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‘Proud American Jew’ killed during World War I gets Jewish star over 100 years after burial

The Jewish soldier finally had the cross marking their graves replaced with a Star of David.

 Firefighters work near a building engulfed in fire following a plane crash in Brooklyn Park, Minnes

No survivors after small plane hits power lines in Illinois

The plane, a Cessna 180 single-engine, was carrying aboard two men and two women, none of whom survived the fatal crash.

Preventing the next tragedy: Lessons to learn on cable car safety

Some have called for the establishment of an international regulatory body—similar to the International Civil Aviation Organization—to oversee cable car operations worldwide.

By ITAY GAL
18/04/2025

'Dry Bones' cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen helped Jews to love our faults, not just heroics

The cartoonist, who died on Monday at the age of 87, applied a screwball approach to his view of Israel.

16/04/2025

'Wonderful family' of Jewish doctors, scientists perish in plane crash

Karenna Groff, Dr. Michael Groff, Dr. Joy Saini, Jared Groff, Alexia Couyutas Duarte and James Santoro were killed in the plane crash as they headed to the Catskills for Passover.

Yaakov Kirschen

‘National treasure’ Yaakov Kirschen, Dry Bones cartoonist, dies at 87

The famed cartoonist, known for Dry Bones, has been published by many leading newspapers in both Israel and the Diaspora.

Grapevine April 11, 2025: In memory of Leah

The movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DNA tests solve 3,300-year-old mystery of Tutankhamun's death

Researchers identified walking impairment and malarial disease sustained by Tutankhamun, supported by the discovery of canes and an afterlife pharmacy in his tomb.

Three more perish of same rare disease that killed wife of Gene Hackman

Hantavirus is a rare disease in the US, with most cases concentrated in the western states of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah.

07/04/2025

Israel to send medical delegation to North Macedonia after deadly fire

Sa'ar expressed his condolences "for the terrible tragedy in which more than 50 people were killed and dozens were injured in a fire."

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