Alaska

The Alaska perspective: A reminder that the world doesn't revolve around Israel - comment

In Alaska, one is reminded that the world neither revolves around Israel nor is obsessed with it.

JULY 11, 2026|ByHERB KEINON

All of America, it turns out, is not Mamdani’s Manhattan.

A sign for Republican Senate candidate Dan Sullivan is pictured outside of a PenAir airplane hangar where a campaign rally for the candidate was held on November 3, 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska.

Sullivan vs. Sullivan: Alaska investigates US Senate candidate who shares name with incumbent

It was alleged, Alaska Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom wrote, that Sullivan intended to "confuse or deceive" voters seeking to re-elect Sullivan by mistakenly voting for him instead.

JUNE 10, 2026|ByREUTERS

Gary Sinise receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, surrounded by armed guard, 2017.

'I am a grateful American': Gary Sinise hopes to bring his mission of service to Israel - interview

From Hollywood to humanitarian work, Gary Sinise shares his journey of service, sacrifice, and resilience.

JUNE 5, 2026|ByLANA MELMAN

BROWN BEAR 480, known as "Otis", stands in a river hunting for salmon to fatten up before hibernation at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, US September 16, 2021.

Two US soldiers wounded in bear attack during training exercise in Alaska

Anchorage Daily News reported that the soldiers were from the 11th Airborne Division, and that the exercise had been a "land navigation training event" near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

APRIL 19, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

Political detox in the American Sabbath

Arguably, Judaism’S greatest contribution to world culture is the Sabbath, the idea of cessation of labor and weekly rest that has been adopted by every nation and ethnicity on earth.

JULY 22, 2019BySHMULEY BOTEACH

IS THERE A place we can go where people aren’t immediately factionalized and where humanity can breathe free without first choosing a partisan affiliation?

A Window to the World: Jews and sled dogs

The famous Iditarod race in Alaska raises ethical questions.

JULY 13, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Dogs plow through the snow at the Iditarod race in Anchorage

Blair Braverman second Jewish woman to complete Iditarod

Set in Alaska, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race from Anchorage to Nome.

MARCH 24, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Matt Hall gets his team ready at the ceremonial start of the Iditarod dog sled race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., March 2, 2019.

U.S. congressman: Jews died in Holocaust because they didn't have guns

The fierce debate over gun control in the US has resurfaced in the aftermath of a February 14 shooting at Florida's Majory Stoneman Douglas High School.

FEBRUARY 28, 2018ByEYTAN HALON