Pollard, who was paroled in 2015 after serving nearly 30 years in prison for spying on behalf of Israel, says "there's always something" that keeps Israel from making his return a priority. Prime Minister's Office: Netanyahu has raised the matter many times with the U.S. president.

Adva Biton, whose daughter Adel was killed by rock-throwing terrorists, gives birth on symbolic date. “Just as we live with our loss 24/7, we choose life and continue to bring life into the world,” she says.

The archive in Bad Arolsen says documents with information on more than 2.2 million people are now available online. Work is still being done to improve searchability.

Staunchly pro-Israel and a former congressman from Ohio, Fingerhut will oversee the activity of some 150 Jewish federations as well as hundreds of additional smaller communities in North America.