Jewish BYU Quarterback Jake Retzlaff (who was featured in a previous issue of The Jewsletter) has signed a sponsorship deal with Manischewitz! He will be their first college athlete partner.
Israeli startups had their best year ever in 2024, securing 8.1B in funding.
Vassar College’s Board of Trustees has rejected a student-submitted proposal to divest from companies doing business with Israel.
Israel has a great and important friend — India. In the upper house of Parliament this week, India’s External Affairs Minister emphasized the country’s strong security ties with Israel. Their partnership was first formalized in 1992.
New York has announced a record 63.9M in funding security for organizations at risk of being targeted by hate crimes. 37% of the recipients are Jewish groups.
Is hockey is the new Jewish sport? A whopping 17.4% of Team USA in NHL’s 4 Nations Face-off, taking place in February in lieu of the 2025 NHL All-star game, is Jewish.
An Israeli scientist has won the equivalent of the “Nobel Prize” in engineering for her groundbreaking work in monitoring weather. Professor Hagit Messer-Yaron of Tel Aviv University won the 2024 IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies.
The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin supported the parents of Omer Neutra at their son’s Long Island funeral on Tuesday. The image of Rachel Goldberg-Polin holding Orna Neutra’s hand will be seared in our collective memories.
A new organization supporting Jewish arts has launched in the United Kingdom. UK Jewish Arts Foundation will raise money for individuals, organizations, and the promotion of Jewish art.
One year after she was released from Hamas captivity, former hostage Mia Schem got engaged to her childhood friend, Yinon Hassan. The couple started dating after she was freed.
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