Hatikvah

Ireland’s football snub of Israel was more than a political protest - opinion

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and the players will undoubtedly insist that their actions concerned Gaza, not Jews or Israelis as people. But intentions do not erase consequences.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
Republic of Ireland's Ryan Manning with teammates during the warm up before the match.
THEN-PRESIDENT Shimon Peres sings ‘Hatikva’ with Israeli youngsters, 2008.

Israel should consider changing Hatikvah as its national anthem - opinion

If we want everyone to sing Israel's national anthem with pride and a sense of belonging, we must agree to change.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
YIVO'S EDDY Portnoy, who curated the exhibit "Jews Are Magic," with a reproduction of a High Holiday card featuring a Jewish palm reader, Warsaw c. 1910.

'Jews are Magic': Museum exhibit explores Jewish fascination with occultism

Jews Are Magic,” opening this month at YIVO’s Manhattan headquarters, explores the Jewish fascination with mysticism, fortune telling, amulets, psychics, and occult practices.

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
OPERA SINGER and cantor Sharon Azrieli.

Soothing the soul with hope and soprano Sharon Azrieli

The concert series is the result of a lifetime of musical search by opera singer and cantor Sharon Azrieli.

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Escape from Cyprus: The story of ‘Hatikva'

As the passengers sang loudly, the Palestinian sawed the lock from a hatch cover in the floor of their cage.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017ByMURRAY GREENFIELD
Hatikvah crew members in Cyprus (from left) Hugh McDonald, Sam Gordon, Harold Katz, Joe Gilden and Murray Greenfield.