MOSCOW (JTA) -- Nadezhda Gerzhoy splays her jacket and plops down in the middle of the verdant park, taking in the bright blues and whites of Israeli flags fluttering around her. more...
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Israeli Author Sheds Light in Shadowy Corners

by Stephanie L. Freid 

"Coming out" in any culture can be fraught with controversy, internal conflict and emotion. And within religious environs, announcing one's homosexual preferences increases the complications exponentially.

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Myths and Facts

Myth and Fact: Should East Jerusalem be part of a Palestinian state?

by Mitchell G. Bard

Before 1865, the entire population of Jerusalem lived behind the Old City walls (what today would be considered part of the eastern part of the city).

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Sale of Jewish Property in Lithuania Thwarted

PRAGUE (JTA) -- A Lithuanian plan to sell a building that once housed the Vilna Ghetto Jewish library was halted by the U.S. Embassy, JTA has learned.
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Address to the Knesset by Shimon Peres on Assuming the Office of President of Israel

I stand here today moved and appreciative of the trust you have placed in me on behalf of our people. Your trust is of value to me, it places a great duty on me, one which I, as President of the State, will carry with reverence and a deep feeling of mission. click here for more

Local Author Shares Memoirs

Farideh Goldin’s desire to tell her daughters bedtime stories about her childhood in Iran culminated in the publication of the first autobiography to be written by an Iranian Jew... read more