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Deborah Danan

JTA correspondent

Abraham Orkin Freedman's photograph of the Western Wall from 1921 showed men and women praying together at the Jewish holy site. (Courtesy Tower of David Jerusalem Museum)
Posted inPhotography

The hunt is on for forgotten images of the Western Wall

by Deborah Danan June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

(JTA) — When David Freedman discovered a long-forgotten photo album in his parents’ Montreal basement last year, he found nearly 100 pages of century-old photographs from his grandfather’s year in […]

Youssef Sarhan, a 9-year-old violinist from Majd al-Krum, participates in The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West’s youth initiative. (Yaakov Buta)
Posted inMusic

In Israel, an Arab-Jewish youth orchestra is building a new ‘East-West’ sound

by Deborah Danan May 28, 2026May 28, 2026
Noam Bettan from Israel celebrates reaching the final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in the Stadthalle in Vienna, May 12, 2026.(Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Posted inWorld

Noam Bettan says he is tuning out ‘genocide’ chants as he heads into Eurovision final

by Deborah Danan May 14, 2026May 14, 2026
Protesters outside the United Nations on Dec. 4, 2023, call for condemnation of sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women. (Luke Tress)
Posted inIsrael

Israeli report details ‘systematic’ Oct. 7 sexual violence, seeking to shift debate from denial to accountability

by Deborah Danan May 13, 2026May 13, 2026
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban (right) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu review a military honor guard on April 3, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP)
Posted inWorld

In Orban’s rule, Israelis saw a model for their own country. Will he also be one in defeat?

by Deborah Danan April 23, 2026April 23, 2026
Varda Morrell lays a photo at the gravesite of her son, Israeli Staff Sgt. Maoz Morell, in 2025. (Courtesy Varda Morell)
Posted inIsrael

At soldiers’ graves, the rows keep growing: Israel’s Memorial Day is shaped by new loss

by Deborah Danan April 21, 2026April 21, 2026
People enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv, following a ceasefire agreement between United States and Iran, April 9, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

A week into ceasefire, many Israelis wonder what was gained

by Deborah Danan April 16, 2026April 16, 2026
An AI-generated video falsely depicting missiles striking Tel Aviv alongside footage of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showing his hand to rebut online claims that he had died. (GPO/X)
Posted inIsrael

Is Netanyahu dead? Has Tel Aviv been flattened? AI videos are dominating the Iran war.

by Deborah Danan and Grace Gilson March 17, 2026March 17, 2026
Israeli police examine the scene after a strike hit a kindergarten in the central Israeli city of Ramla on March 9, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich / AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

Workplaces open, schools remain shut — and Israeli parents pull out their hair over wartime Zoom classes

by Deborah Danan March 11, 2026March 11, 2026
Israeli woman takes a selfie
Posted inIsrael

Shower, shelter, swipe: Israel’s ‘startup nation’ meets Iran war with a wave of apps

by Deborah Danan March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

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