to understand what has been happening...

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