Jewish Telegraphic Agency8y
In remote Madagascar, a new community chooses to be Jewish
Madagascar, a country of 20 million people ... I found my roots, baruch Hashem … Am Yisrael Chai” – the people of Israel live. As residents of Antananarivo began to explore Judaism ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency8y
In Madagascar, ‘world’s newest Jewish community’ seeks to establish itself
Over three-quarters of Madagascar’s population live below the international poverty line ($1.90 per day), according to 2012 World Bank data. The Jewish community is mostly middle class ...
Fox News2d
Israeli victims of terror concerned with murderers' release from prison, relieved 7 hostages back home
As part of the second stage of the high-stakes ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, four female hostages who had been held by the terror group in Gaza for 477 ...
CBS News3d
Four more Israeli hostages released by Hamas as ceasefire continues to hold
Hamas released four Israeli hostages in Gaza early Saturday in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners to be released later in the day. It was the second release to occur as part of the ceasefire ...
NBC News on MSN4d
Israel shifts military focus to Palestinian city in West Bank during Gaza ceasefire
A ceasefire between Hamas and Israel does not signal an end to all hostilities in the region, as Israeli forces continue ...
Irish Examiner on MSN4d
Thousands of endangered tortoises rescued in Madagascar after flood
A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from ...