JINSA Congratulates Visiting Fellow BG Effie Defrin on Becoming Head of IDF Spokesperson’s Unit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2025 Washington, DC – The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) congratulates IDF Brigadier General Effie Defrin on his appointment to serve as…Read mor
Purim and protest: The role of effigies in Cochin Jewish tradition
A new study on the unique Purim traditions of the Cochin Jewish community by Prof. Shalva Weil, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain, from Hebrew University, published in the Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, examines the historical and cultural significance of effigies in Purim
