Israel’s Mickey Berkowitz Selected for International Basketball Hall of Fame
Former Israeli basketball player Mickey Berkowitz waves to the crowd during a pre-game introduction. Photo: YouTube screenshot.
JNS.org — Mickey Berkowitz on Wednesday became the first Israeli basketball player to...
Adelson Contributes $13 Million to Israeli American Council
From left to right: Israeli entertainer Yehoram Gaon, philanthropist Haim Saban, Shawn Evenhaim, and Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson. Photo: Idan Ozeri-Tal.
JNS.org – Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson announced an...
Ski Trip Lifts The Spirits Of Kids Of Courage
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Zoo workers hold Sherman, the overweight hedgehog (L), and an average sized hedgehog (R) at the Ramat Gan Safari Zoo, near Tel Aviv, Israel Jan. 3, 2018. Photo: Reuters...
Mother’s Day flowers from Jewish Women International raise spirits, awareness
By Debra Rubin/JNS.org
Click photo to download. Caption: The card for the 2013 Jewish Women International Mother's Day Flower Project. Credit: Jewish Women International.
As the director of a shelter for...
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42 Orphans Celebrate Bat Mitzvahs In Jerusalem
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2,200 Runners Participate in First International Bible Marathon
The International Bible Marathon. Photo: YouTube screenshot.
JNS.org - About 2,200 runners participated in Israel's first annual Bible Marathon on April 9.
The race is run along the path taken a...
Model Passover Seder at UN Draws 60 Envoys
Ambassador Danny Danon (in the middle, wearing blue tie) and fellow diplomats participate in a pre-Passover Seder held at the United Nations. Photo Shahar Azran.
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