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Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge visited Ottawa on Parliament Hill during Canada Day festivities, July 1, 2011. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

British royal family members attend multiple Holocaust-remembrance ceremonies

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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,...
Pinkas (“Communal Record Book”) of the Hevra Lomde Shas (Learners of the Talmud Society) in Lazdijai, a town in southwestern Lithuania, 1836. Courtesy of Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York. Photo: Getty Images/Thos Robinson.

‘A lost Jewish history reclaimed’: New digital archive reveals pre-Holocaust world

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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...
Rabbi Yitshak Ehrenberg (left) of the Central Orthodox Synagogue of Berlin observes Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog light a memorial candle in memory of the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, Nov. 7, 2019. Photo by Eliana Rudee.

At Kristallnacht memorial service in Berlin, Jewish leaders sound alarm on anti-Semitism

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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 —...
The synagogue at Beit Yellin. Photo: Judy Lash Balint

Who’s looking out for Israel’s cultural heritage?

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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

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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...
Six memorial candles were lit on board the Naval Station Pearl Harbor during the opening remarks of a remembrance observation to commemorate the lives of more than 6 million Jews lost during the Holocaust, April 26, 2007. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl.

Rabbinical organization suggests guide for marking Yom Hashoah at home

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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...
An image of a Yemenite Jew featured in a display at the museum. Photo by Sophie Gibly.

Bible Lands Museum exhibits age-old Yemenite culture and heritage, and their contemporary connections to...

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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...
A depiction of the Jewish Cultural Center to be built in Baku, Azerbaijan. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of 2024. Credit: Courtesy.

Jewish Cultural Center to be built in Azerbaijan

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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...