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Yuval Raphael, representing Israel with the song "New Day Will Rise," parades during the flag ceremony before the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel on May 17, 2025. Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images.

Israel’s Yuval Raphael takes second place in Eurovision

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Israeli singer Yuval Raphael came in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Grand Final in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday night, after being pipped at the post by Austrian singer JJ. Although Raphael convincingly won the...
Heads of carved African figures discovered at Tel Malhata in 2017. Photo: Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority.

1,500-year-old African figurines discovered in the Negev desert

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Five tiny figurines—including black wood-carved heads depicting African figures—have been uncovered in Israel’s Negev Desert, offering rare insight into unexpected cultural connections in the region some 1,500 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA)...
St. Jakobshalle, the arena hosting the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, May 2025. Photo by Nathan Stolero.

Reporting from Basel: Eurovision 2025 begins

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Eurovision week 2025 officially opened on merchSunday afternoon with the delegation parade on the turquoise carpet—the festive opening ceremony of the competition, in which Israel's representative Yuval Raphael will participate. The atmosphere in Basel is already...
"The Star of David" Edith Bruck by aleXsandro Palombo. Photo by Ariel Nacamulli.

Defaced Holocaust artwork finds new home in Rome museum

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A Holocaust artwork vandalized in an antisemitic attack in Italy went on display Tuesday at the Museum of the Shoah in Rome. The mural, "The Star of David" Edith Bruck, depicts the Hungarian-born writer and...
Charles Roven, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan accept the Oscar for “Best Picture” during the live “ABC” telecast of the 96th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024. Credit: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

Hollywood hype

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The Academy Awards ceremony—with all its traditional Hollywood hype and international attention—is set to take place in Los Angeles on March 2. The Oscars represent the best talent the big screen has to offer,...

A Sacred Legacy: An Interview with Deborah Katchko-Gray

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Deborah Katchko-Gray is a fourth-generation cantor and the second woman to serve as cantor in the Conservative movement. She founded the Women Cantors’ Network in 1982 and served for 25 years at Congregation Shir Shalom...

Documentary Film: De Lempica’s Paintings Depict Women Painted by Women

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The True Story of Tamara De Lempicka and the Art of Survival was screened Thursday afternoon during the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival. This documentary included archival footage, presentations of Lempicka’s art, interview with art...

Tantz mit mir a lidl bizn sof – Dance to the End

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By Leonard Cohen Voc, guit: Karsten Troyke Violin: Daniel Weltlinger
Egyptian-style scarabs with additional cultural influences found at a tomb complex in Israel's Negev Desert are evidence of encounters between different peoples, researchers say. Credit: Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Arrowheads from Yemen: Evidence of ancient trade caravans found in Negev

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Researchers have discovered a 2,500-year-old tomb compound with dozens of burial sites in a previously unknown site in the Negev highlands, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. The discovery near Tlalim Junction suggests that...

Yiddish songs in 4-part harmony IHO International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor Seth Weinstein, Pianist IN HONOR OF International Holocaust Remembrance Day Three songs in Yiddish performed in four-part harmony with English subtitles Partizaner-himen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBdTnthBw2o ‮פּאַרטיזאַנער־הימען (Partisans' Hymn) also known as Zog nit keyn mol ‮זאָג ניט קיין מאָל (Never Say) Unter di...