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(JTA) — In a genetic study of 6,589 people from five Latin American countries, about a quarter displayed traces of what may be Sephardic Jewish ancestry. Geneticist Juan-Camilo Chacón-Duque and...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Rambo the dog visited the president of Israel, who honored him for his role in capturing a Palestinian terrorist. Rambo, a 5-year-old Belgian Shepherd mix, was injured...

A collection of artifacts that were stolen but later rescued will be on display at the end of the month at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. The museum will open...

NEW YORK (JTA) — In the span of just a couple days, Chaim Raice went from never having been on a bobsled to being a contender to represent Israel...

Jerusalem is poised to become the world’s leading city in tourism growth, according to a new report by leading market research firm Euromonitor. According to the report, the number of...

By Tammy Mark How can strangers across the world connect so quickly and deeply with each other? Deep bonds can often come through tragedy or through shared values. In Michal...

By EYTAN HALON - (JPost.com) Eighty year-old Bar-David's entrepreneurial inspiration emerged from his move into assisted living at the Ahuzat Poleg Retirement Village in Tel Yitzhak. Avraham Bar-David is not your...

Machon Sarah TAG high-school girls, participating in the Zichron Henya Chesed Program, recently volunteered to waitress a wedding. They had previously set up the engagement party for this couple,...

By Dr. Jonathan Paley Though much ink has been spilled over the now infamous “Shabbos Flight” LY002, JFK-ATH-TLV, I feel it is vital to counter the cynical but predictable spin...

“I am deeply humbled and moved by this exceptional honor,” Dr. Miriam Adelson noted Saturday after the White House announced that she would be receiving the Presidential Medal of...