Israel to turn biblical Sebastia into archaeological park
The Israeli Cabinet approved a nearly $9 million budget on Sunday for the restoration and development of Sebastia, a major archaeological site that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel nearly three...
Leaders who saved Greek island’s entire Jewish community during the Holocaust celebrated by 20,000...
The heroism of two Greek “Righteous Among the Nations” was celebrated at an online event last night watched by over 20,000 people from around the world, and hosted by the Combat Antisemitism Movement —...
Episode in new Netflix series mocks diarist Anne Frank
The new Netflix series “Historical Roasts,” which mocks the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank, finds itself in the midst of a backlash.
One particular episode features actress Rachel Feinstein as Frank, Gilbert Gottfried as Adolf...
The Good Samaritan Inn
So many times, on our way back to Jerusalem after spending a few days at the Dead Sea or in Eilat, we passed the sign directing travelers to the Good Samaritan Inn and Mosaic...
Standing on the shoulders of survivors: New Holocaust center on IDF base designed to...
In the winter of 1945, a time when 10-year-old Yitzhak Perlmutter spent his days pushing wheelbarrows full of coal from train to factory in Möllersdorf, a concentration camp subcamp, saving his extra piece of...
New monument pays tribute to archive hidden by Jews in Warsaw Ghetto
A new monument in Poland that honors a Holocaust-era archive compiled by Jews who lived in the Warsaw Ghetto was unveiled on Monday on the 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
The monument, a glass...
Ancient Jerusalem wine found to be seasoned with vanilla
Researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University were surprised to discover remnants of vanilla in 2,600-year-old wine jars unearthed in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem.
The researchers were investigating two buildings...
‘I can spit on the canal,’ radioed first tank to reach the Suez in...
David Caspi still remembers the signal phrase 56 years later: “red blanket.” At the time, he could not have known that when he led his tank unit—Division 200—towards the Suez Canal, the conflict would...
Commemorating Yom Hashoah in Verse
It can be a deeply humbling experience to hear personal accounts of the Holocaust. For those of us born in the relative safety and comfort of post-war America, Yom Hashoah is one day. Survivors would relive...
September 11, 2001: Terrorist Attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon
On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown...