15th-century prayer book fully restored, put online by National Library of Israel
Restoration of the National Library of Israel’s renowned Moskowitz Mahzor has been completed with the manuscript online for the first time.
It was created on parchment in the 15th century by Joel ben Simeon, considered by many...
Chemi Peres, in father’s tradition, wins innovation award
GUTERSLOH, Germany (Press Release) — The 2020 Reinhard Mohn Prize on “Fostering Innovation. Unlocking Potential” is being awarded by the Bertelsmann Stiftung to Nechemia (“Chemi”) Peres, Chairman of the Peres Center for Peace and...
Israeli government approves immigration of 400 Falash Mura
The Israeli government’s recent approval of a plan to allow nearly 400 Ethiopian Jews from the Falash Mura sect to immigrate to Israel has touched off political controversy in the country.
Following Sunday’s Cabinet approval,...
Kirk Douglas Receives Lifetime Achievement Award | Sings Yiddish | 2002
Celebrating the Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre and 100 Years of Yiddish Theatre
Presented by: Governor and Mrs. George E. Pataki, The State of New York
With: Jewish Community Relations Council of New York
Master of Ceremonies: Eli Wallach
Lifetime...
Madrid to open first Jewish museum following legal battle over building
Madrid will open a Jewish museum in a building that had been illegally occupied by members of the anti-capitalist Occupy network, the city’s mayor said on Thursday.
“This is the only major capital in Western Europe without...
Chabad on Campus emissaries train at Yad Vashem to be Holocaust educators
Some 30 campus Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries concluded an eight-day training program at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, learning cutting-edge, relevant and effective tools that will allow them to teach about the Holocaust and the growing problem...
Welcoming Shabes with Sholem Aleikhem for French Horn and Orchestra
Dnipro is the third largest city in Ukraine and it's the home of the chamber orchestra of the Dnipro State Conservatory.
Today we're welcoming Shabbat with the orchestra's version of Shalom Aleichem from Lev Kogan's...
Kirk Douglas’s quintessential American Jewish life
Actor Kirk Douglas may have been the last surviving star from the golden age of Hollywood. So his death this week at the age of 103 is a chance for fans of cinema to...
First Ethiopian Israeli chosen to represent Israel in 2020 Eurovision song contest
Teenager Eden Alene is first Ethiopian-Israeli chosen to compete on behalf of Israel in the Eurovision international song contest, set for May 16 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
On Tuesday night, the 19-year-old won Israel’s reality...
Milan Jewish family makes donation to help Israeli kids suffering from trauma, PTSD
A Jewish family in Milan, Italy, donated NIS 1,000,000 (nearly $300,000) to the Sha’ar HaNegev Region in southern Israel near the border with Gaza, where more than 200 children are being treated for trauma...