Houston

Teens in two states arrested over threat that shuttered Houston synagogue

Angelina Han Hicks, 18, of Lexington, North Carolina, and an unnamed 16-year-old boy, of Houston, Texas, were arrested in relation to a planned attack against Congregation Beth Israel.

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Angelina Han Hicks, 18, was arrested following a planned attack on a Houston synagogue, April 23, 2026.
Shelley Nussenblatt Kessler, a descendant of Jewish immigrants who came to America as part of the Galveston Movement in the early 20th century, sits in Galveston, Texas, with a biography of the city's famous rabbi, Henry Cohen.

In Galveston, descendants of a forgotten Jewish migration keep their community’s story alive

Galveston's Jewish community, led by Rabbi Henry Cohen, helped 10,000 immigrants find new homes after fleeing Russian pogroms and East Coast overcrowding.

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Israeli Wheelchair tennis player Guy Sasson.

Israeli wheelchair tennis star Guy Sasson dedicates Wimbledon quads doubles victory to Israel

After the final, Sasson addressed the crowd in a victory speech that was broadcast live on the BBC, ending with a Hebrew quote from the Torah.

|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
THE WRITER feels a sense of ‘belonging’ with her students at Reichman University last semester.

On Israel's Independence Day, here are multiple reasons why the country is so beloved - opinion

When living outside of Israel, one can only understand Israel’s challenges in theory. Living here, one sees the soldiers and security forces all around.

|ByHOLLY CIN

Israel to offer Mexico aid, approves $1 mill for Houston Jewish community

The prime minister is set to meet with Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto on Wednesday, in a "historic" visit to Latin America.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017ByHERB KEINON
The helmet of an Israeli soldier and member of an aid delegation is seen as he waits for a flight to Nepal at Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv, Israel April 26, 2015.

Trump takes churches' side in financial debate after Hurricane Harvey

Churches that acted as shelters and supplied food during the hurricane are now claiming they deserve fair reimbursement, and US President Donald Trump has sided with them in the controversial debate.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017ByJACOB GOFF KLEIN
US President Donald Trump pauses during a statement at the White House

Jewish texts remain intact in flooded evangelical’s home

All secular books were destroyed but the Bibles remained in good condition, says Houston resident.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017ByBENJAMIN GLATT
Houston resident Adrian holds his holy books while speaking with Josh Wander, a volunteer from Israel.

Jewish texts only survivors in devastated Houston home

“All my secular books were destroyed, but the pages of these books are still dry, still usable and without any mold."

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017ByDANIELLE ZIRI
Jewish texts that survived Hurricane Harvey

'Israel is standing with you': Israeli Embassy helps Harvey victims cope

Harvey was the wettest hurricane ever to make landfall in the US, and was one of the costliest storms the nation has ever endured.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017ByMICHAEL WILNER
A box packaged by the Embassy of Israel in Washington following Hurricane Harvey

Jewish and Israeli groups rally to help hurricane victims in Houston

150 students from three US states join Chabad’s efforts to provide relief.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE
Workers clean the United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston on Sunday as part of restoration efforts by Jewish volunteers after Hurricane Harvey

In wake of Harvey devastation, Israel pledges $1m. to Houston's Jewish community

"The Jewish State is measured by its response when our brothers around the world are in crisis," Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett says.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017BySARAH LEVI
Residents use boats to evacuate flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey along Tidwell Road east Houston, Texas

That Time that Israeli Volunteers Spent Shabbat Helping Evacuees in Beaumont Texas

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017ByRAPHAEL POCH
The Jerusalem Post

Texas kosher BBQ heads to Houston to feed Jews kosher food

A kosher restaurant is expecting to serve 1,000 meals a day to the Jewish residents of Houston and plans to remain in the Houston area for several weeks.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017ByJACOB GOFF KLEIN
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