Jerusalem’s ‘Tomb of the Kings’ opens to the public for the first time in...
French authorities have opened Jerusalem’s ancient “Tomb of the Kings” to the public for the first time in 10 years, the AP reported on Friday.
Limited numbers of visitors are now being allowed to visit the site,...
At Kristallnacht memorial service in Berlin, Jewish leaders sound alarm on anti-Semitism
It’s been 81 years since Kristallnacht (“The Night of Broken Glass”), when Nazis torched synagogues, vandalized thousands of Jewish homes, schools and businesses, and killed nearly 100 Jews on the night of Nov. 9-10,...
Hundreds gather in Kiev for JDC’s Active Jewish Teens sixth annual conference
More than 400 Jewish teens from around the world are gathering for American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s (JDC) sixth annual Active Jewish Teens (AJT) Conference in Kiev this weekend to celebrate their growing role...
StandWithUs opens legal-education resource center on Jewish people and Israel
The legal department at StandWithUs has announced the opening of the Israel education group’s continuing legal education resource center.
Attorneys who need to fulfill their CLE credits can do so in an easily navigable setting...
After seven-year campaign, Selvino Children’s Museum finally opens its doors
Following a seven-year campaign, a museum dedicated to the story of some 800 child Holocaust survivors who were cared for in an Alpine resort town in Italy after World War II finally opened its...
Virginia House elects first Jewish and female speaker
Virginians elected Eileen Filler-Corn as both the first Jewish and female Speaker of the state’s House of Delegates on Tuesday.
A Democrat, Filler-Corn, 55, has represented the Fairfax County suburbs of Washington, D.C., in the...
Demolition dredges up items in buried time capsule linked to Pittsburgh Jewish history
A time capsule buried in 1906 was uncovered on Monday during the demolition of the Pittsburgh Playhouse, which once housed the Tree of Life synagogue, CBS Pittsburgh reported.
Past and present members of Tree of Life, and...
Quote by Abraham Joshua Heschel to be centerpiece of mural in Buenos Aires
A quote from the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel will be at the center of a mural set to be painted in a public square in Buenos Aires at the end of November.
The city...
Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir shares photos of Israel captured from space
Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir, 42, shared photos of Israel she took from space.
Meir joined the crew of the International Space Station in September and in October became part of the first-ever female spacewalking team. Meir, who...
Greek woman reunited with siblings she saved during Holocaust and their 40 descendants
“There is no way to describe the acts of heroism and the danger they took upon themselves and all those around them to shelter an entire family,” said Sarah Yanai upon reuniting with the...