Category Archives: World
Dennis Prager calls Candace Owens out for spreading antisemitism with old tropes
Candace Owens, a right-wing political commentator and author, has been espousing inflammatory positions on numerous topics about Jews and Israel. I sat with Dennis Prager to hear his response to the recent wave of malicious statements. Owens worked for PragerU for one year, in 2021. Read more » »
Obituary: Herbert Edward Wollner
Obituary: Herbert Edward WollnerHerbert Edward Wollner, a loving husband and father, proud grandfather, and dedicated community member, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, at the age of 77.Herbert Edward Wollner, a loving husband and father, proud grandfather, and dedicated community member, passed away on Sunday, Dec. Read more » »
International BBYO Convention Is Close to Home in 2026
In February, some 3,500 Jewish teens from 52 countries will gather in Philadelphia for the BBYO International Convention, the organization’s “Super Bowl,” so to speak. Read more » »
Israel is first to recognize Somaliland, Accords ‘spirit,’ says Netanyahu
“If recognition and the development of relations leads to amplifying the Abraham Accords, today’s move can only be seen as a step toward building stability in the region and beyond,” Daniel Mariaschin, of B’nai B’rith, told JNS. Read more » »
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest at home
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest at homeSher’s remains were buried in Greenville, South CarolinaAn American Jewish fighter pilot whose plane was shot down in the Chinese theater during Read more » »
82 Years After Being Killed in China, Jewish World War II Pilot Brought Home for Burial
More than eighty years after he was killed in combat, a Jewish American pilot who fought in World War II has finally been laid to rest, following the identification of his remains and a burial ceremony in South Carolina, according to the US Department of War, the Times of Israel reports. The aviator, Lt. Read more » »
82 years after death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burial
82 years after death in China, Jewish WWII pilot returned to US for burialDNA testing helped identify the body of Lt. Morton Sher, a member of the Flying Tigers, killed in action in 1943 during a combat mission over ChinaZev Stub is the Times of Israel’s Diaspora Affairs correspondent. Read more » »
Jewish war hero laid to rest in South Carolina 82 years after deadly mission over China
A Jewish American fighter pilot shot down over China in World War II was finally laid to rest on American soil last week, with dirt from Israel placed over his coffin.Lt. Morton Sher, who flew with the famed Flying Tigers, was buried on Sunday in a cemetery in Greenville, S.C. Read more » »
Jewish American WWII Flying Tigers Pilot Shot Down Over China Laid to Rest in U.S. After 80 Years – VINnews
GREENVILLE, S.C. (VINnews) — More than 80 years after his fighter plane crashed during a combat mission over China, a Jewish American pilot with the famed Flying Tigers was finally laid to rest on U.S. soil last week, closing a chapter that had remained unfinished since World War II.Join our WhatsApp groupSubscribe to our Daily Roundup EmailU.S. Read more » »
From Intern to Senior Rabbi: Q&A with Congregation B’nai B’rith’s Daniel Brenner
Nine years ago, Rabbi Daniel Brenner came to Congregation B’nai B’rith in Santa Barbara as a rabbinic intern and quickly became a familiar presence — teaching, listening, and showing up in the everyday moments that make a congregation feel like a home. Read more » »
