[ad_1] Mahmoud Kawasmeha senior member of the Hamas terrorist organization’s military wing, is among the murderers added at the last moment to the list of terrorists set to be released as part of the hostage deal. Kawasmeh orchestrated the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens – Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Sha’ar, and Eyal Yifrah –…
[ad_1] While I am years out of high school, my memories of crumbling under its demands remain sharp in my mind. After returning from cross-country practice in the evening and speeding through dinner to crack the textbooks awaiting me, tears would often fall on my pages under the pressure—self-inflicted, social, and familial—to be perfect by…
[ad_1] This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. (JTA) — Romy Girzone considers Israel an important part of what she calls her “unconventional” Jewish identity. Talking about Israel sometimes makes Mira Haber insecure about…
[ad_1] A 14-year-old girl was the victim in a murder-suicide at a drug-fueled house party, and the suspect is a teen she met only a month ago, according to investigators in Florida. The shootings happened around 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at a home near St. Petersburg, where the suspect was dog sitting, the…
[ad_1] Ethan Smith participates in a live broadcast to fellow teens at the BBYO convention in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 16, 2024. (Jacob Gurvis) By Jacob Gurvis February 16, 2024 ORLANDO (JTA) — Ethan Smith ranks fifth in his New Jersey high school class, scored high on the SAT and aced a full slate of five…
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[ad_1] When 18-year-old TJ Katz was elected last February to be international president of BBYO after four years of deep involvement with the Jewish youth organization, the New Jersey teen was exceedingly excited. Serving as the face of a movement that reaches over 70,000 teens in 62 countries, Katz told an interviewerput him in a…
[ad_1] (Design by JTA) By Danella Cassel January 5, 2024 This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. (JTA) — When she was in sixth grade, Kiara Cohen decided she was going to leave South…
