Natan Sharansky

'When I grow up, I want to be like you': remembering Morris Kahn's most productive years - opinion

Founder of the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets on why your seventies and eighties – and even nineties – can be your most impactful years.

|BySTAN POLOVETS
FOUNDER OF the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and Morris Kahn in 2019.
Hanukkiot are on sale at the Mahaneh Yehuda market in Jerusalem. This Sunday, let’s ignite meaningful discussion as Jews start lighting Hanukkah candles, the writer suggests.

As Hanukkah approaches, a closer look at what keeps Jews strong – opinion

Amid rising threats, Hanukkah offers an opportunity to look at the strategies that shape Jewish continuity, identity, and strength.

|ByGIL TROY
Natan Sharansky attends a meeting of the Knesset plenum in 2000. Imagine if Sharansky was not just a name in textbooks but again a living presence in our parliament, says the writer.

Israel needs moral giants, not more politicians - opinion

It is time for moral Zionists, not just political tacticians, to rise. We must call upon - men and women of deep faith, courage, and integrity to join Israel’s political life once again.

|BySHMUEL LEGESSE
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is joined by his wife, Sara, in celebrating the election victory in 1996. He became the first Israeli prime minister elected directly by popular vote, its youngest, and the first born after Israel’s independence.

It is time for Bibi to pass the torch - opinion

While a constant refrain is heard here that only Bibi can do the job, this is a self-fulfilling prophecy that prevents younger people from even thinking of getting involved in a political arena.

|BySHERWIN POMERANTZ

Sharansky: I was shocked to hear Trump say Zelensky started the war

Sharansky wrote that he could only imagine what the political prisoners and dissidents in Russian jails are feeling today.

FEBRUARY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NATAN SHARANSKY on the Haas Promenade in Jerusalem.

This week in Jewish history: Tu Bishvat and so many accomplishments

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

FEBRUARY 7, 2025BySTEVEN DRUCKER
Martin Buber is seen in Israel in 1962.

Grapevine: Happy birthday, prisoner of Zion!

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 18, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Natan Sharansky

New York City event honors legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

The atmosphere that evening was both meaningful and emotional for me personally, as I had met Rabbi Sacks in England and in New York City, when he signed my Koren Sacks Siddur.

OCTOBER 3, 2024ByJOSEPH SCUTTS
An artistic portrait of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Sharansky: In prison I was freer than my interrogators

Natan Sharansky has been involved with almost everything Jewish and Israeli over the years. During this challenging time, he shares his thoughts on current events.

JUNE 6, 2024ByARIEL WHITMAN/GLOBES/TNS
Natan Sharansky

Sharansky: Oslo sowed the seeds for the October 7 massacre

At the Table: An international icon and a local Jerusalem celebrity, often glimpsed on streets and in stores, Natan Sharansky's presence adds to the “modern-day miracle” feel of life in Israel.

MARCH 16, 2024ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN, ERICA SCHACHNE
Jerusalem resident and local celebrity Natan Sharansky.

In search of statesmanship and rallying towards a unified vision - opinion

Israel is at a crossroads, facing political, military, and moral challenges. The essence of statesmanship is as crucial as ever to navigate our modern complexities.

FEBRUARY 22, 2024ByRENEE GARFINKEL
A man and a boy walk past Israeli flags over a field of wildflowers blooming at the site of the Nova festival where people were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Reim, sou

Grapevine August 9, 2023: The King’s-and other people’s-English

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 9, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
NATAN SHARANSKY and Gil Troy present President Isaac Herzog with an updated Hebrew edition of ‘Never Alone’ in Jerusalem last week.

Ukraine-Russia War: Putin not antisemitic, demonizes Zelensky - Sharansky

Sharansky: Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it his business to demonize Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Jewish background to cast Ukraine as the Nazis.

JUNE 19, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
Ukrainian Jews find refuge in Moldova

Embracing IHRA antisemitism definition is important - Sharansky to Biden

The White House antisemitism plan said that it acknowledges IHRA as the main definition of antisemitism but also acknowledged the existence of other definitions.

MAY 29, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
THEN-JEWISH AGENCY CHAIRMAN Natan Sharansky speaks at a protest held outside the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem, in 2016. The signs read ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ and ‘Judaism without coercion.’

NYC's Adams, Natan Sharansky lead New York forum against antisemitism

The forum, hosted by the global coalition Combat Antisemitism Movement, also included former US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Elan Carr.

MAY 24, 2023ByHALEY COHEN
New York City Mayor Eric Adams joins the Combat Antisemitism Movement and 55 of their partner organizations to discuss new ways to tackle bigotry and antisemitic hatred.