British royal family members attend multiple Holocaust-remembrance ceremonies
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend a commemorative ceremony on Monday held in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the city of Westminster, the U.K.’s Jewish Chronicle reported.
Prince William will give a reading,...
‘A lost Jewish history reclaimed’: New digital archive reveals pre-Holocaust world
A lost Jewish history has been reclaimed and is set to be unveiled on Monday. For the first time, more than 4.1 million pages of original books, artifacts, records, manuscripts and documents—cultural survivors of...
At Kristallnacht memorial service in Berlin, Jewish leaders sound alarm on anti-Semitism
It’s been 81 years since Kristallnacht (“The Night of Broken Glass”), when Nazis torched synagogues, vandalized thousands of Jewish homes, schools and businesses, and killed nearly 100 Jews on the night of Nov. 9-10,...
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 —...
Who’s looking out for Israel’s cultural heritage?
The roof of Beit Yellin is barely visible to the cars zooming down the main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway. Most of those passing by probably have no idea that the cluster of restored 19th century stone...
May 29, 1938: Hungary enacts its first anti-Jewish law
On May 29, 1938, Hungary enacted its first anti-Jewish law. Although the country had not been occupied or annexed by Germany, under pressure from the Nazis it began to adopt restrictions on its Jewish...
March of the Living launches global interfaith initiative to commemorate Kristallnacht: #LetThereBeLight
On November 9, 1938, a two-day pogrom began during which the Nazis burned more than 1,400 synagogues and Jewish institutions in Germany and Austria on ‘Kristallnacht’ (The Night of Broken Glass), a critical moment...
Rabbinical organization suggests guide for marking Yom Hashoah at home
As the Jewish world continues to confront growing ethical, practical and moral questions surrounding the coronavirus, the Tzohar rabbinical organization is calling on people all over the globe to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 20-21...
Bible Lands Museum exhibits age-old Yemenite culture and heritage, and their contemporary connections to...
An exhibition at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem shows that the ancient people living in the southern Arabia region (present-day Yemen) were largely connected to the land of Israel, despite being largely isolated...
Jewish Cultural Center to be built in Azerbaijan
A Jewish Cultural Center will be constructed in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku near the city's main synagogue, Azerbaijani officials announced on Thursday.
The center will include Jewish and Bible classes, a Sunday School for...