Yad Vashem calls for historical accuracy in Poland youth trips
Yad Vashem welcomed the renewal on Monday of Israeli youth trips to Poland for Holocaust education, while at the same time stressing the need to maintain “complete historical accuracy” over the European country’s mixed...
A Survivors’ Haggadah
During the first Passover after liberation, considerable numbers of the she’erith hapletah (the surviving remnant) came to the Munich area to celebrate in Sedarim in large and small Jewish Displaced Persons (DPs) camps, and...
Misconceptions about Warsaw Ghetto Uprising abound, says historian Zachary Mazur
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was not the only example of armed Jewish resistance against the Nazis during the Holocaust. A very small percentage of ghetto prisoners fought, and the revolt occurred late in the...
National Library of Israel expands Sephardic heritage, Spanish-language offerings
The National Library of Israel (NLI) announced the online availability of its Sephardic Heritage and Spanish-language resources. In time for Passover, these resources include a large selection of Haggadot in the Sephardic tradition, available...
‘His Only Son,’ Movie about Abraham and Isaac, Opens March 31
On March 31, in theatres around the country, His Only Son, a Christian movie by David Helling depicting the binding of Isaac, will open. Except for some Christian references at the beginning and end of...
New website lists events and resources celebrating Israel’s 75th year
The new website “Celebrating Israel at 75” is a resource providing information about communal celebrations of Israel’s 75th anniversary in the United States.
The site also features information about the founding of Israel, as well as graphics...
Warren Buffett attends Omaha Film Festival screening of documentary on largest-ever gift to Israel
Omaha-based business magnate and philanthropist Warren Buffett attended the Omaha Film Festival’s screening of “Who Are the Marcuses?” on March 9, a feature documentary that reveals the mystery behind a couple who made the largest-ever charitable...
Oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible to be displayed at Tel Aviv museum
The oldest near-complete edition of the Hebrew Bible, a manuscript from a millennium ago, will be on display on March 23-29 at the ANU—Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, the museum announced...
For Mel Brooks, world history (no joke!) repeats itself
Nearly 40 years after his “History of the World, Part I” debuted in 1981, Mel Brooks released “History of the World, Part II” on the eve of Purim, which began on March 6.
Brooks (he’ll...
Holocaust museums and memorials have work cut out for them attracting non-Jews
In a study published in the Journal of Travel Research last year, scholars from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that a visit to the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, which they dubbed “dark tourism,” made...