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A memorial at Babi Yar in Ukraine, the site of a September 1941 massacre carried out by German forces and Ukrainian collaborators during their campaign against the Soviet Union in World War II. Credit: Meunierd/Shutterstock.

The dark legacy of Babi Yar

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The English word “holocaust” is borrowed from the Latin word holocaustum, used in the Latin translation of the Bible. This word is based in turn on a Greek word that means “burned whole” or “burnt...
A Jewish man blows a shofar horn in Meron in northern Israel, on Dec. 1, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Major collection of shofars goes on display in Beit Shemesh

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An exhibition at the Biblical Museum of Natural History in Beit Shemesh explores the world of shofars, showcasing one of the largest global collections of the quintessential Jewish instruments. The display includes straight, curved, spiral...
Community members unveil a plaque at the reopening of the Ohel Ezster synagogue in Budapest, Sept. 5, 2023. Photo by Zsolt Demecs.

Hungary’s Jewish renaissance

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Another Budapest synagogue rose from the ashes last week thanks to Chabad of Hungary. It was the tenth to do so, marking a Hungarian Jewish renaissance that began some 10 years ago, breathing new...
Map of Jewish Palestine with the growth of Jewish agricultural, commercial and industrial activity in the region. Berlin, 1923. Credit: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

Exhibit spans 16th-century Jewish maternal guilt-trip to modern Hebraists beating up Yiddishists

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Not only does Yiddish date back many centuries, but an exhibit in New York contains a 16th-century Yiddish example of a Jewish mother trying to guilt trip her son into communicating with her more...
Torah scrolls of the Iraqi-Jewish community at the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center in Or Yehuda. Photo by Lily Shor.

The secret archive of the Iraqi Jews

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Dr. Harold Rhode spoke at the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center in Or Yehuda, near Ben-Gurion Airport, on Tuesday, delivering an extensive lecture regarding his central role in the rescue and preservation of an immense...
The Second Temple-era aqueduct in Givat HaMatos. Photo by Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Jerusalem archaeologists uncover large Second Temple-era aqueduct

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Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 300-meter (985-foot) portion of a Second Temple-era aqueduct, the longest such continuous stretch ever found in Israel’s capital, the Israeli Antiquities Authority announced on Monday. The ancient waterway was...
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...