Artist’s series on display for first time in Croatia depicts Holocaust victims, partisans
An exhibition of 30 paintings and graphic works titled “Nazi Occupation in Graphic Works of Meer Axelrod” opened in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia—the first time the artist’s works have been shown in the...
Lifelong friendship between college football players kicks off at Maryland
In a 1961 game, Jerry Fishman, the only Jewish player on the University of Maryland (UMD) football team, told Darryl Hill, the first black player on the United States Naval Academy football squad, “I’m...
Ohr Shalom, other Jewish venues, rated as architectural gems
Approximately 50 cities worldwide, including San Diego and three others in the United States, offer free Open Houses at venues considered to be architecturally significant. This year, March 6-8, San Diego will put on...
Newly renovated Alexandria synagogue hosts Egypt’s largest service in decades
A recently restored synagogue in Alexandria, Egypt, just hosted the country’s biggest Jewish prayer service in decades.
About 180 Diaspora Jews who have Egyptian roots traveled to Egypt to participate in Shabbat services celebrating the...
Iceland Jewish community celebrates its first permanent Torah scroll
The Jewish community in Reykjavik, Iceland, celebrated the completion and inauguration of the island’s first permanent Torah scroll on Sunday.
Celebrants danced down the streets of the nation’s capital, and guests came from Europe and Israel for...
New exhibit showcases Jewish migration to Manhattan, evolution of community
A new exhibition in the Chelsea area of New York City details the history of German-Jewish migration to Washington Heights and how Jewish immigrants created a community for themselves in the Manhattan neighborhood, amNY reported.
“Refuge in...
‘Shalom, Y’All!’ Museum of Southern Jewish Experience to open in New Orleans
Officials with the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience (MSJE) announced that the new museum will open in fall 2020 in New Orleans.
Exhibits will explore the many ways Jews in the American South influenced and were...
15th-century prayer book fully restored, put online by National Library of Israel
Restoration of the National Library of Israel’s renowned Moskowitz Mahzor has been completed with the manuscript online for the first time.
It was created on parchment in the 15th century by Joel ben Simeon, considered by many...
Madrid to open first Jewish museum following legal battle over building
Madrid will open a Jewish museum in a building that had been illegally occupied by members of the anti-capitalist Occupy network, the city’s mayor said on Thursday.
“This is the only major capital in Western Europe without...
The origin of East European Ashkenazim via a southern route
Two populations are mentioned in the literature as ancestors of the Eastern European Ashkenazim: German Jews and Khazars. A German origin is not demographically possible, a Khazarian origin can also not be proven and...