Scouts Share ‘Real Story of Israel’ On Recent Tour Stop
“After Oct. 7, it’s really important for people to know who [the real Israelis are],” said Liraz Bar, a member of the 2024 Tzofim Friendship Caravan. Bar, along with the […]
July 24, 2024
June 28, 2024
A Haunting Experience at Nova Festival Exhibit
I recently planned a short trip home to New York but I had no actual plans…until I read that the Nova Music Festival Exhibition had been extended through my impending […]
June 14, 2024
Fresh Start Announced In Search For Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Director
The search for a new director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies will start fresh, likely in the 2025-26 school year, Interim President Jeff Ettinger […]
June 10, 2024
U Pauses Hiring Of Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Director
Despite what the school termed as “enthusiastic support” for Raz Segal being offered the directorship of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, the school’s interim president […]
June 9, 2024
Controversial Job Offer Leads To Resignations From Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Board
Two members of the advisory board of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies have resigned in protest over the planned hiring of the center’s new director. […]
June 4, 2024
A Memorial To Jerusalem’s Pioneers
I remember my first trip ever to Jerusalem when I was a young teenager. I had the idea that I was bound to feel something stir within me just knowing […]
June 3, 2024
DFL Convention Resolutions Brings Intra-Party Unrest
A Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party action agenda resolution condemning antisemitism had language affirming Israel’s right to exist removed on Saturday, opening it up to a vote from the delegates at the state […]
May 31, 2024
Pro-Hamas Graffiti, Vandalism Found At Woodbury Starbucks
A Starbucks Coffee location in Woodbury was covered in pro-Hamas graffiti and had eight windows and both glass doors shattered overnight Friday, workers at the store discovered when they opened […]
May 30, 2024
New Documentary Presents Deeply Troubling History of Jews, Palestinians In Hebron
Two weeks ago, Israel marked its 76th anniversary, a celebration certainly tempered by Oct. 7 and what has transpired in response since, in Israel, the U.S. and around the world. […]
May 27, 2024
Who The Folk?! Haviv Rettig Gur
Normally we focus on local Jewish community members to feature on the Who The Folk?! Podcast, the opportunity to about what’s happening in Israel with Haviv Rettig Gur was an […]