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Where are they now?

Where are they now? / The Jackie Robinson of Israeli soccer

As the first Arab player on the Israeli national team, Rifaat Tourk knows what it's like to be cursed by fans and players alike. Four decades later, he's fighting for equality for Arabs – off the pitch.

By Leora Eren Frucht | Mar 13, 2013 | 02:39 PM

Where Are They Now? / A notorious Israeli bank robber, two decades on
By Leora Eren Frucht
Where are they now? / A Jew jailed in Sudan is now a voice for Sudanese prisoners in Israel
By Leora Eren Frucht
Where are they now? / Sky’s the limit for Arab MK-turned-pilot
By Leora Eren Frucht

Where Are They Now? / A notorious Israeli bank robber, two decades on

Rony Leibovitz was once Israel’s favorite outlaw. Now even banks invite the legendary 'Biker Bandit' to recount how he managed to rob 21 of them before getting caught.

By Leora Eren Frucht | Feb 27, 2013 | 06:20 PM

Where are they now? / From Saigon to the Sea of Galilee

Israel may be ‘a very strange land,’ but for a family of Vietnamese refugees it has become home.

By Leora Eren Frucht | Feb 6, 2013 | 07:26 AM | 6

Where are they now? / Sky’s the limit for Arab MK-turned-pilot

The 53 members of Knesset who are out of a job might look up, way up to Tawfik Khatib for inspiration. After leaving parliament, the former MK from the United Arab List found a new vocation: flying.

By Leora Eren Frucht | Jan 30, 2013 | 11:21 AM

Where are they now? / A bittersweet postscript for the Exodus veteran who made aliyah

At 92, Frances Greenberg is finally settled in the land she tried to reach in 1947, but it’s not quite the Israel she envisioned.

By Leora Eren Frucht | Jan 20, 2013 | 09:06 PM

Where are they now? / A Jew jailed in Sudan is now a voice for Sudanese prisoners in Israel

Reda Melese was tortured in a Sudanese prison for trying to help bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Now the tables have turned: He mediates for African migrants detained for illegally entering Israel.

By Leora Eren Frucht | Jan 6, 2013 | 02:44 PM

Where are they now? / Maverick former MK explains why Soviet immigrants 'really are racist'

Roman Bronfman used to represent Russian-speaking olim in the Knesset. In a new book he explores their 'negative political impact' on Israel.

By Leora Eren Frucht | Dec 31, 2012 | 06:50 AM

Where are they now? / The Israeli man who divorced his husband

In half a century Uzi Even has gone from thinking he was the only gay on the planet to becoming the first man in Israel to get the state to grant him – and his same-sex spouse – a divorce.

By Leora Eren Frucht | Dec 21, 2012 | 01:06 PM

Where are they now? / Survivor of Palestinian terror attack starts over

British-born Kay Wilson is rebuilding her life two years after a walk in the woods brought her straight into the path of a terrorist.

By Leora Eren Frucht | Dec 18, 2012 | 09:48 AM | 4

Where are they now? / From hijacker to painter

A former Prisoner of Zion channels her bold streak into other pursuits.

By Leora Eren Frucht | Dec 10, 2012 | 08:02 AM

This day in Jewish history

This day in Jewish history / The rebbe who met with Freud

By David B. Green | 09:35 AM

This day in Jewish history / A blood libel trial that captures the world's attention

By David B. Green | 09:39 AM

This day in Jewish history / Persian Jews given choice: Convert or die

By David B. Green | 06:59 AM | 8

Double Take

African migrants looking through the fence at the Egyptian-Israeli border on August 4, 2012.

Double Take / African asylum seekers out of the spolight but not in the clear

By Joel Greenberg | 08:39 AM

Double Take / A month after Gaza war, Hamas still rides a wave of popularity

By Joel Greenberg | 07:22 AM | 4

Double Take / The politics of potholes in East Jerusalem

By Joel Greenberg | 09:41 AM

Someone Else's Simcha

Someone Else's Simcha / Amit and Nili's wedding - Don't stop believing

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 06:29 PM

Someone Else's Simcha / Sharon Shaya's bat mitzvah – Logging off long enough to grow up

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 06:33 PM

Someone Else's Simcha / Pnina and Yitzhak's 50th anniversary – Indian love, set in gold

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 01:56 PM

On Root

Keep the pita, lose the hummus and pickles for Passover.

On Root / In search of breadcrumbs, oxygen and pickles

By Jeremy Benstein | 07:41 PM

On Root / How 'Europe' and 'Maghreb' both come from Hebrew

By Jeremy Benstein | 12:08 PM | 4

On Root / Cowboys home on the Israeli range at dawn

By Jeremy Benstein | 12:27 PM