http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/01/19/2742610/amid-crisis-and-violence-tunisian-jews-safe-but-guarded http://www.jta.org/site/amid-crisis-and-violence-tunisian-jews-safe-but-guarded/#When:05:33:00Z The violence roiling Tunisia hasn’t put the country’s 1,500 or so Jews in serious jeopardy, but Jewish organizations are concerned about their fate as massive anti-government protests continue. Frontpage Lead Image, World 2011-01-19T05:33:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/06/16/2739642/israelis-key-to-central-african-nations-development http://www.jta.org/site/israelis-key-to-central-african-nations-development/#When:21:52:00Z Israeli training and investment is helping some nations in Central Africa build infrastructure, improve agricultural yields and modernize their armies. Frontpage Sub Headline, World, Lead Headline 2010-06-16T21:52:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/04/23/2394485/synagogues-building-ties-to-haiti http://www.jta.org/site/synagogues-building-ties-to-haiti/#When:20:55:01Z In the wake of the devastating earthquake in January, Jewish communities are reaching out and getting involved with rebuilding the devastated country. Frontpage Sub Headline, Jewish Life, Sub Headline, World 2010-04-23T20:55:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/04/23/2394484/israelis-maintain-presence-in-haiti-for-the-long-haul http://www.jta.org/site/israelis-maintain-presence-in-haiti-for-the-long-haul/#When:20:52:00Z Israel's activities in Haiti didn't end with the dismantling of the Israeli field hospital in the country two weeks after the earthquake in January. Frontpage Lead Image, Jewish Life, Middle East, World, Sub Headline 2010-04-23T20:52:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2010/04/23/2394482/haitis-jews-try-to-pick-up-the-pieces http://www.jta.org/site/haitis-jews-try-to-pick-up-the-pieces/#When:19:14:00Z The few Jews who make Haiti their home are trying to pick up the pieces after January's devastating earthquake. Frontpage Sub Headline, Jewish Life, World, Sub Headline 2010-04-23T19:14:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2008/08/05/109701/timerman07292008 http://www.jta.org/site/timerman07292008/#When:09:00:01Z The son of the late Jacobo Timerman, who came to symbolize the victims of Argentina's 'dirty war,' now represents his country in the United States. Politics, World 2008-08-05T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2008/06/12/109006/ElSalvadorosArturoCastellanos http://www.jta.org/site/ElSalvadorosArturoCastellanos/#When:09:00:01Z El Salvador is trying to win global recognition for an obscure diplomat whose actions during World War II helped rescue at least 25,000 European Jews from deportation to Nazi death camps. World 2008-06-12T09:00:01-05:00