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GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO

Pro-Israel supporters attend the Republican convention in Dallas on September 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
October 17, 2026, 4:01 pm
America’s politically divided Jewish community braces for Israel’s elections
Some hope a change of government in Israel could help stem the tide of rising anti-Israel sentiment in the US, but most fear it would have very little effect on surging antisemitism
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
Christian Orthodox pilgrims hold up candles during the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
August 26, 2026, 1:43 pm
Spending the night behind the locked doors of the Holy Sepulchre
With daytime crowds gone, pilgrims and clergy pray through the night at the traditional sites of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial and resurrection
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025 (JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
January 11, 2025, 10:06 am
LA wildfires destroy multiple houses of worship, but communities vow to persevere
As synagogues, mosques and churches burn to the ground in ‘apocalyptic’ blazes, religious leaders focus on congregants and helping those who have lost everything
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and Peter Smith
Members of the media work in flooded streets after Hurricane Milton made landfall in the Sarasota area on October 09, 2024, in Fort Myers, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)
October 10, 2024, 7:40 pm
Hurricane Milton disrupts Yom Kippur plans for Florida Jews
Most rabbis and congregants heed evacuation orders, taking synagogues’ Torah scrolls with them; Chabad of Southwest Florida opts to stay open, serving as shelter for the displaced
By MARIAM FAM, GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO and holly meyer
Beatie Deutsch, an Orthodox Jewish runner, fourth from right, competes in a 1500-meter run in Tel Aviv, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
July 2, 2024, 6:21 pm
Facing hurdles, devout athletes want sports bodies to do more to accommodate religion
Orthodox Jewish Israeli runner Beatie Deutsch cites missing Tokyo 2020 since race fell on Shabbat rest day, as competitors of multiple religions balance faith with sport
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO and DEEPA BHARATH
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