Jules Rabin stood at the busiest intersection of Montpelier, Vermont’s capitol, in early April with snow still on the sidewalks, protesting the war in Gaza. To cope with the 37-degree chill, he wore a scarf, a wool cap and a down vest under his tweed overcoat, accompanied by about 75 friends and family members. Rabin,... […]
(JTA) — Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, begins Sunday night, marking the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and serving as a memorial day for the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis. This year, as the Israel-Hamas war enters its seventh month, the day takes on added symbolism: It is the first Yom... […]