NCJW Minnesota Celebrates 130 Years With National Leaders
Sheila Katz, national CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, is not a Minnesotan. But that didn’t stop her from being drawn into the Minnesota Culture Club – started […]
Facing Nazi Atrocities, Teachers Trace Path From Warsaw To Treblinka
TREBLINKA, Poland — In 1998, after visiting the Treblinka death camp site on a Holocaust education trip to Poland for teachers, Aimee Ross vowed she would never come again. “I […]
A Mezuzah Imprint, A Chance Encounter, And A JCRC Holocaust Education Trip In Warsaw
WARSAW, Poland — Kristin Thompson wasn’t expecting to encounter the story of her close friend, Holocaust survivor Aaron Elster, mere hours after landing in Warsaw on Tuesday. But late afternoon, […]
Macalester Committee Recommends Divesting Endowment From Israel
A Macalester College committee recommended earlier this month that the board of trustees consider divesting the college’s endowment from companies doing business with Israel, and will soon issue a report […]
Cantor’s Convention Showcases Twin Cities Community, New Music, Love For Israel
Midday on May 22, in a convention hall inside the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, a man in a suit, kippah, and wearing a folk singer’s combo of guitar and harmonica tested […]
Upcoming Israeli Memorial and Independence Days Have New Weight, Meaning Post-Oct. 7
This weekend, as Twin Cities Jews and Israelis prepare to commemorate Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut – the Israeli Memorial and Independence days – in the backdrop is a grim […]
UMN Students Overwhelmingly Approve Israel Divestment Referendum
Student voters in last week’s University of Minnesota campus elections approved a referendum targeting Israel by a margin of 4125 to 856, with 523 abstentions. The referendum, authored by the […]
Duluth City Council Narrowly Rejects Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Resolution
The Duluth City Council rejected a non-binding resolution “supporting a permanent ceasefire to prevent loss of human life in the Middle East” at its March 25 meeting. The vote was […]
Obituary for Uri Koppel
Uri Koppel, age 85, of St. Louis Park, MN passed away on March 10th, 2024 after a long battle with heart disease. He was preceded in death by his parents, […]
Divisive Rhetoric, Unanimous Vote – STP City Council Passes Ceasefire Resolution
Over the course of its Wednesday meeting, several St. Paul City Council members harshly criticized Israel and its war against Hamas in Gaza before unanimously passing a non-binding resolution calling […]