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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...
The Valley of the Communities at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Credit: Yad Vashem.

Yad Vashem sound and light show to highlight lost communities

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Yad Vashem is planning a multimillion-dollar, state of the art sound and light show as part of a family-oriented educational center at the Jerusalem Holocaust Memorial, to tell the story of Jewish communities lost...
A street in the old medina of Tétouan in northern Morocco. Photo by Swiss aviator and photographer Walter Mittelholzer (1928) via Wikimedia Commons.

Rediscovering the graves of three ‘esteemed’ Moroccan rabbis after 60 years

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The tombs of three celebrated 17th- and 18th-century rabbis—Jacob Ben Malca, Hasday Almosnino and Jacob Marrache—have been rediscovered after more than 60 years at a cemetery in Tétouan in northern Morocco. Renewed knowledge of the...
Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation’s Wilfrid Israel plaque in in Golders Green, London

Wilfrid Israel: Jewish Holocaust Rescuer and Yad Vashem’s Failure

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Over 28,000 extraordinary human beings from over 40 countries have very deservedly been recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations. The Righteous risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. They did...
Israelis visit Sebastia, the former capital of the Kingdom of Israel, in Samaria, April 22, 2019, Photo by Hillel Maeir/Flash90.

Israel to protect archaeological sites in Judea and Samaria

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that the government will safeguard and rehabilitate archaeological sites in the biblical heartland that have been vandalized by Palestinians. The infrastructure investment at the archaeological heritage sites follows decades...