Why are young Jews in the U.S. distancing themselves from Israel and Judaism, and is there hope for a change? Dr. Ilana Horwitz believes this trend is linked to social influences and clashes with the modern values expected of them; 'The American liberal perception sees the world in a rather simplistic way... American Jews have a very narrow understanding of the Jewish experience'

David Ben-Gurion's elusive signature, an invitation to a farewell event for Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and a map of the Jews of the world from 1917 – the Dorot Jewish Library in New York contains a number of rare items, the earliest of which date from the 13th century

Before the performance began, around 400 protesters handed out flyers to concertgoers and waved Israeli flags. Others held up banners with slogans such as 'Israel, we stand with you,' while inside the venue, the Israel flag is raised