Charlotte Halle

Some 30 Hebrew teachers for new immigrants across the country have lost their jobs as a result of the drop in immigration figures, the Ministry of Education said this week. "All teachers being fired have been informed," a ministry spokesman told Anglo File.

Three Israelis from Copenhagen have recorded 32 versions of the psalm.

"It's the story that has not been told," said Keith Landy of Jewish refugees from Arab countries. "And it's long overdue. There's always been an emphasis on Holocaust survivors. We want those who were displaced from Arab countries to be able to tell their stories too."

A well-known figure in the Anglo community, David Clayman was considered the doyen of local U.S. Jewish organizations representatives in Israel.

BBC interviewer Tim Sebastian, who puts tough questions to world leaders, gives some answers

The latest campaign of Americans For A Safe Israel to halt the road map is deliberately aimed at Christians in the United States rather than Jews, says Herbert Zweibon, chairman of the rightist nonprofit organization.

A London university is launching an innovative degree program for Israeli and Palestinian students with the goal of promoting cooperation in the region.

Just like every other Tuesday night, Judy Buchman-Ziv performed at Mike's Place in Tel Aviv last Tuesday, only minutes before a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the beachfront pub.

Labor MK Isaac Herzog reflects on his political influences

Not too many people in Israel fantasize about leading a room full of beginners in a dance called "God Bless Texas", but for former Londoner Sandy Zarnaby, it really will be a dream come true. Zarnaby is opening Israel's first line dancing class next week.

A growing number of Anglos in the affluent city of Ra'anana are seeking emergency welfare assistance, local volunteers admitted yesterday.

Three months ago, their phones did not stop ringing, they hardly slept and barely saw their families. For the three Anglo Knesset candidates, none of whom made it into the parliament in the elections, life these days looks very different.

Orthodox visitors to Israel during Passover find themselves in an unusual situation

Academics and scientists from around the world have launched a new organization to fight an international boycott of Israeli academics.

Prof. Stephen Berger, one of Israel's experts in infectious diseases, does not understand the panic over SARS, the severe acute respiratory syndrome which has caused the World Health Organization to launch its first ever global alert.

An official found guilty of criminal negligence in organizing the 1997 Maccabiah World Games, when a bridge collapsed killing four Australians and injuring 70, will not be involved in organizing the 2005 games, the head of the movement said this week.

Israeli cable companies yesterday did not rule out BBC World returning to the screens of their subscribers, less than two weeks after the companies ceased transmission of the British global news channel following a dispute over the price of continued broadcasts.

Kestenbaum, an industrial chemist in London who is also a rabbi, has spent close to 20 years devising and perfecting matzot which are made of gluten-free oats and considered kosher for Pesach according to the most stringent of Rabbinical authorities.