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Articles by Merav Sever
An Israeli Doesn't Know Who Rabin Was? Our Haredi Schools Made It Happen
People lambaste a young woman but never say a word about the billions the state pours every year into ultra-Orthodox schools that don't teach a core curriculum This week, Odeya Pinto, a social media influencer from an ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, home, was caught in an embarrassing display of ignorance. As in the famous sketch by the groundbreaking satirical comedy program "Hahamishia Hakamerit," the 26-year-old didn't know who Yitzhak Rabin was.
An Israeli Doesn't Know Who Rabin Was? Our Haredi Schools Made It Happen
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Holocaust survivors wanting for volunteers amid wartime strain Original
(Aug. 9, 2025 / Israel Hayom) The Foundation for the Welfare of Holocaust Victims matches survivors in Israel with volunteers who offer attentive listening and emotional support. The organization is doing good work even in wartime but needs more volunteers. The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught brought Holocaust memories back into public focus, with accounts of slaughter and brutality, and horrifying photographs of captives. Many discuss parallels to the most tragic chapter in Jewish history.
Freed Hamas hostage dons tefillin in 'death shelter' Original
(April 20, 2025 / Israel Hayom) In an emotional full circle, former Hamas captive Eliya Cohen returned on Sunday for the first time to the shelter from which he was kidnapped and donned tefillin. Cohen was abducted on Oct. 7, 2023, by Hamas terrorists while attending the Nova music festival with his girlfriend, Ziv Abud.
Proof of Life Emerges for Hostage Omri Miran After 495 Days in Gaza
Omri’s brother Boaz emphasized the dated nature of this information, noting that their last contact was in July, when Hamas separated the hostages. By Merav Sever A recently released hostage has provided the first confirmation in months that Omri Miran, 47, held captive in Gaza, was alive and in relatively stable condition as of July.
Proof of life emerges for hostage Omri Miran after 495 days in Gaza
A recently released hostage has provided the first confirmation in months that Omri Miran, 47, held captive in Gaza, was alive and in relatively stable condition as of July. “We received confirmation of Omri’s condition through one of the returned hostages,” his brother Boaz revealed on Tuesday, speaking about Omri, who has now been in captivity for 495 days.
A Mother’s 471-Day Fight: From Daughter’s Captivity to National Healing
After 471 days of relentless struggle, the first phase of the deal brought Romi Gonen back to her family’s arms—the family that had fought for her with all their might. Fifteen months later, our paths crossed again, this time to discuss her daughter’s release and the ongoing process of recovery. By Merav Sever, JNS I first met Meirav Leshem-Gonen on Oct. 8, 2023, during the initial press conference held one day after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Chaos reigned—crying, screams of anguish, helplessness.
A mother’s 471-day fight: From daughter’s captivity to national healing
I first met Meirav Leshem-Gonen on Oct. 8, 2023, during the initial press conference held one day after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Chaos reigned—crying, screams of anguish, helplessness. Government officials were notably absent. Even then, five parents took the initiative, sitting before the cameras demanding answers and clarity.
Agam Berger Kept Her Jewish Faith Despite Horrific Conditions
Agam told Deri that she ‘categorically refused to accept the Quran despite her captors’ persistent attempts to persuade her.’ By Merav Sever, JNS Fresh testimony emerged on Friday about IDF soldier Agam Berger‘s 482-day ordeal in Hamas captivity. Yaffa Deri, wife of Shas Party Chairman Aryeh Deri, and their daughter Margalit Peretz, visited the released IDF observers at the hospital, revealing intimate details of Agam’s spiritual resilience.
Yeshiva students must serve, Supreme Court rules in unanimous decision
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Sole survivor of family celebrates bar mitzvah 2 months after massacre
Two months after his parents and two sisters were brutally murdered in their home by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 massacre at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, Ariel Zohar celebrated his bar mitzvah on Thursday. The tefillin (phylacteries used for Jewish rituals) that the bar mitzvah boy placed around his arm and on his forehead were given to him by his Holocaust-survivor grandfather, who got it from his late father. Despite the charred home, it stayed intact and was recovered by first responders.
Sole survivor of family celebrates bar mitzvah 2 months after massacre
Two months after his parents and two sisters were brutally murdered in their home by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 massacre at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, Ariel Zohar celebrated his bar mitzvah on Thursday. The tefillin (phylacteries used for Jewish rituals) that the bar mitzvah boy placed around his arm and on his forehead were given to him by his Holocaust-survivor grandfather, who got it from his late father. Despite the charred home, it stayed intact and was recovered by first responders.
Liberalism ends in Bnei Brak
A protester exposes herself in front of a yeshiva student and sexually harasses him; demonstrators curse passersby who did not hurt them personally. How does that happen? The recipients of the criticism are brought down to the level of inferior beings. They are painted as a group in black. They are displayed in prime time news as the source of evil in this world. Resources are invested to describe them as parasites, primitives and misogynists, guilty by their very existence.
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