My Choice for (Little) Man of the Year
Nine-year-old Usaid Arshid is my choice. His father is runner-up. I met them in Rahat last year when I was watching the Rahat Marathon. I was charmed by Usaid and amazed by his father....
Category: First-Hand and Investigative
As I try to develop my skills as a journalist, I will look for opportunities to get out into the field and away from my computer to write about people and events first-hand. In other cases, my first-hand reporting will be Internet based investigations.
The Israel Medical Association and once-sterile environments
I would never ask what party my doctor votes for, nor what he or she thinks of the judicial reforms that are currently rocking the country. It is none of my business. So why...
Two stories you probably have not heard about Mount Meron and Lag B’Omer
Ita Silberman (80) was born in Tzfat. Her family arrived from Ukraine in the 16th Century when Isaac Luria (HaARI) drew many Jews from Spain and other parts of Europe. Ita’s grandfather, who features...
Summary of bills before the Knesset by the end of the winter session: I. First Reading
As part of the anti-judicial reforms demonstrations, there is the argument put forward that the current coalition is only interested in narrow sectorial legislation that makes it clear to protesters that the right wing...
Interview: Anna Rezan, who brings to life little-known stories from Greece during the Holocaust
In her documentary film, “My People,” the young Greek Jewish actress-singer explores the World War II years in her country and her Jewish roots. She opens a window, not only into the post-war resilience...
Jewish Ukrainian’s life blew up with the first bombs in Odessa.
Odessa native Diana Bukhman, 38, never wanted to make Aliyah. Yet here she is. Ripped from her former life, a good life she mourns the loss of, and she has to reinvent herself. Aliyah...
Interview with former South Sudanese Refugee in Israel
Augustino Mayom Makuok was just 16 when he ran away from war-torn South Sudan. At 23, he found a way to enter Israel and he stayed here for six years, until in 2012, about...
Interview: Canadian social work student confronts antisemitism in her program
I didn’t want to be in an environment with people that hate me. I think no other student needs to deal with that. Why do I? I hated every day, I hated everything I...
