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Clay Red Anemones Adorn GW Hillel’s Rooftop in New Oct. 7...
Anyone who ascends to the rooftop of the George Washington University Hillel building will now see red anemones — Israel’s national flower — in...
Opinion
Opinion: 2 Memorial Days, 2 Nations: 1 Shared Responsibility
By Hadara Ishak
The siren sounds, and an entire country stops.
Cars freeze in the middle of the highway. Drivers step out. Conversations end mid-sentence. For...
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DC Resident Noah Scholl Serves As a Face of GW Hillel
Like many political science students, Noah Scholl went to college in the nation’s capital, hoping to become the next president of the United States.
He...
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Last Word
Glen Echo’s Vanessa Sax Seeks to Unify Jewish Northern Virginia
After 20 years of working in commercial real estate, Vanessa Sax knows a thing or two about building community.
Wanting to combine her Jewish identity...
Food & Dining
Don Ernesto of Hagafen Cellars: More Than 50 Years of Winemaking
Jules Polonetsky
There are winemakers, and then there are wine growers. Ernie Weir insists he is the latter — and after more than five decades...
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Nation and World
State Department Finds PA Continued Terrorists’ Payments Despite Reform Claim
The Palestinian Authority continued to pay stipends to terrorists even after it said it would reform, according to a new U.S. State Department report.
The...
Arts & Culture
‘Yakir’s Light’ Exhibition Showcases Fallen Soldier’s Artistic Talent
Josh Hasten | JNS
A powerful, blended art and photography exhibition is on display at the Jerusalem Theatre, celebrating the life and mourning the death...
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Undeterred by War, North American Jews Continue to Immigrate to Israel
By Peter Ephross
Mordechai Deluca never considered delaying his move to Israel from the United States because of the war with Iran. If anything, the opposite...
Meet the Israeli Scientists Leading the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer
By Larry Luxner
First, the good news. Among Americans under 50, the overall cancer mortality has plummeted by 44% over the last quarter-century. Better diagnostic tools,...
At This Jerusalem Museum, Everyday Objects Tell the Story of the Holocaust in a...
By Larry Luxner
JERUSALEM — A guitar played by Jewish teenager Nina Simon of Skopje, Yugoslavia. A shortwave radio that once belonged to Raphael Ahav of...
A New Chapter of Service: Lee H. Cohen Joins Northern Virginia Jewish Funerals
Northern Virginia Jewish Funerals continues to expand its presence in the community with the addition of Lee Cohen as Community Liaison, bringing with him...