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Debra Kamin

Debra Kamin

Debra writes for the JTA, and is a former features writer for The Times of Israel.
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein speaks at a news conference at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, April 28, 2019, in Poway, California. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
April 29, 2019, 2:55 pm
Poway Chabad rabbi had asked border patrol agent to pray armed – just in case
Agent Jonathan Morales had been driving 3.5 hours to attend services after recently discovering his Jewish roots
By Debra Kamin
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, center, arrives for a news conference at the Chabad of Poway synagogue, April 28, 2019, in Poway, Calif. (AP/Denis Poroy)
April 29, 2019, 2:37 am
Police believe shooter acted alone; rabbi says gun ‘miraculously jammed’
3 injured in Poway attack released from the hospital; ‘I was really, really scared, says Noya Dahan, 8, with shrapnel wound in leg. ‘I didn’t see my dad. I thought he was dead’
By AP and Debra Kamin
Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, the first Israeli Arab to win on “MasterChef Israel,” brings Jews, Muslims and Christians together through the A-Sham festival. (Ehab Shukha, via JTA)
December 25, 2017, 3:19 pm
Christmastime in Haifa is a celebration of Arab food
MasterChef Israel culinary star brings Jews and Arabs together through food fest
By Debra Kamin
A mother with her newborn at Baby Lis. (Courtesy of Baby Lis via JTA)
February 4, 2017, 9:49 pm
These upscale Israeli hotels are designed for new moms and babies
In a unique model, women give birth in hospital, spend a night or two on a ward, and either head home or go next door to luxury accommodation
By Debra Kamin
From celebrity endorsements to ad campaigns, Israel’s government is courting tourists from China and India. (Itamar Grinberg, Israeli Ministry of Tourism)
December 4, 2016, 7:52 am
With Bollywood glamour and Chinese stars, Israel woos tourists from east
Tourism Ministry doubles down its efforts to bring Asian A-listers, hopes celebrity endorsements will prompt millions of visits from India and China
By Debra Kamin
A rendering of the Beit Hatfutsot-Museum of the Jewish People’s updated Synagogue Hall. (Courtesy: Beit Hatfutsot)
May 28, 2016, 8:01 am
At Museum of the Jewish People, an iconic exhibit breaks new ground
As Beit Hatfutsot unveils a massive $100 million overhaul, its beloved display of miniature synagogues gets a high-tech makeover
By Debra Kamin
Bob Dylan, infrared, Woodstock, New York, 1968. (Elliott Landy/Press License, Landy-The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot/via JTA)
April 23, 2016, 5:31 am
Bob Dylan’s life and work examined in new Israeli exhibit
Museum of Jewish People at Beit Hatfusot celebrates one of the 20th century’s most influential Jews
By Debra Kamin
Arab Israeli TV presenter Lucy Aharish (YouTube screenshot)
October 24, 2015, 6:30 am
Amid the violence, Arab-Israeli newscaster keeps on smiling
Lucy Aharish was embraced by mainstream Israel after criticizing country’s Arab leadership, but others say she ‘identifies with oppressors’
By Debra Kamin
Israeli DJ Yarin Lidor will play a set at the Prince Charles club in Berlin. (Ben Kirschenbaum/JTA)
August 24, 2015, 1:19 pm
Nightclubs in Tel Aviv and Berlin mark 50 years as funky friends
August 27’s joint celebrations show you no longer have to wear a suit and tie to be an ambassador
By Debra Kamin
Former model turned businesswoman Ivanka Trump. (screen capture: YouTube/CBS This Morning)
August 10, 2015, 11:45 pm
How Jewish values help Ivanka Trump stay classy
Daughter of Republican presidential hopeful says she’s ‘pretty observant’ and ‘very modern, but… also a very traditional person’
By Debra Kamin
EDGE's faux correspondent Nic Moss goes to 'Hebron' to document how the 'Israeli occupation' makes it impossible for Palestinians to 'score drugs.' (Screenshot/EDGE)
August 6, 2015, 4:21 am
The Onion launches VICE parody with Israel-Palestine vid
Satirical media company’s first installment of new ‘EDGE’ web series deals with how impossible it is for Palestinians to ‘score drugs’
By Debra Kamin
Ohio Governor John Kasich announcing his 2016 presidential candidacy at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, on July 21, 2015. (Ty Wright/Getty Images/AFP)
July 24, 2015, 4:19 am
A Protestant candidate’s Jewish guilt trip
New to Republican race, Ohio Governor John Kasich espouses wisdom of Torah, urges synagogue attendance
By Debra Kamin
In this May 31, 2015, file photo, comedian Amy Schumer attends the 74th Annual Peabody Awards in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
July 23, 2015, 5:12 am
Amy Schumer’s Hebrew school antics
Comedian’s childhood rabbi Jeffrey Salkin pens humorous post recalling the young ‘religious school cutup’
By Debra Kamin
Daniel Charkow admires the creations of Israeli shoe designer Kobi Levi. Clockwise, from left: Watermelon, Miao, Banana and the Madonna-inspired Blond Ambition (Courtesy of Kobi Levi via JTA)
July 17, 2015, 3:47 am
Meet Lady Gaga’s Israeli shoe designer
Kobi Levi’s creations are wearable works of warped and dreamy art
By Debra Kamin
Stefan Weiss, with a photograph of his family, in his room at Reuth. (photo credit: Eldad Rafaeli)
January 27, 2015, 3:37 pm
Where Holocaust survivors gather to live out their days
A cluster of quaint buildings in Tel Aviv houses one of the world’s densest concentrations of survivors of the Nazi genocide
By Debra Kamin
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