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TEL AVIV (JTA) – South Korea is interested in buying Iron Dome missile defense batteries from the Israeli weapons manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. South Korea expressed interest, according to Reuters, after Iron Dome achieved a 90 … more

8/19/14

Clooney’s fiancee turns down U.N. commission

JTA – Amal Alamuddin, the British attorney engaged to actor George Clooney, declined her nomination to serve on a U.N. panel investigating Israel for possible war crimes in Gaza. Alamuddin attributed her decision to “prior professional … more

8/19/14

Genesis launches ‘big ideas’ competition

JTA – It is now open season for those who would like a chunk of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s change and think they have a big idea up their sleeves. On Aug. 12, the Genesis Prize Foundation announced the launch of the Genesis Generation … more

Anthony Weiss | 8/19/14

After 50 years, VA headstone replaced to reflect vet’s Jewishness

WASHINGTON (JTA) – A World War II soldier buried in a national cemetery in Wisconsin now has a Jewish star marking his grave, in place of the Christian cross it bore for almost 50 years. Rabbi Avrohom Richter, director of Chabad of Howard … more

8/18/14

In Crimea, a Karaite community carries on, and welcomes Russia

JTA – Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the strategically critical peninsula that dangles from Ukraine into the Black Sea, has drawn international condemnation. But for the leader of the All-Ukrainian Organization of Crimean Karaites – a … more

Talia Lavin | 4/10/14

Pope Francis’ first visit to the Holy Land confirmed

JNS – Pope Francis anticipated trip to Israel in May will go on as scheduled despite worries over the effect of the Israeli Foreign Ministry strike. In a statement, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the release of the schedule is … more

4/10/14

A second sweet stay with the Igbo Jews of Abuja

As reported six months ago in the Jewish Voice (“Visit to Rhode Island an eye-opening experience for leaders of Nigeria’s Gihon Synagogue,” Oct. 11, 2013), this past September, two members of the Igbo Jewish community of Abuja, Elder Ovadia … more

Shai Afsai | 3/27/14

Move to repatriate Spanish Jews prompts frenzy, but excitement may be premature

JTA – News that Spain is proposing to offer citizenship to the descendants of Jews expelled in the 15th and 16th centuries spread like wildfire in Israel. Within hours of the Spanish government’s announcement last month, the Israeli website … more

Cnaan Liphshiz | 3/27/14

Germany to receive first new Torah for kids edition in 50 years

JTA – A publisher from Berlin is preparing to launch the first German-language children’s edition of the Torah since 1964. The first volume of “Tell your Children-The Torah in Five Volumes” is scheduled to be offered for sale next … more

3/27/14

Knesset introduces bill creating Aliyah Day

JTA – A bill celebrating immigration to Israel, or aliyah, was submitted to the Knesset. Yom HaAliyah, or Aliyah Day, would be marked on the 10th day of the Hebrew month of Nissan, five days before Passover. The national holiday would … more

3/27/14