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Hannah Levy (left), an American studying in Israel, has joined recent protests with an anti-occupation group, while Rochelle Berman (right) has stuck to her work as an intern for the Jerusalem Youth Chorus. (Photos/Forward-Courtesy)

News

These young people came to Israel to study. Now the streets are their classroom.

by Stewart Ain and Forward March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

Whether they join the protests or not — and many are — American high school and college students studying in Israel right now are witnessing a seminal moment in the […]

Henry Herskovitz protesting outside Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in December 2021. He holds a poster that says "No More Holocaust Movies." (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Herskovitz)

Born and raised Jewish, the man leading 19 years of protests against a Michigan synagogue embraces antisemitic tropes

by Stewart Ain and Forward August 11, 2022August 11, 2022

From left: Lidia S., Olympiada D., Aleksandra B. and Aleksander S. are among 15 Ukrainians named "Righteous Among the Nations" who helped save Jews during the Holocaust who were still living in Ukraine when Russia invaded. (Photo/NY Jewish Week-Courtesy Jewish Foundation for the Righteous)

World

Inside the mission to aid Ukraine’s 15 remaining ‘Righteous Gentiles’

by Stewart Ain and Jewish Week May 11, 2022

The memorial at Babyn Yar ravine, site of the 1941 massacre.

World

Russia bombs Babyn Yar, site of WWII massacre

by Stewart Ain and Forward March 1, 2022

Placing stones on a headstone at a Jewish cemetery honors the deceased. (Photo/JTA-Getty Images)

An unveiling without a headstone? A shortage challenges grieving families

by Stewart Ain and Forward August 26, 2021

man walking up stairs covered in debris, trash and garments

Three teenagers among 6 Americans killed in Israeli stampede

by Stewart Ain and JTA May 3, 2021May 12, 2021

A view of some of the graves at the Groman Eden Mortuary in Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills, California. (Photo/JTA-Anthony Lampe)

In LA and Arizona, Covid death surge overwhelms the Jewish community

by Stewart Ain and JTA January 20, 2021January 20, 2021