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From Independence to Blessing – An Open Letter to My Brothers and Sisters in the Diaspora

The Diaspora resembles the shepherd —dynamic, mobile, and less tied to place and land. Israel resembles the farmer — rooted, sovereign, and engaged with land and the challenges of...

Diaspora key to vision 2030

FOR decades, the narrative of the Zimbabwean diaspora has been framed through the lens of flight — a story of departure and... To access this content, please purchase a...

The New (Short-Term) Diaspora

This One Is Virtual, Not Physical. Historically, the word “diaspora” has been used in the context of the movement, migration, or scattering of people based on race, ethnicity, and...

Latin America in Israel: A Diaspora Tested by Conflict

A look at how Latin Americans living in Israel are navigating fear, identity, and community as the Gaza war and regional tensions reshape daily life for this diverse diaspora. The...

Can Greek survive the diaspora? The paradigm of Canada

A newly presented volume on Greek heritage language education in Canada has brought renewed attention to the future of the language across the diaspora, framing it not simply as a...

The Need to Define Jewish Identity

Rabbi Uri Pilichowski, Jewish News Syndicate To treat Israel as optional is to edit the Jewish story until it no longer makes sense.

Ausstellung in der ifa-Galerie Berlin: Patchwork der Identitäten

Fäden, die verbinden: In der Berliner ifa-Galerie verwebt die Ausstellung „Diaspora Wonderland“ Mode und Herkunft in leuchtenden Farben. mehr...

Resilience and Reconstruction in Practice

Displacement forces both newcomers and host communities to renegotiate identity, responsibility, and belonging in real time.

I lost my dad at 12 — and found my Jewish identity in the spaces he left behind

A teen grapples with grief, emotional abuse and isolation — and discovers Judaism as a source of connection. -- The post I lost my dad at 12 — and found my Jewish identity in the s...

Where belonging doesn't exist, we can create it

Belonging is not always inherited. Sometimes it is chosen. Sometimes it is forged in the fragile space between loss and hope. Many migrants understand this deeply.

Israel's 'lost tribe' story exposes an uncomfortable truth about the right of return

For Jewish arrivals to Israel, the journey is framed as the realization of a historic promise. For Palestinians, even the concept of return remains restricted or denied

“I Am a Jew”: An Experiment of Perceptions

What does identity mean today? Discover “I Am a Jew Experiment of Perceptions” and its powerful take on pride and prejudice. The post “I Am a Jew”: An Experiment of Perceptions app...

‘Sad, mad and disheartened’: for the diaspora, the bombardment in Lebanon is a special kind of loss

The destruction of homes and villages in southern Lebanon leaves a mark not just on those living there, but families watching on across the globeFor the last two years, much of the...

Indians arrive in Israel on tribal descent claims

A Lost Tribe in India Makes Its Exodus to Israel

The B’nei Menashe believe they are the children of Manasseh, a king of Judah exiled about 2,800 years ago. Evidence is thin, but Israel is welcoming them ‘home.’

I Spent 36 Years Hiding From My Past. Then A New Year's Eve Email Turned Everything Upside Down

The first thing I did after immigrating to the United States in 1988 at 16 was hide my identity. Being from Lebanon felt shameful, partly due to the ongoing civil war there at the...

Property rights for the diaspora

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The facade of national identity: Israel's Independence Day reflection - opinion

Independence Day becomes a stage for Israel’s unresolved conflict between individual freedom and collective belonging.

Diaspora Jews aren't ‘traitors’ for not making aliyah, Diaspora Affairs Minister Chikli says

“That attack on Diaspora Jewry does not serve us,” Chikli said. “I would not use the language of threats.”

The cruel chorus calling out the 'sin' of non-Zionist Bundism

The diasporism espoused by the Jewish Bund is often conflated with heartless iterations of anti-Zionism. But my grandfather's Bundism wasn't a position to be weaponized; it was a l...

Een Europees-Joodse identiteit? Die bestaat al eeuwen

Duty vs. Selfhood: Family Dynamics in the South Asian Diaspora

South Asians are impacted even today by a joint family system and the challenges of walking the line between collectivist and individualistic beliefs.

‘My name was Erkan. I became Savvas’

The Greek diaspora call them “neophytes.” They are not just one or two – they are dozens, and in recent years their numbers have been increasing.

Many in diaspora seek Greek citizenship amid US political shift

He first considered it in 2020, during the Covid pandemic. “At that point in time, the decision was political,” says 44-year-old Alexander.