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.

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

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

 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


No white smoke yet on Jewish Agency head

Current Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky will complete his term at the end of June.

Natan Sharansky

‘You must love the Jews,’ Jewish Agency head tells potential successor

Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky will finish his term in June after nine years.

Natan Sharansky

Sharansky warns of building ties with ‘pro-Israel’ European anti-Jewish groups

“Those who love Israel and hate Jews and those who hate Israel and love Jews are not our partners,” the Jewish Agency chief affirmed.

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Michael Oren pursued to head Jewish Agency

Jewish leaders from the United States, Europe and Israel have expressed interest in having Michael Oren replace Natan Sharansky as Jewish Agency chairman.

Michael Oren, former ambassador to the US, speaking infront of  Christians United for Israel.

WATCH LIVE: Sharansky, Fridman tackle Israel-Diaspora ties

Two of the leading voices in the Jewish world discuss the current state of ties, their vision on future opportunities and the challenges of Jewish communities in Europe and beyond.

Natan Sharansky (left) and Mikhail Friedman

Sharansky: Vocal Western support critical to Iranian protesters

Natan Sharansky, who spent nine years in the Soviet gulag in the 1970s and ’80s, knows a thing or two about how authoritarian regimes are brought down.

Natan Sharansky

Kashriel still hopeful for Jewish Agency post

Ma'aleh Adumim Mayor Benny Kashriel pointing in the direction of E1

US Jewish leaders give Netanyahu short list for Jewish Agency head

The sources emphasized the sensitivity of the post amid clashes between Netanyahu and Diaspora leaders over egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall and the chief rabbinate’s control over conversion.

Natan Sharansky

Sharansky’s debt of gratitude to Elie Wiesel

In a room filled with attendees from the former Soviet Union, it was Sharansky’s words about Wiesel that people came to hear.

Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Weisel

Sharansky at Limmud FSU gala: Russian-speaking Jews are strongest Israel supporters

“Whenever there are pro-Israel demonstrations in Australia or Germany or New York or San Francisco, there are more and more people at these demonstrations speaking Russian,” Sharansky said.

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