Rabbis, Jewish world leaders unveil symbolic synagogue, prayer space at Babi Yar
Marking Yom Hashoah—Holocaust Remembrance Day on the Jewish calendar—the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center unveiled the very first Jewish prayer space on Thursday.
The symbolic synagogue structure was opened at a ceremony that included special prayers led...
From the Holocaust to the IDF: Grandfather and grandson share a story of survival...
As Israel prepared to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, a grandfather who survived the Nazi atrocities in Poland and his grandson shared a powerful story of survival and continuity.
Chaim Luviner, born in 1933 in Poland,...
Israel makes history at ‘The House That Ruth Built’
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer holds the distinction of being the only Israeli to pitch at “The House That Ruth Built.”
After Tuesday night’s start against the Yankees in New York City, he reported that...
Popular language-learning app Duolingo launches Yiddish course
Duolingo, the world’s most popular language-learning platform, launched a Yiddish course on Tuesday.
The site teaches Yiddish through game-like lessons that take five to seven minutes a day. Lessons and exercises are adapted to the user’s...
Jacob Sandler, “Mayn Erster Tango” — מײַן ערשטער טאַנגאָ
Mayn Ershter Tango -- מײַן ערשטער טאַנגאָ
Recording:
On album: S-027(a) (Jacob Sandler Mayn Erster Tango -- מײַן ערשטער טאַנגאָ)
Track ID: 9845
Author/Composer/Artist Sandler, Jacob -- סאַנדלער, יעקבֿ
First line: Mayn ershtn tango mit dir, vel ikh in...
April 7, 529: The Code of Justinian was issued on this date
The Code of Justinian, the first of four parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis (“Body of Civil Law”) compiled by command of Justinian I, the Emperor of Rome, was issued on this date in 529.
Among its...
March of the Living awards Dr. Anthony Fauci ‘Moral Courage in Medicine Award’
To mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, which this year begins on the evening of April 7, International March of the Living, together with the Maimonides Institute for Ethics and the Holocaust, the Miller Center at...
Rabbi Peter Hyman receives world’s highest Scouting award
Rabbi Peter Hyman was announced as the recipient of the Bronze Wolf Award, the highest Scouting award in the world and the only one given by the World Scout Committee, on March 30. It...
The unexpected history behind Jerusalem’s street names
Jerusalem is a city of history. Much of that history can be found in the ancient structures of the Old City.
However, there’s an aspect of Jerusalem’s history that is much more subtly integrated into...
Yad Vashem online exhibit emphasizes the power of family
The world will mark Yom Hashoah—Holocaust Memorial Day—on April 7-8 with particular attention on the 80th anniversary of a campaign against the Jews of Eastern Europe that was nothing short of mass murder. This...