http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/11/13/3090256/growing-gender-segregation-among-israeli-haredim-seen-as-repressing-women http://www.jta.org/site/growing-gender-segregation-among-israeli-haredim-seen-as-repressing-women/#When:22:13:00Z Growing segregation of men and women in the Israeli haredi Orthodox world is part of the larger, long-running battle in haredi society to keep outside influences at bay. Frontpage Lead Image, Middle East, Sub Headline 2011-11-13T22:13:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/11/13/3090255/with-har http://www.jta.org/site/with-har/#When:13:01:00Z With 65 percent of Israel's haredi Orthodox population unemployed, the challenge of putting this rapidly growing segment of Israel's population to work has economic and strategic implications for all of Israel. Frontpage Lead Image, Middle East, Lead Headline 2011-11-13T13:01:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/07/26/3088710/housing-protests-roil-israel-as-tent-cities-pop-up http://www.jta.org/site/housing-protests-roil-israel-as-tent-cities-pop-up/#When:16:34:00Z With protesters erecting tent cities, blocking roads and besieging the Knesset, the Israeli government is under pressure to come up with a workable plan to resolve a housing crisis in Israel that has made renting and home-buying unaffordable for many people. Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Sub Headline 2011-07-26T16:34:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/07/17/3088573/jerusalem-tried-to-get-its-cultural-groove-on http://www.jta.org/site/jerusalem-tried-to-get-its-cultural-groove-on/#When:18:50:00Z A growing number of independent art spaces in Jerusalem is breathing fresh cultural energy -- and even a hipster edge -- into the city. Frontpage Sub Headline, Arts & Culture, Middle East, Sub Headline 2011-07-17T18:50:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/06/20/3088225/cottage-cheese-becomes-symbol-in-israeli-frustation-with-rising-food-prices http://www.jta.org/site/cottage-cheese-becomes-symbol-in-israeli-frustation-with-rising-food-prices/#When:20:42:00Z Cottage cheese, a national staple in Israel that has seen its price rising steadily, has become the focus of a consumer revolt and a symbol of frustration with the high cost of living in the Jewish state. Frontpage Lead Image, Middle East, Lead Headline 2011-06-20T20:42:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/06/12/3088082/fixing-broken-hearts-in-israel http://www.jta.org/site/fixing-broken-hearts-in-israel/#When:20:03:00Z For doctors and children from developing countries, Holon-based Save a Child's Heart delivers cardiac care. It's all due to the brainchild of an American Jewish immigrant to Israel who died climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Middle East 2011-06-12T20:03:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/06/06/3087993/africa-back-on-israels-radar http://www.jta.org/site/africa-back-on-israels-radar/#When:19:13:00Z With new investments and aid, Israel is beginning to look at Africa as a place of opportunity where it can help the continent develop and boost Israel's own reputation in the process -- as it did in the state's early years. Middle East, World 2011-06-06T19:13:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/05/24/3087858/ten-years-after-the-dolphinarium-attack-a-turning-point-for-israels-russian-speaking-immigrants http://www.jta.org/site/ten-years-after-the-dolphinarium-attack-a-turning-point-for-israels-russian-speaking-immigrants/#When:17:50:00Z Ten years after the suicide bombing attack on Tel Aviv's Dolphinarium disco, which took the lives of 21 teens, Israelis look back at a formative moment for the country's Russian-speaking immigrant community. Frontpage Sub Headline, Middle East, Sub Headline 2011-05-24T17:50:00-05:00