Edan Alexander Honored in Tenafly, NJ

Edan Alexander Honored in Tenafly, NJ

Rabbi & Executive Director Mordechai Shain of the Lubavitch on the Palisades, makes remarks about Edan Alexander, an American resident of Tenafly, New Jersey, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, during his military service in Israel, is honored by having a street in his hometown renamed “Edan Alexander Way” on Monday, September 29, 2025. He was released after being held captive by Hamas for over 580 days in a deal between his jailers and United States President Donald J Trump. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Edan Alexander Honored in Tenafly, NJ

Edan Alexander Honored in Tenafly, NJ

Edan Alexander, an American resident of Tenafly, New Jersey, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, during his military service in Israel, puts on Tefillin (black leather boxes with Hebrew parchment scrolls, as he is honored by having a street in his hometown renamed “Edan Alexander Way” on Monday, September 29, 2025. Rabbi & Executive Director Mordechai Shain of the Lubavitch on the Palisades, assists with the ritual. He was released after being held captive by Hamas for over 580 days in a deal between his jailers and United States President Donald J Trump. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Edan Alexander Honored in Tenafly, NJ

Edan Alexander Honored in Tenafly, NJ

Edan Alexander, an American resident of Tenafly, New Jersey, who was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, during his military service in Israel, puts on Tefillin (black leather boxes with Hebrew parchment scrolls, as he is honored by having a street in his hometown renamed “Edan Alexander Way” on Monday, September 29, 2025. Rabbi & Executive Director Mordechai Shain of the Lubavitch on the Palisades, assists with the ritual. He was released after being held captive by Hamas for over 580 days in a deal between his jailers and United States President Donald J Trump. Photo by Kyle Mazza / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levengartz, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler, Head of the Kedem Jewish community in Podil district of Kyiv Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky, Head of the Kyiv Jewish community in Obolon district of Kyiv Rabbi Shalom Gopin, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levengartz, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler, Head of the Kedem Jewish community in Podil district of Kyiv Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky, Head of the Kyiv Jewish community in Obolon district of Kyiv Rabbi Shalom Gopin, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levengartz, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler, Head of the Kedem Jewish community in Podil district of Kyiv Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky, Head of the Kyiv Jewish community in Obolon district of Kyiv Rabbi Shalom Gopin, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy honors memory of Holocaust victims

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 26, 2025 - Chief Rabbi of Simcha Chabad Left Bank (Kyiv) Mordechai Levengartz, Head of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Meir Stambler, Head of the Kedem Jewish community in Podil district of Kyiv Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky, Head of the Kyiv Jewish community in Obolon district of Kyiv Rabbi Shalom Gopin, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Rabbi Raphael Rutman (L to R) place candles at the Menorah monument during the ceremony to commemorate the victims of mass shootings in Nazi-occupied Kyiv in World War II, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Israeli Embassy awards Righteous Among the Nations title to three Ukrainian families

Israeli Embassy awards Righteous Among the Nations title to three Ukrainian families

LVIV, UKRAINE - MAY 23, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine Michael Brodsky (L) shakes hands with chief rabbi of Lviv and Western Ukraine Mordechai Shlomo Bald during the ceremony to award the Righteous Among the Nations title to the Komarnytskyi family from Lviv region, the Pakholchuk family from Volyn region and Yuliia Banko (Kulemba) from Ternopil region, Lviv, western Ukraine.

Eurovision First Semi-Final - Rotterdam

Eurovision First Semi-Final - Rotterdam

Israel - Eden Alene - Set me free (Noam Zaltin/Ido Netzer/Amit Mordechai/Ron Carmi) - Eurovision song contest first semi-final, Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2021. Photo by Sander Koning/Pool/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurovision First Semi-Final - Rotterdam

Eurovision First Semi-Final - Rotterdam

Israel - Eden Alene - Set me free (Noam Zaltin/Ido Netzer/Amit Mordechai/Ron Carmi) - Eurovision song contest first semi-final, Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2021. Photo by Sander Koning/Pool/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurovision First Semi-Final - Rotterdam

Eurovision First Semi-Final - Rotterdam

Israel - Eden Alene - Set me free (Noam Zaltin/Ido Netzer/Amit Mordechai/Ron Carmi) - Eurovision song contest first semi-final, Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2021. Photo by Sander Koning/Pool/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurovision First Semi-Final - Rotterdam

Eurovision First Semi-Final - Rotterdam

Israel - Eden Alene - Set me free (Noam Zaltin/Ido Netzer/Amit Mordechai/Ron Carmi) - Eurovision song contest first semi-final, Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2021. Photo by Sander Koning/Pool/Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM