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Jessica Wilson with her son and mother at the gravesite.
July 1, 2026, 11:40 am
A Journey to Jibou
Cousins arrange for the repair of family graves and create a fitting memorial service.
By Chana Shapiro
The fourth generation, the great-grandchildren of Holocaust survivors, carry a wreath in the shape of a Jewish star.
April 29, 2026, 12:40 pm
Yom HaShoah Memorial Honors Survival
The annual ceremony was held at the Memorial to the Six Million in Greenwood Cemetery.
By Robert Garber
A Houthi forces helicopter approaching the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on Nov. 19, 2023, in the Red Sea // Photo Credit: Houthi Media Center via AP, File/Times of Israel
July 7, 2025, 12:19 pm
Israel Strikes Houthis Across Yemen, Blasting Ports
IDF confirms targets include Galaxy Leader ship, hijacked by Houthis in November 2023; two missiles fired by Iran-backed group at Israel after airstrikes.
By TOI and Agencies
Morris Bendit is one of the youngest Holocaust survivors to date as he was only a year old when the Germans invaded his hometown of Chemosvit, Ukraine.
April 9, 2025, 12:59 pm
Holocaust Survivor Bendit Speaks at Cambridge High
Morris Bendit, one of the youngest Holocaust survivors alive, shared his story with the tenth-grade class.
By Ronit Franco-Pinsky
Dave Schechter
December 22, 2023, 4:35 pm
The Year Ends. The Scars Remain.
The middle of Dave's year was given over to his health and the end to a story with unexpected personal significance.
By Dave Schechter
Wendell Castle -2004 silver and stained walnut. Table is stained walnut Hand is sign form.
November 15, 2023, 1:57 pm
The Breman Hosts Collection of Torah Pointers
The collection includes both historical pieces as well as those done by contemporary craftsmen and artists.
By Bob Bahr
Dave Schechter
October 31, 2023, 8:18 pm
Meeting Family Amid the Hostage Crisis
Dave's professional and personal lives intersect with the unexpected appearance in Atlanta of Israeli cousins.
By Dave Schechter
Thomas Paul Sternberg
July 12, 2023, 3:06 pm
Obituary: Thomas Paul Sternberg
Thomas (Shlomo) Paul Sternberg’s spirit left his body on Monday evening, June 19, 2023 - after 86 years of a life of loyalty, love, and generosity.
September 16, 2022, 10:55 am
Obituary: Kalman Held
Kalman Held, 86, of Atlanta, Ga., died on Sept. 1, after a years-long battle with cancer.
Red Cross tent set up on the Ukrainian side of the border crossing containing minimal supplies and amenities. //Photo Credit: Brian Shmerling
August 11, 2022, 12:54 pm
Shmerling Volunteers on Ukrainian Border
Brian Shmerling applied his passion for Tikkun Olam by aiding refugees on the Romanian border. Other chefs were amused that his menu consisted of fried chicken wings, borscht and chicken with noodles.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
An emergency worker is helped by locals to carry a man to an ambulance following a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
April 29, 2022, 1:52 pm
In Israel, Holocaust Survivors from Ukraine Ambivalent About Their War-Torn Homeland
Many Ukrainians killed Jews during World War II, collaborated with Nazis, and the country has honored antisemites, while others saved Jewish neighbors, say some survivors.
By TOI STAFF
Ukrainian refugees being flown to Israel by United Hatzalah as part of Operation Orange Wings. // (United Hatzalah)
April 20, 2022, 2:03 pm
Adelson Sponsors 500 Ukrainian Refugees to Israel
The flights, which were part of United Hatzalah’s Operation Orange Wings, brought the refugees from Chisinau, Moldova and Iasi, Romania, to Israel over the past two weeks.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Passengers disembark from an airplane carrying Jewish immigrants fleeing the war in Ukraine upon arrival in Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in Lod near Tel Aviv, on March 6, 2022. - MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images
March 23, 2022, 11:56 am
Controversy Follows Ukrainian Refugees to Israel
Nearly two million Ukrainians – mostly women, children and the elderly – are now refugees due to the Russian invasion.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
March 7, 2022, 1:08 pm
Odessa’s Jews Evacuate Children and Elderly Over Fears of Russia’s Advance
A Holocaust survivor is among those to leave as the Ukrainian Black Sea city could become Russia's next war target.
By TOI STAFF
Allen Lipis
October 29, 2021, 11:04 am
Closing Thoughts: Passing the Baton
When you get the baton, take it as far as you can go.
By Allen Lipis
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