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A model of Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem. Credit: Courtesy.

Historic ‘Glory of Israel’ synagogue set to reopen overlooking Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

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When Florida lawyer Brian Sherr first visited the ancient synagogue in Jerusalem’s Old City more than four decades ago, the site lay in ruins. The area around the demolished structure was filled with garbage, the...
Photo by Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Jerusalem find dating back to biblical kings baffles archaeologists

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An unprecedented channel installation dating back to the First Temple period was uncovered in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday. The excavation thus far has uncovered...
Dutch Jews at the Mauthausen concentration camp, June 26, 1941. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish resistance hero identified 80 years after execution by Nazis

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Dutch forensic investigators have identified the remains of a man executed by the Nazis in the Netherlands eight decades ago as that of a Jewish resistance hero after locating a cousin in Australia, investigators...
Avshi Weinstein. Credit: Courtesy.

Holocaust-memory program centers on World War II-era musical instruments

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After World War II, Palestine Symphony Orchestra musicians who wanted nothing to do with their German-made instruments offered Moshe Weinstein an ultimatum. Weinstein had trained as a violinist and violin maker in Vilnius, then part...
Conservation work on the mosaic at Megiddo Prison. Photo by Yaniv Berman/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Integrity of Megiddo mosaic the priority, Israel Antiquities Authority says

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Reports that Israel is considering lending an ancient Christian mosaic, which it found beneath the grounds of Megiddo Prison some 25 miles southwest of Haifa, have generated some controversy. The Museum of the Bible in...
An aerial view of the steel structure at Tel Shimron supporting the corridor to the corbelled vault. Credit: Eyecon.

Rare ancient mudbrick passageway found in Jezreel Valley

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A mudbrick passageway dating back nearly four millennia has been uncovered in northern Israel’s Jezreel valley, archaeologists revealed on Thursday. The completely intact 3,800-year-old monumental passageway, which was discovered at Tel Shimron, is the first...
Kids participate in an archeological dig at Tel Maresha in Beit Guvrin, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Israel’s Lachish region, Aug. 7, 2023. Photo by Yoav Dudkevitch/TPS.

Photo Essay: Israeli kids are archaeologists for a day

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Israel is rich in antiquities waiting to be discovered, and what better time than summer break for children to get a chance to become archaeologists for a day? The Institute for Archaeological Seminars at Beit...
Youth leader Aviv Weizman holds the "magical mirror" plaque she discovered at Usha. Photo by Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Teen discovers 1,500-year-old ‘magic mirror’ at Galilee excavation

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A teenage student uncovered a 1,500-year-old “magical mirror” from the Byzantine period this week during an Israel Antiquities Authority excavation at the ancient site of Usha in northern Israel. Aviv Weizman, from Kiryat Motzkin, near Haifa, was...
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...
This 2,000-year-old coin was discovered in Jerusalem's City of David National Park. Credit: The Israel Antiquities Authority.

Evidence of Second Temple’s destruction unearthed in Jerusalem

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Tangible evidence of the destruction of the Second Temple and the devastating events that unfolded in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago has come to light with the discovery of a rare coin in Jerusalem’s City...