Jared M. Feldschreiber, at The Blogs

Feb 23, 2025, 1:11 AM

Press Freedom Crackdowns Demand an Antidote

Downtown Budapest, HU (Photo by Balázs Béli).

Donald Trump’s retribution campaign to weaken a robust independent free press is in full flight. These weeks have proven Trump's abilities to run roughshod on civil society programs, as the halting and gradual shutdown of USAID as well as...

Feb 18, 2025, 10:02 PM

Portuguese Israeli Advocate Gives Vibrant Perspective

Hannah Eyal at an Annual Jewish National Fund 'Women for Israel' Luncheon (JNF).

Hannah Eyal, a Portuguese-born Israeli psychologist who made Aliyah in 2013, continues to speak triumphantly about the Jewish state's existential fight for survival. As she had not known of her Jewish roots for many years, her life was changed...

Jun 20, 2024, 9:54 AM

Nourished Hope for Israel’s Most Vulnerable Youth

Amit Fraser is the executive director of Migdal Ohr UK. In the wake of the terror assault on Oct. 7, its mission remains to regain 'a sense of normality' for thousands of orphaned children throughout Israel. (Photo by Migdal Ohr UK)

Amit Fraser, a graduate of Ben Gurion University who has been at the forefront of the British chapter of Migdal Ohr, serves as a guiding light for Jews worldwide. As executive director of Migdal Ohr UK, Fraser continues to...

Dec 28, 2023, 5:04 AM

Srigim Resident Transports U.S. Yeshiva Letters

Hila Bar, a mother of six and resident of Srigim, a moshav under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council south of Beit Shemesh, is a translator and editor. Photo courtesy of Hila Bar.

Within a week of the Oct. 7 terror assault, yeshivas across the U.S. sent many letters of support to IDF soldiers. Cultivating a nefesh yehudi begins at an early age, and an outpouring of support for Israel has proven...

Dec 12, 2023, 7:02 AM

Wiesel’s Legacy Serves As Beacon in a Shadowy World

A March Against Antisemitism in Brussels, Belgium on Dec. 10, 2023, brought in close to 4,000 people. Photo provided by European Jewish Congress.

A roundtable discussion hosted by the Romanian Embassy on issues of Holocaust remembrance and the threat of antisemitism was held on Capitol Hill. It featured a bevy of Jewish organizations, members of the Biden Administration, and esteemed diplomats. All...

Dec 4, 2023, 3:44 AM

Pushback Against Odious Antisemitism in New York

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, attended the ‘March for Israel’ event on Nov. 14, which featured close to 300,000 Israeli supporters. Photo courtesy of Rep. Meng.

In recent weeks, CUNY's Queens College has seen an ugly escalation of antisemitism in and around its campus. A Nov. 26 pro-Israel rally turned nasty as an anti-Israeli activist approached its Jewish students hurling insults, “Go back to Poland....

Nov 23, 2023, 9:53 PM

The Dawn of Freedom: A Talk with Alona Alymova

Alona Alymova is a multidimensional actress and director who has flourished in Ukraine and Israel. She lives and works in Tel Aviv. Photo courtesy of Ms. Alymova.

“I was born in Mariupol. At the age of 15, we moved to Kyiv,” says Alona Alymova, a successful Ukrainian actress and director who saw her life uprooted when she fled her home country for Israel after the Russian invasion of...

Oct 23, 2023, 8:33 AM

Jews Worldwide Find Common Purpose after Oct. 7 Terror Assault

After over two weeks since Hamas’s multipronged deadly terror assault on Israel, the repercussions of its atrocities are still being felt worldwide. Most Western governments have acted swiftly in condemning the unprecedented terrorist attacks, which claimed the lives of...

Feb 17, 2023, 5:51 AM

‘How is Katia?’ Tackles Kyiv’s Tangled Bureaucracy

'How is Katia?' depicts societal injustices within contemporary Kyiv, Ukraine. The film stars Anastasiya Karpenko in the title role. Photo provided by Evos Film.

In Christina Tynkevych's How is Katia?, Anya, as portrayed by Anastasiya Karpenko, is a 35-year-old paramedic and single mother who must tend to her 12-year-old girl, Katia, while living with her sister and ailing mother. When tragedy befalls Anya...

Dec 7, 2022, 12:03 PM

The Ballad of a Portuguese Artist: An Interview with Filipe Melo

Filipe Melo is a successful & multi-talented Portuguese artist in film, music, and street art. Photo provided by London Flair P.R.

In the bustling cities of Portugal, street art remains a blending variety of the traditional and the modern. According to the official street art website, the modes are “derelict and cutting-edge. The artists who claim the walls seem to...

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