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80th Anniversary Of Kristallnacht

First Person Jewish Press Staff

This Friday, November 9, marks the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht. To commemorate this tragic date – the beginning of European Jewry’s destruction – The...

Remembering Yehoshua Friedberg HY”D [video]

First Person Ari Fuld HY"D

I don't want to go to a memorial service, I can't stand military funerals and I can't forget. I hate this! Too many thoughts...

From Segregation to Confrontation – No Nostalgia for Baltimore

First Person Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Ravens' Ray Lewis screamed that violence is never the answer." Unfortunately, he is wrong.

Yes, There are Rightist Artists – Me!

First Person Tzvi Fishman

To boost aliya, Israel will encourage Marshall’s, Costco, K Mart & Entenmann’s Bakeries to open here

Jewish Press Guide for Drivers Faced with Arab Rock-Throwers

First Person Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Don’t panic. Don’t stop your car. Don’t shoot. And most importantly, don’t give the enemy a victory by staying off the roads.

Attacked at Jaffa Gate

First Person Leah Bowman

I decided that I’m not going to let terror keep me away from what I love to do, and all the more so, Jerusalem and guiding throughout Israel.

Humiliated on the Temple Mount

First Person Rabbi Alan Haber

Told to conceal Jewish symbols- kippa/tzitzit-I despaired having to hide my Jewishness in Jerusalem

The Agricultural Settlement on the Sand Dunes Near Tel Aviv

First Person Faigie Heiman

I was there! I was in Bnei Brak. Not on Thursday evening, not at the raucous, red-shirted, “progressive” women’s demonstration. I was in Bnei Brak on the Sunday before...

Australian Rabbi: Love Muslims and Everything Will Be OK

First Person Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Is Woodstock still leading the world to destruction?

I’ve Been Profiled

First Person Dr. Michael J. Salamon

I was at Ben Gurion Airport and suddenly was surrounded by security guards, guns pointed at me.

Diary from the Ukrainian Border: The Rescue Team, The Refugees & Their Stories

Diary from the Ukraine Border Hana Levi Julian

After bringing her grandchildren to safety, one woman drove back to Ukraine, unwilling to leave her home and family in Odessa.

Diary from the Ukrainian Border: Megillah to Go

Diary from the Ukraine Border Hana Levi Julian

When it became clear we would reach Kishinev far too late to hear Megillah reading, Raphael Poch produced his kosher Megillah scroll and began the reading on the bus.