International

Israel Opens Humanitarian Field Hospital in War-Torn Ukraine

(Israel21c via JNS) On Tuesday, Israel began accepting patients at its humanitarian field hospital in western Ukraine, where it will treat people affected by the war raging in the country. Situated in the western Ukrainian city of Mostyska and called “Kochav Meir,” the 66-bed hospital is set to be open 24/7 and staffed by more

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Jews of Color Initiative Announces Newest Grantees Creating More Welcoming and Inclusive Communities

(JNS Wire) The Jews of Color Initiative, an organization dedicated to advancing racial equity in the U.S. Jewish community, today announced their newest grantees. “We are excited to showcase these incredible, dedicated grantees creating important change across the country,” said Ilana Kaufman, Executive Director, Jews of Color Initiative.  “These grantees support programs and people working

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USA

Jewish Federations’ Mark Wilf Reflects on Mission to Poland-Ukraine Border to Assist Refugees

By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) The first organized humanitarian mission of the North American Jewish community for Ukrainians will be far from the last. This past week, a mission organized by the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) traveled to the Ukraine-Poland border to visit with refugees and evaluate needs on the ground. The task is

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International, Middle East, USA

Israeli Knesset Members Make First Official Visit to Indonesia

(JNS) Israeli Knesset members Avi Dichter and Nira Shpak were in Indonesia on Monday to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference. This is the first time Israeli MKs have visited the country, with which Israel has no diplomatic relations. Israeli flags were on display in Nusa Dua, Bali, alongside those of another 196 countries, including Arab

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International, Middle East

Former Intelligence Official: Iran Nuclear Deal Will Exact ‘High Price’ if it Goes Ahead

By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) A revived Iran nuclear deal is likely close to being done, and if it passes, Israel and the region will end up paying a “high price” for the agreement, a former Israeli intelligence official has cautioned. Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, an ex-Military Intelligence Research Division head for the Israel Defense

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International, Middle East, USA

Repair the World Mobilizes Communities to Join the #ServiceMovement This #WorldWaterDay

(JNS Wire) Repair the World, an organization that mobilizes Jews and their communities to take action to pursue a just world, igniting a lifelong commitment to service, today encouraged either in-person or virtual volunteering to support meeting vital community needs this World Water Day. Celebrated on March 22, #WorldWaterDay is an annual United Nations Observance that celebrates

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USA

The Jewish Agency Launches ‘Aliyah Express’ Program to Expedite Ukrainian Immigration to Israel

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — In anticipation of a massive wave of Aliyah (immigration to Israel) from Ukraine, The Jewish Agency for Israel has launched its ‘Aliyah Express’ program, which will expedite the immigration process resulting in thousands of Ukrainian olim (immigrants) arriving in Israel per week. Since the outbreak of the war at the end

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International, Middle East

From Israel to Ukraine, Self-Reliance is Key

By Ben Cohen (JNS) “The unrestrained assault by ___ military, police and paramilitary forces, under the direction of President ___, on ___ civilians has created a massive humanitarian catastrophe which also threatens to destabilize the surrounding region. Hundreds of thousands of people have been expelled ruthlessly from ___ by the ___ authorities. We condemn these

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International, Middle East, Opinion, USA

Full Text: Volodomyr Zelensky Addresses Israel’s Knesset

(JNS) Dear Mr. Speaker, members of the Knesset; Dear Prime Minister Bennett, thank you very much for your support; Dear members of the Government of the State of Israel, all attendees, guests, people of Israel. The Ukrainian and Jewish communities have always been and, I am sure, will always be intertwined, very close. They will

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Holocaust, International, Middle East

Jewish Philosophers Believed in Truth, Whatever Its Source Might Be

Rabbi Samuel is also a prodigious author of books on Jewish religion, Jewish ethics, philosophy, and social issues. A recent book was God and the Pandemic, A Judaic Reflection on the Coronavirus.” Other works include sets of books on how both Philo and Maimonides understood each of the five books of the Torah. The two interpreters of the Jewish religion lived respectively in 1st Century Alexandria, Egypt, and in 12th Century Spain. [Donald H. Harrison]

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California, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA

Two Peoples, Two Problems for Israel

By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Israel is faced by two dangerous peoples, each presenting Israelis with an implacable enemy which strives for Israel’s destruction. The rulers of Iran are Persian Shi’ite religious fanatics whose aim is to lead a resurgent worldwide Islamic Caliphate. (Persians, who ruthlessly control the many minorities in Iran, are

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International, Middle East, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA

Putin ‘Fundamentally Miscalculated’ in Ukraine, Amb. Dennis Ross Tells JNF-USA Event

By Jacob Kamaras SAN DIEGO — A Jewish audience would normally expect Ambassador Dennis Ross, who served as a foreign policy adviser in five U.S. presidential administrations, to speak about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But on March 15 at Jewish National Fund-USA’s Gould Legacy Society Appreciation Luncheon, Ross acknowledged that it was incumbent upon him to

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International, Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, USA