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The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:45:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Search Results for “” – The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com 32 32 Pushing 90, this golden age rabbi has written the book on getting older — gratefully https://www.timesofisrael.com/pushing-90-this-golden-age-rabbi-has-written-the-book-on-getting-older-gratefully/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:14:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3808305 Pushing 90, this golden age rabbi has written the book on getting older — gratefully

Pushing 90, this golden age rabbi has written the book on getting older — gratefully

]]> Toy story: From teddy bears to Tiddlywinks, how Jews helped shape American childhood https://www.timesofisrael.com/toy-story-from-teddy-bears-to-tiddlywinks-how-jews-helped-shape-american-childhood/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:37:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3888493 Toy story: From teddy bears to Tiddlywinks, how Jews helped shape American childhood

]]> Did medieval Jews hide a ‘secret synagogue’ in tarot cards? Boston exhibit turns over clues https://www.timesofisrael.com/did-medieval-jews-hide-a-secret-synagogue-in-tarot-cards-boston-exhibit-turns-over-clues/ Wed, 20 May 2026 15:17:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3808235 Did medieval Jews hide a ‘secret synagogue’ in tarot cards? Boston exhibit turns over clues

]]> From child laborer to union leader: Too-relevant story of 20th-century immigrant Pauline Newman https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-child-laborer-to-union-leader-too-relevant-story-of-20th-century-immigrant-pauline-newman/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:13:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3782167

]]> Was Henri Matisse’s sojourn in Vichy France de facto collaboration or quiet resistance? https://www.timesofisrael.com/was-henri-matisses-sojourn-in-vichy-france-de-facto-collaboration-or-quiet-resistance/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:52:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3729469 Was Henri Matisse’s sojourn in Vichy France de facto collaboration or quiet resistance?

]]> How an upstart rabbi was excommunicated over his prayer book for a ‘new US Judaism’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-an-upstart-rabbi-was-excommunicated-over-his-haggadah-for-a-new-us-judaism/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:53:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3794103 How an upstart rabbi was excommunicated over his prayer book for a ‘new US Judaism’

]]> New drama tells true story of Holocaust survivor who helps scores of troubled teens https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-drama-tells-true-story-of-holocaust-survivor-who-helps-scores-of-troubled-teens/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:43:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3773458

]]> Did the founder of Hadassah – Israel’s ‘mother’ – support a one-state solution? https://www.timesofisrael.com/did-the-founder-of-hadassah-israels-mother-support-a-one-state-solution/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:23:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3455893

]]> New PBS series examines bittersweet ties that have historically bound US Blacks and Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-pbs-series-examines-bittersweet-ties-that-have-historically-bound-us-blacks-and-jews/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:24:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3751035 New PBS series examines bittersweet ties that have historically bound US Blacks and Jews

]]> New documentary reveals saga behind Elie Wiesel’s world-famous Holocaust memoir ‘Night’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-documentary-reveals-saga-behind-elie-wiesels-world-famous-holocaust-memoir/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 03:52:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3741650 New documentary reveals saga behind Elie Wiesel’s world-famous Holocaust memoir ‘Night’

]]> New documentary depicts the lawsuit that humbled Henry Ford – and revved up US Jewry https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-documentary-depicts-the-lawsuit-that-humbled-henry-ford-and-revved-up-us-jewry/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:31:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3735646 New documentary depicts the lawsuit that humbled Henry Ford – and revved up US Jewry

]]> Two long-time negotiators dissect what’s at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-long-time-negotiators-dissect-whats-at-the-heart-of-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 01:46:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3702861

]]> How ‘Natural Woman’ Carole King defied societal expectations to achieve pop stardom https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-natural-woman-carole-king-defied-societal-expectations-to-achieve-pop-stardom/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:33:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3645078 How ‘Natural Woman’ Carole King defied societal expectations to achieve pop stardom

]]> Slain journalist Daniel Pearl’s father charts recent ‘Zionophobia’ rise in new book https://www.timesofisrael.com/slain-journalist-daniel-pearls-father-charts-recent-zionophobia-rise-in-new-book/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 02:46:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3710390 Slain journalist Daniel Pearl’s father charts recent ‘Zionophobia’ rise in new book

]]> Let Jean Meltzer’s new Hanukkah-themed romance put the spark in your Festival of Lights https://www.timesofisrael.com/let-jean-meltzers-new-hanukkah-themed-romance-put-the-spark-in-your-festival-of-lights/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:02:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3710311 Let Jean Meltzer’s new Hanukkah-themed romance put the spark in your Festival of Lights

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