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The Jewish Traveler
Touring the Holy Land With Israeli and Palestinian Guides
A child of Holocaust survivors embarks on a weeklong ‘dual narrative’ expedition in Israel offered by MEJDI Tours.

A child of Holocaust survivors embarks on a weeklong ‘dual narrative’ expedition in Israel offered by MEJDI Tours.
Books
Documenting the Memories of Anne Frank’s Friend
Dina Kraft shares her experiencing collecting Holocaust survivor Hannah Pick-Goslar’s memories for her new memoir, ‘My Friend Anne Frank.’

Dina Kraft shares her experiencing collecting Holocaust survivor Hannah Pick-Goslar’s memories for her new memoir, ‘My Friend Anne Frank.’
Food
How Food, Tradition and ‘Shabbat’ Nurture Judaism
Sussman’s new ‘Shabbat’ cookbook reinforces how formative Friday night dinner was, and continues to be, to Jewish identity.

Sussman’s new ‘Shabbat’ cookbook reinforces how formative Friday night dinner was, and continues to be, to Jewish identity.
Israeli Scene
The Genius of Golda Meir
American Jewry followed Golda loyally, did what she asked of them and embraced her in a way that many Israelis would not, Deborah Lipstadt writes.

American Jewry followed Golda loyally, did what she asked of them and embraced her in a way that many Israelis would not, Deborah Lipstadt writes.
Being Jewish
Announcing Hadassah Magazine’s 2023 Teen Essay Contest
The fourth annual Hadassah Magazine and jGirls+ Magazine teen essay contest is here!

The fourth annual Hadassah Magazine and jGirls+ Magazine teen essay contest is here!

The Yom Kippur War Marked the End of My Naïveté

'The blind trust that I had had in Israel’s leaders was gone, while my determination to build up the moshav and raise my family there was strengthened.'

Being Jewish

How the Yom Kippur War Sealed My Fate With Israel

by Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman

'Five decades ago, I was sealed into a deep and life-altering relationship with the land, people and State of Israel.'

Hadassah

Hadassah’s Key Role in the Yom Kippur War

by Rhoda Smolow

During the war and its aftermath, 527 critically wounded soldiers were treated by the Hadassah Medical Organization; all but eight of them survived.

Crossword Puzzle

High Time for a Holiday Puzzle

by Jonathan Schmalzbach

Don't be clueless in the New Year! Usher in the High Holidays by brushing up on clues and answers related to the chaggim.

Books

Compelling Jewish Reads to Kick off the New Year

by Sandee Brawarsky

New year, new books! Take your pick from a whimsical graphic novel exploring dreams to a novella about a 17th century Jewess living in the Venice Ghetto.

Israeli Scene

Modern Israel’s First Communities

Zionism... did you know?

Books

A New Book Tells the Story of the Only Jewish Miss America

by Judy Bolton-Fasman

Author Linda Kass captures pageant energy and postwar disorientation in 'Bessie,' an impressively researched novel about Bess Myerson, the woman hailed by Jews as their modern Queen Esther.