Now-dispersed Iraqi Jewish community fights for access to its legacy
In 2003, a group of 16 American soldiers from the Mobile Exploitation Team Alpha discovered a trove of Iraqi Jewish documents in Saddam Hussein’s basement. It was quickly realized by the soldiers that the...
French rabbi and educator Josy Eisenberg dies
French rabbi, author, producer and broadcaster Josy Eisenberg passed away on Friday aged 83.
Eisenberg had produced the Jewish religious programme on French television “The Source of Life” since 1962 and was the author of...
Hannah Arendt
Political theorist Hannah Arendt died on this day in 1975 at age 69. In 1959 she became the first woman appointed to a full professorship at Princeton. Arendt was born in Germany on October...
The Rare Documents Showing How the Jewish Community of New York City Battled the...
68 Second Avenue
At 68 Second Avenue, there is a restaurant in the basement floor underneath the drug store, known as Richman’s restaurant. This place is open a short while and for the past two...
The lost Jews of Churachandpur
Seventy-year-old Avihu Singsit, a native of Churachandpur district in Manipur, is excited about migrating to Israel. “I have been waiting to go to the holy land which God chose for my ancestors,” he says....
WATCH | ‘We disappeared’: The forgotten Jewish refugees from Muslim lands
They left under the cover of night. They couldn't even say goodbye. They left everything behind. Many of them never returned, even for a short visit... These are the stories of the Jewish refugees...
Italy Tell The Story Of Its Jewish People In New Museum
"The story of Jews in Italy is really an Italian story,” Dario Disegni said one recent autumn morning at Columbia University’s Italian Academy for Advanced Studies.
Disegni, president of the National Museum of Italian Judaism...
Ethiopia: Jewish community waits 2 years for Israeli government’s answers regarding Aliyah status
The Ethiopian Jewish community, also known as Beta Israel, has practiced Judaism for centuries despite dealing with anti-Semitism and economic hardships. Although a majority has already immigrated to Israel, about 8,000 Jews still remain...
Did you know November is Mizrachi Heritage Month?
In Israel, Nov. 30 is a national day of remembrance and recognition for the 850,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries, many of whom escaped violence and persecution on their way to Israel.
The Israeli government...
Jewish wrestler calls out colleague for using “Offensive” Hasidic Jew Gimmick
A Jewish professional wrestler has called out a non-Jewish colleague who dresses as a Hasidic Jew for his matches, saying it is “the equivalent of black face.”
David Starr, whose given name is Max Barsky,...