This is the Forward’s coverage of Jerusalem, the holiest city in Judaism and the capital of Israel.
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Culture What Ever Became of the ‘Children of Jerusalem’?
Editor’s Note: ‘What Ever Became of the ‘Children of Jerusalem,’” a longform story by Naomi Zeveloff about the fates of seven Israeli and Palestinian children who starred in a 1990’s Canadian documentary series, is the 2016 Sigma Delta Chi award winner for Non-Deadline Reporting. Between 1991 and 1996, seven Israeli and Palestinian children starred in…
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Fast Forward Trump Waffles Again On Jerusalem Embassy — Insists ‘No Reason’ Mideast Isn’t At Peace
President Trump insisted there is “no reason” Israel doesn’t have peace with the Palestinians and pointedly refused to discuss moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. Trump is considering a visit to Israel soon after a White House visit in February by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is due to meet Trump…
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Fast Forward Women Smuggle Torah Scroll Into Western Wall Prayer Service
Hundreds of women joined Women of the Wall for the group’s monthly Rosh Chodesh service, which included a Torah scroll smuggled in to the women’s section of the Western Wall. Among the some 300 women who assembled for the service on Thursday morning to mark the new Hebrew month of Iyar were those from nine…
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Opinion How Hadassah Hospital Coped With Casualties During The Six Day War
In 1967, Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem, Israel found itself at the front line of the Six-Day War, treating swells of wounded soldiers and civilians. The July 1967 edition of Hadassah Magazine included a harrowing account, excerpted below, of the first 60 “desperate and magnificent” hours at the burdened medical center. “I entered my office…
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Fast Forward Amar’e Stoudemire Portrait Joins Graffiti Gallery In Jerusalem Market
A wall-sized illustration of NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire is the latest addition to an ongoing art project where portraits of contemporary and historical figures are painted on the metal shutters of Jerusalem’s central market. “The Shuk has legends painted all over. I’m humble to be amongst the greats here,” Stoudemire wrote on Instagram, captioning an…
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Fast Forward Slain British Woman Gave Her Seat To A Woman With A Baby
The British student killed by a Palestinian assailant on the Jerusalem light rail had just given up her seat so that a woman holding a baby could sit down, according to a report on Israel’s Channel 2 news. Hannah Bladon, 20, had just moved to the exit door of the train so that the woman…
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News British Woman, 20, Killed In Stabbing Attack In Jerusalem
A 20-year-old British woman was killed during a knife attack allegedly perpetrated by a Palestinian in Jerusalem. The woman was taken to hospital in critical condition following the incident Friday aboard the city’s light rail, Israel Radio reported. She was stabbed by a 57-year-old man from the Ras al Amud neighborhood in the city’s east,…
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Fast Forward Jerusalem Cracks Down On Sale Of Leavened Bread On Passover
For the first time in years, the Jerusalem municipality is enforcing the law against public displays of leavened bread during Passover at the Old City’s Jaffa Gate this year. Municipal inspectors confiscated the wares of a bagel vendor at the site on Wednesday and prevented others from selling their goods. The bagels have become one…
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