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Uri Heilman

Uriel Heilman

Uriel Heilman is JTA's former managing editor. He is now director of business development at JTA's parent company, 70 Faces Media.

Miri Ben Shaanan (left) and Shani Atsmon (right) are among some 100 Kiryat Shmona evacuees living at the Yarden Boutique Hotel near Yesod Hamaala. (Uriel Heilman)
Posted inNews

Despite ceasefire, residents of northern Israel are wary of return, fearing another Oct. 7

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman December 13, 2024December 13, 2024

(JTA) — Driving the northernmost spur of Israel’s Road 886, it’s hard not be astonished by just how close Israelis and their Hezbollah foes lived to one another before the […]

Military vehicles and cows are common sights in the Golan Heights, but are usually not seen together. (Photo/JTA-Uriel Heilman)
Posted inNews

Reporter’s notebook: Covering Israel’s war-torn north is an exercise in dodging danger

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman May 3, 2024May 3, 2024
A makeshift memorial on a boulevard in Modiin, Israel, for those killed in Hamas’ attack that began on Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Uriel Heilman)
Posted inAnalysis

As Israelis await a ground war in Gaza, normal life has ground to a halt

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman October 25, 2023
Ari Sklar (left) and Ashton Sklar participate in a drive-in Yom Kippur service put on by Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center in North Miami, Sept. 28, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Joe Raedle-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

United States of Anxiety: The new fears of American Jews

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman and JTA October 27, 2020
Dr. Elli Rosenberg, right, with colleagues in the coronavirus unit of Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva, Israel. (JTA/COURTESY ROSENBERG)
Posted inNews

‘I’m mentally preparing for a few months’: Meet an Israeli doctor on the coronavirus front lines

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman and JTA March 23, 2020March 23, 2020
The author is tested for coronavirus while under quarantine in Israel. (JTA/COURTESY HEILMAN)
Posted inOpinion

My family is among the 80,000 Israelis in quarantine. Here’s how we’re staying sane.

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman March 6, 2020March 6, 2020
The top of the Hermon ski area offers expansive views of the valley below. (JTA/Uriel Heilman)
Posted inUncategorized

Welcome to Mount Hermon, Israel’s only ski area. It shuts down when it snows.

Uri Heilman by Uriel Heilman and JTA February 25, 2020

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