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October 7 widow on her film at Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival: art has a way of healing

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October 7 widow on her film at Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival: art has a way of healing

It is hard to fathom how much trauma Israeli filmmaker Shaylee Atary has endured. In 2016, she was in a car accident that required lengthy rehabilitation. “I was in a wheelchair for more than a year,” says Atary, who today walks with the help of a cane. The story inspired a 2020 short film, Neurim, … Read more

The names behind the numbers – Israel Politics

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The names behind the numbers – Israel Politics

‘Terror is the longest war without a name for the people of Israel,” says Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin, Chairperson of The Jewish Agency’s Fund for Victims of Terror. Since its creation in 2002, the Fund, which is funded primarily by The Jewish Agency’s two major partners, the Jewish Federations of North America and Keren Hayesod, has … Read more