Study: Polish local norms helped Nazis wipe out local Jewry
Large parts of the Polish population during the Holocaust believed helping Jews went against their local norms, a new study from the Polish Academy of Sciences shows.
The academy, a state-run institution, focused on a...
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...
New Jewish Documentation Center, Containing 100 Years of Jewish Life in Mexico City, Opens...
A catastrophic 1985 earthquake that killed thousands of people in Mexico City and destroyed the (back-then) Jewish neighborhoods of Roma and Condesa also left the archives of the Ashkenazi community in a state of...
Ukraine synagogue dating back to 18th century collapses due to fire
The Great Synagogue in Illintsi, Ukraine, was burned irreparably last Thursday by fire.
The 18th-century structure, about 130 miles northeast of the country’s capital of Kiev, collapsed due to the flames.
It had been used since...
The focus of my attention on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Growing up in a small English town that offered refuge for my parents in their flight from the Nazis, I was acutely aware of many differences between my own family and those of my...
Temple-era banquet takes diners back 2,000 years
A lavish banquet held at the Psagot Winery, located in Samaria north of Jerusalem, brought participants back to the Second Temple era this week.
The unique dinner, an initiative of the Binyamin Regional Council's Department...
Georges Loinger, who saved 350-plus Jewish children during the Shoah, dies at 108
Georges Loinger, a Jewish man with Aryan features who managed to save hundreds of Jewish children during the Holocaust, died on Friday at the age of 108.
Loinger became a member of the French Resistance...
WATCH: 2019 #WeRemember Campaign Summary
The 2019 #WeRemember Campaign undoubtedly reached, engaged, and educated more people than any Holocaust commemoration in history.
Holocaust survivors will always remember. We will too. #WeRemember
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0rtRiecfy8
January 26, 1980: Israel & Egypt establish diplomatic relations
Egypt and Israel normalized their relations on January 26, 1980, opening the borders of land, sea and air. One day after handing over the El-Arish line (Sinai) to the Government of Cairo.
The Israeli Embassy...
Gaza rocket damages Holocaust museum
KIBBUTZ YAD MORDECHAI — A Holocaust museum in a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip has been damaged by a Hamas rocket.
The From Holocaust to Revival Museum, which is located less than two miles from the...