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Francesco Hayez's 1867 oil on canvas painting

Tisha B’Av online series takes viewers to sites of Jewish tragedies

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In advance of Tisha B’Av, the World Mizrachi movement has launched new videos in its free online series titled “Kinot on Location.” Organization representatives based in Israel and around the world provide explanations and insights...
Menachem Rosensaft, associate executive vice president and general counsel of the World Jewish Congress, speaks at an event recalling the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica, July 10, 2023. Source: Twitter.

Jews and Muslims gather to mark 28th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide

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The Conference on Collective Memory, an initiative supported by the World Jewish Congress and other nonprofit groups, hosted an event earlier this month at the Srebrenica Memorial Center in Potočari, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It drew thousands of...
Hunter Biden with his father, President Joe Biden, and stepmother, Jill Biden, in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/U.S. Department of Defense.

Biden named Jewish collector who bought Hunter’s art to prestigious role

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Despite President Joe Biden’s assurances that he has steered clear of his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings, a Business Insider report reveals that a collector who has bought Hunter’s art was named by the president to a...
New York Times writer and author Thomas L. Friedman. Credit: Twitter.

Thomas Friedman, the court Jew

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“Court Jews” have existed throughout the history of the Diaspora. They were Jews who rose to positions of power and influence under the rulers of the nations in which they lived. Unfortunately, most of...
A street in the old medina of Tétouan in northern Morocco. Photo by Swiss aviator and photographer Walter Mittelholzer (1928) via Wikimedia Commons.

Rediscovering the graves of three ‘esteemed’ Moroccan rabbis after 60 years

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The tombs of three celebrated 17th- and 18th-century rabbis—Jacob Ben Malca, Hasday Almosnino and Jacob Marrache—have been rediscovered after more than 60 years at a cemetery in Tétouan in northern Morocco. Renewed knowledge of the...
Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation’s Wilfrid Israel plaque in in Golders Green, London

Wilfrid Israel: Jewish Holocaust Rescuer and Yad Vashem’s Failure

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Over 28,000 extraordinary human beings from over 40 countries have very deservedly been recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations. The Righteous risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. They did...
Israelis visit Sebastia, the former capital of the Kingdom of Israel, in Samaria, April 22, 2019, Photo by Hillel Maeir/Flash90.

Israel to protect archaeological sites in Judea and Samaria

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that the government will safeguard and rehabilitate archaeological sites in the biblical heartland that have been vandalized by Palestinians. The infrastructure investment at the archaeological heritage sites follows decades...
The banquet at the Psagot Winery, July 12, 2023. Credit: Binyamin Regional Council.

Temple-era banquet takes diners back 2,000 years

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A lavish banquet held at the Psagot Winery, located in Samaria north of Jerusalem, brought participants back to the Second Temple era this week. The unique dinner, an initiative of the Binyamin Regional Council's Department...
The synagogue at Beit Yellin. Photo: Judy Lash Balint

Who’s looking out for Israel’s cultural heritage?

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The roof of Beit Yellin is barely visible to the cars zooming down the main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway. Most of those passing by probably have no idea that the cluster of restored 19th century stone...
AC Milan soccer player David Beckham during a match in Milan on Jan. 31, 2010. Photo by Paolo Bona/Shutterstock.

David Beckham a ‘proud member’ of Jewish community

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Former professional soccer player David Beckham, one of the game’s best-known and most accomplished athletes, shared leadership insights and reflected on his Jewish connections in a July 2 address at St. John’s Wood Synagogue...