Youth

Israel looks toward record-breaking election season with over half a million first-time voters

First-time voters are expected to account for about 8.7% of all eligible voters in the upcoming election, the largest such wave since the establishment of the state.

JULY 23, 2026|ByURI SELA

(Illustrative) A man casts his ballot at a voting station on the morning of the municipal elections, in Ashdod, February 27, 2024

SOUTH AFRICAN players participate in the inaugural Diski 18 program in Johannesburg.

Diski 18 brings together Israeli soccer players and South African youth

The delegation is part of the Jewish Agency’s Partnership2gether initiative and was made possible through the collaboration of community leaders and volunteers from both Israel and South Africa.

JULY 19, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

Raz Karni, Head of the Nirim Youth Village.

Nirim – Changing the lives of high-risk youth in Israel

“It doesn’t matter where you came from, whether you have a criminal record, or what mistakes you have made. If you are willing to work hard and change, the sky is the limit."

JUNE 11, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Protesters gather outside a court in Petah Tikva, holding signs and calling for justice following the killing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, a Pizza Hut employee who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, May 5, 2026.

Four minors face murder charges in killing of Destao Tzakul, indictment expected soon

19-year-old Destao Tzakul was killed just a week before he was scheduled to enlist in the Golani Brigade.

JUNE 4, 2026|ByRAMI SHANI

Conservative movement suspends its Israel gap-year program, citing budget, recruitment woes

In the past, Nativ has enrolled upwards of 80 students. But in recent years, the program has shrunk substantially and this year enrolls fewer than 20 teens.

DECEMBER 22, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

DANIEL MADMON teaches a class in Jewish history to Nativ conversion students.

One-fifth of young Americans believe Holocaust is a myth - poll

According to the polling results, young Americans hold more anti-Jewish sentiment than any other group.

DECEMBER 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Polish President Andrzej Duda and Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg attend the annual International "March of the Living" through the grounds of the former Auschwitz death camp, in Oswiecim, Poland April 28, 2022.

Unbelievable: mother-daughter lookalikes who go on dates together

Can you guess who is the mother and who is the daughter? Julien Diaz, dubbed "the hottest mom in the world" online, reveals she faces dating app skepticism due to her youthful appearance.

DECEMBER 3, 2023ByWALLA!

Next generation of Zionists must rise - opinion

We are never going back into hiding.

NOVEMBER 19, 2023ByJUDAH WAXELBAUM

NEARLY 300,000 pro-Israel activists take to the Capitol Mall in Washington, last Tuesday. While this moment should bring pride to the Jewish community, it cannot be where our activism ends, says the writer.

Israeli chess prodigy Noam Sasson places joint-first at U-10 European Rapid Chess Championship

Sasson was the only Israeli competing in the tournament.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023ByYUVAL BARNEA

Noam Sasson playing at the European Youth Rapid Chess Championship in Terme Catez, Slovenia, September 29, 2023.

Bet Elazraki: A nurturing sanctuary for at-risk youth in Netanya

Yehudah Kohen has devoted over half his life to nurturing, protecting, educating, and caring for some of the thousands of Israeli children classified as “at-risk,” who live in children’s homes.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByANDREA SAMUELS