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Deborah Danan

JTA correspondent

Volunteers distribute food at the facilities of social services nonprofit Yad Ba’yad in Lod, where 500 people received food packages in preparation for the upcoming holidays. (Yossi Zeliger)
Posted inIsrael

As a new Jewish year begins, Israel’s 68,000 evacuees celebrate apart — and wonder when they will return home

by Deborah Danan October 2, 2024October 2, 2024
Kaley Halperin leads Selichot services in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square, Sept. 22, 2024. (Courtesy Rabba Anat Sharbat)
Posted inReligion

From Hostages Square, High Holiday prayers aim to transcend Israel’s fractured politics

by Deborah Danan September 25, 2024September 25, 2024
Woman lights memorial candle for Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Posted inNews

Grief and anger reign at Jerusalem synagogue where Hersh Goldberg-Polin danced in life

by Deborah Danan September 1, 2024September 5, 2024
Three young girls stand in front of a memorial display near the site of the attack
Posted inNews

In Majdal Shams, families mourn children killed in rocket attack — and feel the embrace of their Jewish neighbors

by Deborah Danan July 31, 2024August 1, 2024
Left-wing protesters have mobilized to ensure aid is delivered to Gaza after a video circulated of right-wing activists trashing a shipment. (JTA/Deborah Danan)
Posted inNews

Video of Israelis trashing Gaza aid leads to clashes between rival activists

by Deborah Danan May 22, 2024
A family-oriented Israel Independence Day celebration in Jaffa was relatively sparsely attended amid dampened spirits because of the Israel-Hamas war. (Photo/JTA-Deborah Danan)
Posted inIsrael

Amid war and infighting, many Israelis hit pause on Independence Day festivities

by Deborah Danan May 14, 2024May 14, 2024
Online matchmaking has become a national pastime for Israelis who want to envision a life beyond war. (JTA Collage by Grace Yagel)
Posted inNews

‘I want to get married before a rocket lands on my head’: War has amped up Israel’s passion for matchmaking

by Deborah Danan February 8, 2024
Israelis marking the first birthday of Kfir Bibas in captivity of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Jan 18, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Avshalom Sassoni-Flash90)
Posted inNews

As Kfir Bibas turns 1 in captivity, supporters from Tel Aviv to Davos mark ‘the saddest birthday in the world’

by Deborah Danan January 18, 2024January 18, 2024
Rachel Goldberg, mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who is a hostage in Gaza, speaks during an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, at the United Nations Offices, in Geneva, Dec. 12, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Fabrice Coffrini-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Rachel Goldberg doesn’t know if what she’s doing will bring her son Hersh home. But she won’t stop trying.

by Deborah Danan December 15, 2023
Shirel Tayeb and Reuven Lebetkin are married at Israel's northern border on Oct. 23, 2023. Their planned wedding date took place during the Israel-Hamas war and they chose to move forward with changes. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Lebetkin)
Posted inNews

Israelis are going forward with their weddings despite war and loss in their own families

by Deborah Danan October 27, 2023October 27, 2023

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