Cassandra Gomes-Hochberg

Cassandra Gomes-Hochberg is a former deputy managing editor of The Jerusalem Post website. She holds a BEng in Environmental and Agricultural Engineering from UFV (Brazil) and a MS in Hydrology and Water Quality from Ben Gurion University of the Negev. She is currently pursuing a MA in English Literature at Bar-Ilan University. Follow @CassandraGHoch

MESILA PARK, about 6 km. long, is a symbol of coexistence for Jerusalem residents.

Criminal mischief on the Mesila

Posters saying, "Don't let Nazis rule" during a protest in Vienna, 2018

How did Jews remain in Austria after being treated so terribly?

A BEGGAR in Jerusalem. 'People are falling very quickly and they are looking for help anywhere they can find it,’ says Leket’s founder and chairman Joseph Gitler.

Are Israelis going hungry?


Finding depth, meaning: Journey into the world of the father of Chabad

The greatest innovation found in Tanya is the concept of the two souls and the constant, daily battle that composes the human struggle.

CHABAD RABBIS dance at a conference in Suffern, New York, in 2018. Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi founded the movement in 1775

Morality - Rabbi Sacks discusses moral issues in today's world

Sacks turns the reading of such an inflammatory topic into a discussion one can honestly ponder upon.

POPE BENEDICT XVI meets then-UK chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks in London in 2010

Elie Wurtman: The man with the golden touch

‘From the rockets to corona, I’m not going to let the noise get in the way of what we want to accomplish.’ A conversation with entrepreneur, wine maker and Zionist, Elie Wurtman.

ELIE WURTMAN in his office: This is my drive, to build things of significance that connect us internationally to benefit the country and the people.

The struggles of healthcare workers during – and before – the pandemic

Responsibility, burnout and depression

SHEBA MEDICAL Center’s Underground Corona Critical Care Unit with an ECMO (extracorporeal life support) machine, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan

Jerusalem's construction boom

The long-expected push for transformation has arrived, but how long can Jerusalemites expect to live in a traffic-snarled and noise-filled building site?

How long can the capital’s residents expect to live in  a traffic-snarled and noise-filled construction site?

Love and pain are intertwined in Zeruya Shalev's newly translated novel

Shalev sets the tone in an impressive and vivid account of a woman trying to deal with events she cannot control

Police forensic experts work at the scene of a terrorist bombing attack in Talpiot, Jerusalem on April 18, 2016. An explosion tore through a bus and set a second bus on fire, wounding 21 people, two critically.

At Kidron Valley’s ‘Holy Basin,’ where Palestinians and Israelis cooperate

The sad fact is that the 30-km. basin sitting at the heart of three great world religions has become a conduit for raw sewage.

THE HISTORIC Kidron Valley, as seen from the Haas Promenade

Road accidents in Israel: chronic problems

Roads in Israel are tough.

Police and rescue forces investigate an explosive device which was attached to and blew up a car close to Or Yehuda.

Book Review: Contesting What a 'Ghetto' is

The book traces the term’s development from the Renaissance to Nazi Europe to the present day.

A soldier from a special "search battalion" of Belarus Defence Ministry takes part in the exhumation of a mass grave containing Jewish victims. Brest, Belarus February 2019.

‘Honor killings’ – Culture as excuse for murdering Arab women

‘There is nothing related to honor in killing. It’s femicide’ – Dr. Nabila Espanioly

A DEMONSTRATOR holds a banner demanding legal protection for women, in Ramallah on September 4.