Charlotte Halle

After 27 years in the Government Press Office, Linda Rivkind has resigned from her post as acting head of the Department of Foreign Journalists.

Former friends and acquaintances of Michael Howard, the first Jewish leader of the British Conservative party, described an outgoing young man, who was tall and good looking - and especially popular with the girls he met at the summer and winter camps of Jewish Youth Study Groups, a national organization for Orthodox youth, in which Howard was an active member.

An Israeli-Canadian filmmaker explores the tensions between the communities living in Toronto.

At least eight Anglos won seats on their local councils in Tuesday's municipal elections. New native English-speaking councillors include former New Yorker Karen Katzman of Even Yehuda and U.S.-born Alex Weinreb of Modi'in.

Founder of the new Australia-Israel Cultural Exchange says he won't censor his choices of Israeli culture to please world Jewry or Israeli politicians.

Anglo candidates across the country are busy with last minute campaign efforts this week to attract voters ahead of the almost nationwide local elections on Tuesday. Among them, at least five native English-speakers are believed sure to win a seat on their local council.

The number of Anglos with realistic chances of winning seats on the Beit Shemesh city council in the local elections on October 28 has shot up in recent weeks.

There are few Anglos better known in the Ra'anana community than Rabbi Stewart Weiss.

Anglo candidates fighting on `Anglo issues' have become a sought-after component of party election lists, especially Orthodox parties, says political analyst Jonathan Rynhold.

South African immigrants mourn their son, Omer Rubin, who died in Hurricane Fabian last month

But delegation still takes home 5 medals in 8-day competition that ran through Rosh Hashanah

The Negev District branch of the Histadrut has already honored the local Iranian, Iraqi, Moroccan, Russian, South American and Yemenite communities; now it's the Anglos' turn.

In crisis situations, new immigrants need more support; it is the role of Israeli society to help them cope, says founder of the SELAH organization.

British immigrants aim to bring the `special atmosphere' of the U.K. study conference to Israel.

An Anglo political activist said he was patronized and fobbed off by the Beit Shemesh police this week when he reported the theft of a huge election banner, worth NIS 3,000.

Less than a week before the school year starts, three women, all Anglo immigrants, are comparing notes on how many parents have called them about enrolling their children in "Meitarim Ra'anana," the new junior and senior high school which will open in the city on Monday, at the start of the new academic year.

British-born actor Robbie Gringras says even though his new play is funny, it's not about laughing at terror attacks.

Belarusan ambassador Gennadz Lavitski this week labeled the Israeli Foreign Ministry decision to close its embassy in Minsk for financial reasons as "lacking common sense."