Intermountain Jewish News

07/11/2025

🕯️ Brazil Acknowledges Government Role in Killing Jewish Journalist
In a landmark statement, Brazil’s government has officially recognized its involvement in the killing of Jewish journalist Vladimir Herzog in 1975, during the country’s military dictatorship.

Herzog’s death in custody was long denied by officials, but a recent declaration reverses decades of silence, honoring his legacy and Jewish identity in Brazil’s democratic history.

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👇 Comment Below: Do you think official acknowledgments of historical injustice still matter today?





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07/10/2025

💰 $14.5 Million for California Holocaust Survivors — Here’s the Impact
California’s new state budget includes a $14.5 million investment in Holocaust survivor assistance — called “historic” and “unprecedented” by Jewish leaders.

🕊️ The allocation keeps vital care services alive for aging survivors, even as the state faces a $12 billion deficit.

The budget also includes:
📍 $10 million for expanding the Museum of Tolerance
📍 $80 million for security at synagogues and other nonprofits

📖 More stories like these at IJN.com
👇 Do you think more states should make funding like this a priority?





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07/09/2025

🚀 Tel Aviv Just Ranked #4 in the World for Startups

Tel Aviv climbed to No. 4 globally in the 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Report, beating out major cities like Beijing and Paris — and standing just behind Silicon Valley, NYC, and London.

The report analyzed over 5 million startups across 350+ innovation hubs — making this a huge moment for Israel’s place on the global tech stage.

🧠 Small city. Massive impact.

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👇 What do you think makes Israel such a global startup powerhouse?





📷 Photo credits: Michael Giladi/Flash90/JNS, Miriam Alster/Flash90/JNS, Ted Eytan, Shutterstock/JNS
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07/08/2025

📰 “How the U.S. Spent 15 Years Preparing to Strike Iran”
This wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment airstrike.

The Pentagon just confirmed that the June 26th attack on Iran’s Fordow nuclear site was the result of a 15-year covert military effort.
Using satellite intel, underground mapping, and the GBU-57 “bunker buster” bomb, U.S. defense planners targeted the deepest part of Iran’s nuclear development in one of the most complex operations in recent history.

🧠 Want the full breakdown? Subscribe to our newspaper at IJN.com to read what’s behind the strike, how the bomb was developed, and legal action regarding an internal leak!

👇 What should the U.S. do next? Dialogue or deterrence? Let us know in the comments.




Story by JNS. Photo Credits: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images, Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images/JTA, Satellite image (c) 2025 Maxar Technologies/JTA, Nati Shohat/Flash90/JNS.

07/08/2025

🏠 Returning Home After War: Life Begins Again in Israel’s North
In the four months since returning to Kibbutz Eilon, Anat Goren has struggled to shake the feeling that “rockets could come down any second.”

Her cautious optimism echoes the mood in much of northern Israel, which is still recovering from the evacuation of some 60,000 residents during the yearlong war against Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful proxy, which ended in November.

🕊️ Read the full story at ijn.com to hear directly from the families rebuilding one step at a time.
👇 “What would you take with you if you had to evacuate your home — and what would you miss most?”

Story by Cnaan Lidor/JNS
Photo Credits: Ayal Margolin/Flash90/JNS, Ayal Margolin/Flash90/JNS, Rina Castelnuovo/JNS, Daniel Carde/Getty Images/JTA

07/05/2025

🚨🚓Over half of Jewish students at Columbia University say they feel less safe for being Jewish.

📊 A new survey found that of Jewish students:
– 53% reported feeling personal danger for supporting Jews or Israel
– 66% said the protests disrupted their daily lives

And many said they were not accepted because of their religious identity.

✡️ Jewish students deserve safety, dignity, and the same freedom to learn.

📰 Full story by Grace Gilson/JTA at IJN.com

👇 Do you think U.S. universities are protecting Jewish students right now? Comment your thoughts!🚨

Photo Credits: Alex Wong/Getty Images, Victor J. Blue for The Washington Post via Getty Images, Jeenah Moon / POOL / AFP.

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07/04/2025

✨🗽The Jewish Story Behind July 4th:
You’ve heard of George Washington…
But did you know one of his closest aides was Jewish?

More than 100 Jews fought in the Revolutionary War.
At least two rose to the rank of colonel: Mordecai Sheftall and Isaac Franks — known as George Washington’s right-hand man.

And in 1776, Jewish congregations across the colonies were praying for American independence.

📜 These stories rarely make it into history books — but they shaped the nation we celebrate today.

🕊️ Learn more about the Jewish roots of American freedom at IJN.com.
👇🗽 What’s a freedom you’re most grateful for today? Share in the comments.

Photo Credits: S Pakhrin via Wikimedia Commons, Library of Congress, Sergeant Matt Hecht.

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07/03/2025

Boulder Update: “It was a horrific act of terror that has now claimed the life of Karen Diamond,” Boulder DA Dougherty told the IJN, “who was a completely innocent person who was beloved by her family and friends, and tragically died as a result of the injuries she suffered on that day.

May her memory be for a blessing.

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Rachel Amaru, an organizer for Run for Their Lives in Boulder, embraces Rachel Cohen, who was at the June 1 attack, on June 8, 2025, in Boulder at a solidarity gathering. (Chet Strange/Getty Images)

07/03/2025

US Civil Rights to probe Jew hatred on Colorado campuses.

The Colorado Advisory Committee of the US Commission on Civil Rights, a nearly 70-year-old independent, bipartisan fact-finding federal agency, plans to hold three events about Jew-hatred in the state in July and August.

Read the full story by IJN here: https://bit.ly/4nwyn0z.

👇Comment below your thoughts on how the civil rights investigation into antisemitism should be conducted.

Photo Credits: Washington Post via Getty Images, Steve Mark, Ted Eytan, Ted Eytan, Ted Eytan.

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07/03/2025

Can a journey through nature heal an Israeli teen’s war trauma?🌲⛰🌋

Resilience Journeys aims to heal war-affected youths by immersing them in challenging four-day adventures through Israel’s natural landscapes.🌸⛰

📖Read the full story at ijn.com. 👍Like and follow for more in-depth stories.
👇Comment below on how nature affects your mental health!

Story by Zachy Hennessey. Photo Credits: Shaked Gorbatt

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07/02/2025

⚽🏀⛳🏟 The Maccabiah Games scheduled for Tel Aviv next month will be postponed to 2026 amid widespread disruption wrought by the Israel-Iran war.

The games, seen as akin to a Jewish Olympics, had been set to open July 8, with preliminary activities beginning earlier in July. It would have brought 8,000 athletes and their families and support teams to Israel from 55 countries.

👉Check out the full in-depth story by Philissa Cramer/JTA at: https://bit.ly/4nuNNSM

👇Comment below the sport you want to watch most at the Maccabiah Games 2026! 🎾🏀⚽🏊🏂🏅

Photo courtesy of FACCMA.

07/02/2025

🏀🏆😮 SHOCKING THE NBA DRAFT: Two Israeli stars go back-to-back!

History was made as two Israeli players were picked consecutively in the first round of the NBA Draft. Basketball fans—and the Jewish world—are celebrating.

It’s a proud night for Israeli sports and Jewish representation on the global stage.

👉Scroll to see who they are—and what their motivation is?
👇 Comment below which NBA team they should have gone to?

👀Go to www.ijn.com to get the latest updates on Jewish news around the world.

Story by Jacob Gurvis/JTA. Photo Credits: Sarah Stier/Getty Images, Getty Images, Sarah Stier/Getty Images.