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Maya Zanger-Nadis

Maya Zanger-Nadis

'Jerusalem on Earth' by Abraham Rabinovich (Courtesy)
September 23, 2024, 2:52 am
Rediscovering Jerusalem: Journalist releases new edition of Six Day War-era book
Abraham Rabinovich’s updated book offers new insights and photographs, capturing Jerusalem’s transformation and enduring tensions since 1967
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Hayuta (right) and Yosef Busel, circa 1917 (Family album, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
July 21, 2024, 12:28 pm
Post-Oct. 7 Hebrew novel ‘Night Sparkles’ shows old-new resilience of Zionist women
Ayala Deckel’s latest novel brings to life the untold challenges and triumphs of early female pioneer and labor activist Hayuta Busel, through the eyes of a modern-day professor
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
'The Madwoman in the Rabbi's Attic,' by Gila Fine. (Courtesy)
June 11, 2024, 5:23 pm
A redemptive reading of Talmudic women reveals ‘radical truths’ hidden by the rabbis
Perfect for Shavuot learning, a new book by thinker Gila Fine reexamines the complex narratives of women in the Talmud, giving them new life with insightful second readings
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Police Superintendent Eyal Aharon. (Maya Zanger-Nadis/Times of Israel)
June 5, 2024, 1:10 am
How one police officer saved dozens from certain death in Kibbutz Re’im on Oct. 7
Sharing his story with army and police, Eyal Aharon tells how he charged into battle to save his sons when they fled the Supernova massacre and found themselves surrounded by terrorists
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Chabad on Campus shluchot visit the site of the Nova festival massacre in southern Israel on May 30, 2024, and hear testimony from survivors of the October 7 atrocities (Chabad on Campus)
June 4, 2024, 4:25 pm
In Israel, US Chabad women campus emissaries commiserate over their annus horribilis
Some 150 Lubavitch emissaries flew to the Holy Land for their annual convention last week, sharing stories of bravery and pride amid a massive uptick in antisemitism at universities
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
NatureGrowth COO Ben Friedman, pictured with IDF soldiers using NatureGrowth's SafeSpace in December 2023 (Ben Friedman)
June 1, 2024, 11:32 am
Sderot ag-tech incubator becomes an unlikely oasis in the Gaza border warzone
NatureGrowth creates free public coworking space amid post-October 7 chaos, providing quiet respite for IDF soldiers, police officers, reservists and civilians
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Or Shocron prepares treats for her cafe, ORYOSSS (Asaf Karela)
May 18, 2024, 10:56 am
Back from IDF reserves, TV chef reopens beloved Sderot cafe, giving terror just desserts
Or Shocron brings a little sweetness back to the war-torn southern city after serving her country for seven months following the Oct. 7 massacre
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
A group of people in Jerusalem mark Israel's 75th Independence Day with a ceremonial reading of the Declaration of Independence, on April 26, 2023 (Credit: Mabua).
May 14, 2024, 9:01 am
Emerging Independence Day ritual inspires unity and gratitude in shadow of October 7
Reading the Declaration of Independence together in public bridges between secular and religious Israelis in a new-old tradition that can be adapted to any citizen’s faith
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Female IDF combat soldier (Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
May 12, 2024, 8:54 pm
Fighting and dying alongside men for decades, female soldiers finally get their due
Women Warriors site gathers stories and info about female troops killed in line of duty, as group hopes to memorialize fallen and inspire more integration in combat roles
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Dan Hadani visits the National Library of Israel during Passover in April 2024 (David Peretz/National Library of Israel)
May 8, 2024, 2:13 pm
100-year-old who shaped Israeli photojournalism takes stage to share Holocaust survival
Cultural icon Dan Hadani survived the Lodz Ghetto and multiple Nazi camps. A lifelong chronicler, he continues to tell his story at the National Library of Israel
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Produce is sorted at the Leket Israel Logistics Center (Credit: Amir Yakoby/Leket Israel).
April 21, 2024, 7:54 pm
Israeli aid groups address food crisis amid war fallout ahead of Passover
The Israel-Hamas war has kneecapped Israel’s agriculture industry, but volunteer organizations have come to the rescue as the festival of freedom arrives
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Yedidya Harush stands next to boxes of matzah made in his matzah bakery in Netivot on April 8, 2024 (Credit: Maya Zanger-Nadis/Times of Israel).
April 11, 2024, 1:09 pm
From battleground to bakery: The mission to support a Gaza-border community with matzah
Yedidya Harush straddles military and civilian life as his Netivot bakery provides needed employment – and handmade matzah to thousands of IDF soldiers and evacuees for Passover
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip and their supporters call for a deal to release the captives, outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, April 9, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 9, 2024, 11:42 pm
Cabinet meets on potential hostage deal, but Hamas still seen demanding end to war
Latest US proposal said to see 900 Palestinian security prisoners freed for 40 hostages; TV report cites ‘cardinal’ differences between the sides; Blinken: Ball is in Hamas court
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, Maya Zanger-Nadis and ToI Staff
Members of Kibbutz Kfar Aza speak to reporters in their temporary home of Kibbutz Shefaim on April 3, 2024. (Maya Zanger-Nadis/Times of Israel)
April 5, 2024, 11:06 am
As they mark six months of war, Kfar Aza residents tentatively plan their return home
At a press event this week, displaced Gaza border residents say they are still processing the trauma of Oct. 7 and fear for their five living hostages still held by Hamas
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Children of fallen IDF soldiers celebrate their bar mitzvah at the Western Wall in a collective celebration on April 4, 2024. (Kobi Koenkas/IDF Widows & Orphans Organization).
April 5, 2024, 3:16 am
Through pain of loss, IDF orphans celebrate bar and bat mitzvahs at Western Wall
President Isaac Herzog meets with children of fallen IDF soldiers and security forces at Jerusalem’s Museum of Tolerance, where he commends their heroism
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
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