The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) hold an annual convention so that its members and leaders can meet to discuss the issues that confront the North American Jewish Community, share ideas...
Author - Gil
Chaya Lester, Babel’s Daughter and the Shalev Center
This is another in a series that I am writing about Nachlaot. Chaya Lester runs the Shalev Center with her husband Hillel. She was born in Memphis Tennessee in 1974 and likes to tell stories about...
Achdut Yisrael Synagogue Nachlaot
This is another in a series that I am writing about Nachlaot. Achdut Yisarel synagogue is located in an old orphanage complex that runs between Aggripas and Yafo streets right near the Clal building...
Bethlehem: A Movie Review
Bethlehem: 2013, 99 minutes long, in Hebrew and Arabic. I resisted seeing this movie at first. I mistakenly believed that it was a polemic against how Israel’s security forces operate with...
Daniel Simckes: Nachlaot’s Optometrist
This is another installment in a series of stories about Nachlaot and the people who live and work there When you walk around the small streets and alleys of Nachlaot you find a number of small...







