Mahal

From boardrooms to front lines: A reservist serving in Gaza finds his way home, one year later

Aaron Bours spoke to The Jerusalem Post about his journey from the US to Israel as a lone soldier, and dual role of high tech executive and IDF reservist.

|ByMAYA GUR ARIEH
RAISED IN Long Island, Bours moved to Israel at 19 and enlisted in the IDF through the Mahal program. Here he is recovering at Sheba Medical Center.
Harold “Smoky” Simon

Harold ‘Smoky’ Simon dies at 101

Mahal legend and former IAF COO Harold 'Smoky' Simon dies at the ripe age of 101

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Pitcher Joey Wagman

Israel's national baseball team making its way to the Olympics

Team Israel, Israel's national baseball team, provides inspiration to both Israelis and Diaspora Jews who take pride in its achievements

|ByDANNY GROSSMAN
Smoky Simon shares his remarkable experiences from the War of Independence with IDF soldiers on May 8, when Israel marked Remembrance Day for its fallen and victims of terror

A salute to Machal

In Israel’s fateful War of Independence, thousands of volunteers came from 59 countries to fight with their brethren and played a pivotal role in winning the war.

|BySMOKY SIMON

Overdue respect

The Mahal exhibit in New York honors the North Americans who volunteered in the War of Independence.

JANUARY 29, 2011ByEFREM SIGEL
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Conference aims to strengthen ties with Latin American Jews

Diaspora Affairs Minister Yuli Edelstein to convenes a three-day meeting in Jerusalem.

FEBRUARY 24, 2010ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
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