Toni Morrison, who accused Israel of ‘liquidation of the Palestinian nation,’ dies at 88
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison died on Monday at the age of 88, announced the publishing company Alfred A. Knopf, adding that the cause was complications from pneumonia.
One of America’s greatest novelists, her 1987 book Beloved won a Pulitzer...
Nazi-stolen artwork, vases returned to Jewish families in Germany after 80 years
Goods stolen by the Nazis 80 years ago were returned to descendants of their original Jewish owners in two separate cases in Germany.
On Monday in Munich, nine works of art, including paintings, casts and engravings,...
Israel welcomes Jennifer Lopez ahead of Tel Aviv show
American singer, actress and celebrity Jennifer Lopez landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Wednesday ahead of her Thursday night concert in Tel Aviv as part of her “It’s My Party” 50th birthday tour.
A month...
Archaeologists find fabled Crusader moat outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls
Archaeologists have discovered an 11th-century moat just outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls—the first hard evidence of a fabled Crusader siege against the city 920 years ago. Attested to in several historical documents, many scholars...
The Colours of Judaism in Italy at the Uffizi Gallery
Running until October 27, The Colours of Judaism in Italy shines a light on the Jewish community in Italy through the art of weaving, which has long played a vital role in the decoration of homes, palazzi and...
Exhibit at Museum for Islamic Art features Jewish jewelers from the Arab world
The Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem, with a mission of promoting interfaith dialogue, has opened a “past and present” jewelry exhibit featuring a section that highlights the Jewish amuletic jewelry in the communities of the Islamic world.
According to its...
Lodz, Poland hosts its first-ever Jewish festival
The Polish city of Lodz hosted its first-ever Jewish celebratory event, “The Festival of Tranquility,” over the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.
Organized by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, in collaboration...
Renewal at an ancient site: Caesarea reaches out to the world
Jerusalem and Caesarea are 85 miles apart—one inland and one on the coast—but both cities bear the unmistakable imprint of Herod, the master builder of ancient times. In Jerusalem, Herod refurbished the Second Temple,...
Duo bring the songs of Calcutta to Jewish Music Week
Unlike many Jews around the world, the 5,000 or so who lived in Calcutta up until India won its independence from Britain in 1947, were part of a tolerant society.
The auspicious situation the Jews...
Beyond the final encore; what culture brings to Jerusalem
Established in 1961 as a classical music festival in Caesarea, the Israel Festival, now in its 58th year and which runs this year from May 30 to June 15, was “relocated” to Jerusalem in...