Southern New England Jewish Ledger
Neil Young to perform in Tel Aviv
(JNS.org) After the Pixies, Soundgarden, and Justin Timberlake all announced concert dates in Israel, a folk legend is following suit….
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Iranian-American arrested for attempting to smuggle F-35 blueprints
(JNS.org) An Iranian-American former defense contractor employee was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey last week for…
Ariel Sharon remembered as military hero, political ‘Caesar’
By Alex Traiman/JNS.org The funeral for Ariel Sharon, 11th prime minister of the State of Israel, took place on Monday,…
IDF training complex named for Sharon
(JNS.org) The Israel Defense Forces’ new training complex in the Negev will be named after late former Prime Minister Ariel…
Palestinians celebrate Sharon’s passing with rocket
(JNS.org) Two rockets from Gaza were fired at Israel on Monday despite Israel’s warning to Hamas not to fire rockets…
Theater of, by, and for the people
What is Jewish community theater? By Cindy Mindell Before American Jews traveled to the big cities or the Catskills for…
Stamford teen wins national contest – and travels to Judaism’s holiest site
By Cindy Mindell STAMFORD – Moving Traditions is a national organization that advocates for a more expansive view of gender…
Emma Thompson calls for boycott of Israel’s Habima Theatre
Actress Emma Thompson and three dozen other British actors are advocating the boycott of Israel’s celebrated Habima Theater troupe, which…
Report: Kerry proposes return of Palestinian refugees to Israel
(JNS.org) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has proposed to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas the return of 80,000 Palestinian…
Abbas, Arab foreign ministers won’t recognize Israel
(JNS.org) Nine Arab foreign ministers told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Paris on Sunday that they would not…
