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‘It’s the little things’: Israeli mother juggles war, parenthood as her husband serves

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: This article is the second in a series titled “HER,” an ongoing project by photojournalist Chen G. Schimmel, exploring the lives and inner worlds of the wives of Israeli soldiers.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A FLEETING moment of calm: Shiri and her husband share a quiet exchange in the kitchen with their child, one of the ‘little things’ that hold a family together between deployments.
Marina Ilyenko, a 38-year-old mother of two with lung cancer

Campaign seeks to help mother of two continue life-saving cancer treatment

Supporters say Marina Ilyenko, 38, needs urgent financial help after funding for a critical drug was halted, leaving her family to face crushing monthly costs alone.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hazel Brief, at left, and Tali Drori pose together at a OneFamily retreat in early 2026.

Israeli mothers mourn together after their sons survived the battlefield but not their wounds

The OneFamily program draws more than a dozen women, ranging from their early 40s to late 70s, all bereaved mothers of soldiers, except one whose son was killed at the Nova music festival.

|ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTA
An illustration of a mother feeding a baby a bottle of formula.

What a strand of hair may reveal about the bond between mother and child

Oxytocin levels can reflect long-term emotional connection, Ben-Gurion University study finds.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Actress Amber Heard announces birth of twins in Mother’s Day post

Heard, 39, announced the birth of daughter Agnes and son Ocean on Instagram.

MAY 17, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Amber Heard leaves Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse after the jury announced split verdicts in favor of both her ex-husband Johnny Depp and Heard on their claim and counter-claim in the Depp v. Heard civil defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., June 1,

Female children may face greater emotional and immune challenges from prenatal stress, study finds

Maternal stress in late pregnancy may reprogram newborns’ stress and immune systems, researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem find.

APRIL 28, 2025ByABIGAIL RUBINSTEIN
Pregnant woman (illustrative)

Hey baby: A festive festival at Azrieli Negev Mall in Beersheba

Azrieli Negev Mall will open its doors on April 21 and 22 for a variety of activities for mothers and babies, including fascinating shows and lectures. And of course, everything is free of charge!

APRIL 13, 2025BySHEVA DAROM
Baby Festival on April 21 and 22

New Israeli comprehensive study examines massive physiological load of childbirth

During pregnancy, the mother’s cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, skeletal, metabolic, endocrine, and immune systems are all affected by fetal demand.

APRIL 6, 2025ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
PROF. URI ALON: Over the course of three years, we examined data on Israeli Jews and Arabs, ultra-Orthodox (haredi) and Bedouin women who give birth to large children.

Victims of Turkey's Kurdish militant conflict long for peace

The PKK conflict has killed more than 40,000 people since it began in 1984, leaving tens of thousands wounded, including Turkish security force members, militants, and civilians alike.

MARCH 31, 2025ByREUTERS
Syrian Kurds hold flags as they gather after Turkey's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict with Ankara, in Hasakah, Syria February 27, 2025.

Hostage mother Ruhama Bohbot describes her suffering after seeing Hamas's video of son

Ruhama Bohbot, mother of hostage Elkana Bohbot, spoke with Netanyahu after Hamas released a video showing her son and another captive alive.

MARCH 26, 2025By103FM
Ruhama Bohbot holding a picture of her son, on a poster reading "Don't leave my son behind."

Stylish nursing chairs and baby girl clothes every mom should own

MARCH 23, 2025ByTAMI DEMSKY

Studie zeigt: Babys, die im Mutterleib zwei Sprachen hören, nehmen Sprache bei Geburt anders wahr

„Unsere Daten zeigen, dass pränatale Sprachexposition die bei der Geburt gemessene neuronale Kodierung von Sprachlauten moduliert“, so die Forscher.

MARCH 11, 2025ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
An embryo in the 9th to 10th week.

The Bibas Babies; the Keruvim and the Cry of a Mother

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByMARK FISH

Mothers of twins face double heart disease risk after childbirth

Risk of heart disease eight times higher for twin mothers with pregnancy hypertension.

FEBRUARY 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mothers of twins face double heart disease risk after childbirth. Illustration.