World Briefs: Israel, Japan sign new defense agreement and more
Israel, Japan sign new defense agreement
Israel and Japan signed a defense agreement allowing for greater military equipment and technology cooperation on Aug. 30 in...
Local sporting tradition continues in memory of Rachel Minkove
Jeremy Diamond | Special to JT
On Sunday Sept. 4, Tour de Court 2022 raised nearly $60,000 to go toward the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s...
Israeli team rides hard, places high in Maryland Cycling Classic
More than 100 cyclists from around the world competed in the inaugural Maryland Cycling Classic on Sunday, but it was a member of Israel’s...
Aileen Hammerman brought musical sophistication, glamour to Beth El Congregation
Aileen Hammerman, a concert pianist who brought “glamour and dazzle” to Beth El Congregation where her late husband, Saul Z. Hammerman, served as cantor,...
He captured rare images of Jewish life in Iran. Then he fled, fearing for...
Story by Lauren Hakimi | JTA
Photos by Hassan Sarbakhsian
Jewish prayer in a mosque. Hookah smoke in a kosher kitchen. Hebrew school study under portraits...
Murder of a Jewish man near Paris reignites fears about antisemitism in France
Cnaan Liphshiz | JTA
The recent murder of a Jewish man near Paris, allegedly by a Muslim man, has reignited concerns about homicidal antisemitism in...
Meet the new cantor and ‘transition’ rabbi at Beth Israel
Congregation Beth Israel in Owings Mills recently welcomed two new senior clergy members: Rabbi Murray Ezring and Cantor Benjamin Matis.
Ezring’s hiring followed the retirement...
Trauma-sensitive approach for aiding Holocaust survivors transforms how care is delivered
Larry Luxner | JTA
Picture this scenario: An 89-year-old Holocaust survivor lies on his back while a white-coated dentist with pliers approaches, preparing to pull...
World Briefs: Italian Company That Produces Hitler Wines Says it Will Stop Next Year...
PCR Tests Reinstated at Ben-Gurion Airport
Ben-Gurion International Airport reinstated a service on Aug. 24 that most travelers probably didn’t miss: PCR testing for people...
Bike4Chai Riders hit the road for Chai Lifeline
Team Baltimore’s 20 riders joined the more than 600 cyclists as they clipped in for the 13th annual and largest ever summer of Bike4Chai....