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As schools worldwide struggle with how to respond to the advent of AI, Israel’s Amal Educational Network is embracing the technology as a way to deepen learning and expand opportunity. (PixeloneStocker via Getty Images via JTA)
An ambitious new educational initiative seeks to emphasize personalized learning and strengthen Israeli society.
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Dr. Abraham Orkin Freedman's 1921 photograph of the Western Wall shows men and women davening together at Judaism's holiest site. (Courtesy Tower of David Jerusalem Museum)
The Tower of David Jerusalem Museum is collecting photographs of the Western Wall ahead of an exhibition next year marking the 60th anniversary of the Six Day War.
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Attendees wave flags at the Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance on Thursday, June 4. (Theia Chatelle via JTA)
Opposition leader Yair Lapid spoke at Thursday’s Jerusalem rally, which drew 10,000 participants and 2,000 police officers.
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Youssef Sarhan, a 9-year-old violinist from Majd al-Krum, participates in The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West’s youth initiative. (Yaakov Buta via JTA)
The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West, which arranged the program for young musicians, blends Western orchestral music with Middle Eastern traditions.
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Tessa Veksler: "In my mind, you cannot separate anti-Zionism and antisemitism. They're intertwined, so it's important for schools to name that." (Provided photo)
A former college campus activist, Veksler will speak at Chizuk Amuno on June 8 at the Ruth and Jay Lenrow Visiting Scholar-in-Residence for Combating Antisemitism.
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Pastor Mike Evans (far left), founder of the Friends of Zion Heritage Center in Jerusalem, is shown last year speaking to more than 1,000 Christian influencers on a delegation organized by his group and the Israeli Foreign Ministry. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)
Spending on “hasbara” should be “like investing in jets, bombs and missile interceptors,” argues Israel’s foreign minister.
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Hersh Goldberg-Polin (left) is shown here in an undated photo with his parents, Rachel and Jon. (Courtesy Goldberg-Polin family, via JTA)
Israeli-Americans Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin talked about the pain of losing their 23-year-old son, who was kidnapped and later murdered in the Oct. 7th tragedy.
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Members of India's Bnei Menashe community arrive in Israel. (Maxim Dinshtein for The Jewish Agency via JTA)
The remaining 6,000 members of the community are expected to immigrate by 2030.
Read MoreIsrael is increasingly reliant on foreign workers, hundreds of whom moved into the dilapidated building during the Iran war.
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Dr. Gilad Bachrach (right), of Hebrew University-Hadassah’s Institute of Dental Science in Jerusalem, is shown with his students and lab manager. (Provided photo via JTA)
Colorectal cancer rates are climbing among young people and Ashkenazi Jews.
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Shared Journey: Israeli Maoz Inon (left) and Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah offer their vision for reconciliation in their book, "The Future is Peace." (Uri Levi via JTA)
In “The Future is Peace,” Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon say there is still hope for coexistence between Arabs and Jews.
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