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Modi’in project with Rochester Jewish community turns fallen soldiers' stories into memorials

Marking 23 years of partnership at a time of global tension and anti-Israel animosity, the Rochester-Modi’in partnership demonstrates how Israeli-diaspora communities meet each other’s needs.

 Local Modi’in children visit the path honoring Yonah Betzalel Brief.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2025 in New York City

Netanyahu’s New York UN visit sees unusual US Secret Service security involvement

A New York City Police Department (NYPD) vehicle is seen outside the Israeli Consulate building in Manhattan, New York City, US, May 22, 2025

Teen slashed in Brooklyn synagogue by 'emotionally disturbed' fellow congregant, NYPD says

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to many empty seats at the UN General Assembly.

Netanyahu confirms New York trip for UN General Assembly, to address UN on September 24


Moving stories, worrying numbers: Behind the wave of immigration from North America

The organization has made changing the rules of the game its mission and, according to Fass, has helped about 100,000 immigrants from North America and the UK move to Israel since its establishment.

Family making aliyah to Israel, September 14, 2026.

Trump to review 9/11 victims' request to declassify records on alleged Saudi links to attacks

"I'm going to look at it when I get back," he told reporters in Ireland before boarding a plane to fly back to the US.

US President Donald Trump arrives to meet with Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Micheal Martin at Farmleigh House in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland, September 12, 2026.

Israeli AI startup founder pleads guilty to $27 million fraud scheme in New York

Ilit Razt, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Joonko, made false claims about the company’s customers and revenue to raise around $27 million in funding from investors.

An emblem marks the entrance to the US Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters building, May 26, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Fan carrying a Palestinian flag ran onto the field in Yankee Stadium during 9/11 commemorations

Fan carrying a Palestinian flag ran onto the field in Yankee Stadium during 9/11 commemorations

MLB: New York Mets at New York Yankees Saturday, 12th September 2026, 05:40

NYC Mayor Mamdani shares Rosh Hashanah message with Jewish community

Zohran Mamdani shared a Rosh Hashanah message to Jewish New Yorkers, wishing those celebrating a sweet and meaningful holiday as they mark the start of the Jewish New Year.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters for a press conference to ask for the release of Federal Counterterrorism Funding in New York City, US, September 1, 2026.

Psalms in the morgue and scrapped Rosh Hashanah sermons: What rabbis remember about 9/11

For the Holocaust survivors, who had completely rebuilt their lives, it was another trauma - like, humanity is doing this again - and I think it just deepened the despair.

New Yorkers look at posters of missing persons days after the World Trade Center attack in New York on Sept. 11, 2001.

What remains of America’s 9/11 memory - and what is disappearing

While September 11 is not being scrubbed from the record, demography, partisan fights, and a shift in public language all point to fading lived memory and a softer or redirected story.

AMID ‘THE PILE’: New York City fireman calls for additional firemen.

'We bow our heads in memory': Herzog marks 25th anniversary of September 11 attack on Twin Towers

He also praised the courage and heroism of first responders, emergency services, and citizens of New York who assisted in the aftermath of the attack.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at a conference in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.

Who was Israeli American Daniel Lewin, the first victim of 9/11?

According to an FBI report, the 9/11 Commission and flight attendant records, Lewin confronted Al-Qaeda hijackers in front of him but was slashed in the throat by a hijacker sitting behind him.

Daniel M. Lewin, the first victim of 9/11.

Antisemitic conspiracies blaming Jews for 9/11 resurface ahead of 25th anniversary, CyberWell warns

Some of the posts used a juice box emoji to subtly refer to the Jewish people in a way that would prevent the post from being flagged by moderation systems, according to CyberWell. 

The remaining tower of New York's World Trade Center, Tower 2, dissolves in a cloud of dust and debris about a half hour after the first twin tower collapsed September 11, 2001.