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The "Tomb of the Kings" in Jerusalem, is believed to be the burial site of Queen Helena of Adiabene, a Mesopotamian monarch who converted to Judaism in the first century BCE. Credit: Library of Congress Catalog, Wikipedia Commons.

Jerusalem’s ‘Tomb of the Kings’ opens to the public for the first time in...

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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,...
Rabbi Yitshak Ehrenberg (left) of the Central Orthodox Synagogue of Berlin observes Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog light a memorial candle in memory of the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, Nov. 7, 2019. Photo by Eliana Rudee.

At Kristallnacht memorial service in Berlin, Jewish leaders sound alarm on anti-Semitism

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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,...
Song sessions, dancing and art workshops are part of the three-day American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s (JDC) sixth annual Active Jewish Teens (AJT) Conference in Liev from Nov. 7-10, 2019, as they were last year (pictured). Credit: JDC.

Hundreds gather in Kiev for JDC’s Active Jewish Teens sixth annual conference

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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...
Law books. Credit: Pixabay.

StandWithUs opens legal-education resource center on Jewish people and Israel

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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...
Erev Passover at the Sciesopoli House in Selvino, Italy. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

After seven-year campaign, Selvino Children’s Museum finally opens its doors

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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...
Eileen Filler-Corn was elected on Nov. 5, 2019, as both the first female and first Jewish Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. Source: Screenshot.

Virginia House elects first Jewish and female speaker

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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...
The Pittsburgh Playhouse. Source: Google Maps Screenshot.

Demolition dredges up items in buried time capsule linked to Pittsburgh Jewish history

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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...
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Quote by Abraham Joshua Heschel to be centerpiece of mural in Buenos Aires

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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...
The 42-year-old is expected to stay on the International Space Station until the spring of 2020.

Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir shares photos of Israel captured from space

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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...
At the Hall of Names in Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Greek rescuer Melpomeni Dina, 92, reunites with (left) Sarah Yanai, 86, one of the survivors she saved during the Holocaust, Nov. 3, 2019. Photo by Eliana Rudee.

Greek woman reunited with siblings she saved during Holocaust and their 40 descendants

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“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...