http://www.jta.org/news/ en zsilberman@washingtonjewishweek.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-09T22:54:00-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/09/23/103770/yadvashemwomen http://www.jta.org/site/yadvashemwomen/#When:09:00:01Z Perhaps the first of its kind, an exhibit at Yad Vashem highlights the role and extraordinary stories of Jewish women during the Holocaust. Arts & Culture, Middle East 2007-09-23T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/07/18/103081/cohenlevi http://www.jta.org/site/cohenlevi/#When:09:00:01Z At the first international gathering of the Jewish priestly class of Kohanim and Levites in 2,000 years, participants prepared for the construction of the Third Holy Temple. Jewish Life, Middle East 2007-07-18T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/04/11/101091/arabholocaustmuseum http://www.jta.org/site/arabholocaustmuseum/#When:09:00:01Z An Arab Holocaust museum is beginning to capture the attention of the Arab media and earn some community support, its creator says, but there are detractors among Jews and Arabs. Arts & Culture, Middle East 2007-04-11T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2007/03/27/100730/Egyptianseder http://www.jta.org/site/Egyptianseder/#When:09:00:01Z A pre-Passover seder hosted by Jews who immigrated to Israel from Egypt offers an opportunity for old friends to reunite, eat their favorite Egyptian foods and relive fading memories from Cairo and Alexandria. Jewish Life, Middle East 2007-03-27T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2006/12/21/14794/JewsexpelledfromE http://www.jta.org/site/JewsexpelledfromE/#When:10:00:01Z Hundreds of Jews were imprisoned and expelled from Egypt after the Suez War. Fifty years later they look back with a mixture of regret and longing. Jewish Life, Middle East 2006-12-21T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2006/12/21/14795/Remnantsofoncepro http://www.jta.org/site/Remnantsofoncepro/#When:10:00:01Z The fewer than 100 Jews who remain in Egypt today are well integrated into society and consider themselves fully Egyptian — but there clearly are tensions that go along with being Jewish in an Arab country that has fought four major wars with Israel. Jewish Life, Middle East 2006-12-21T10:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2006/10/23/14583/Jewishrefugeesand http://www.jta.org/site/Jewishrefugeesand/#When:09:00:01Z More than 30 representatives from 10 countries convened in Jerusalem to educate the public about the heritage and rights of Jewish refugees from Arab countries, register their stories and document their personal and communal losses. 2006-10-23T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2006/09/25/14482/InEgyptremnantca http://www.jta.org/site/InEgyptremnantca/#When:09:00:01Z Once a vibrant center of Jewish life, Egypt's Jewish community now numbers fewer than 100. Those who remain have vivid memories of the Jewish past, but they say there is no future for the Jewish community. 2006-09-25T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2006/08/21/14364/IndividualsinNorth http://www.jta.org/site/IndividualsinNorth/#When:09:00:01Z Israel’s war with Hezbollah took a significant economic toll on individuals and small businesses in the North, but the impact on the national economy has not been too bad. 2006-08-21T09:00:01-05:00 http://www.jta.org/news/article/2006/08/09/14318/ShowdownloomsinJe http://www.jta.org/site/ShowdownloomsinJe/#When:09:00:01Z While Israel is gearing up for a wider military offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon, another battle is coming to a head between gay-pride activists and their opponents in Jerusalem. 2006-08-09T09:00:01-05:00