Gandhi letter wishing Jews ‘era of peace’ ahead of Rosh Hashanah found at National...
An 80-year-old handwritten letter Mahatma Gandhi wrote to a local Indian Jewish official ahead of the Jewish New Year and at the start of World War II was published online Tuesday for the first time ever.
In...
Cousins separated as a result of World War II reunite 75 years later in...
Two cousins who were separated 75 years ago by World War II reunited in Israel on Saturday.
Morris Sana, 87, and his cousin Simon Mairowitz, 85, grew up believing that the other died in a...
Israeli rhythmic gymnast qualifies for 2020 Olympics, earns six medals in world championship
Israeli rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram qualified for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after being awarded a bronze medal in the all-around world championships on Friday in Baku, Azerbaijan.
It was her sixth medal of the competition. The...
‘The power of young people’: Skokie teens take proactive steps to introduce Judaism to...
Like any American high-schooler, Riva Weiss started the school year off with a flurry of activity, albeit with a new development she has been mulling over since late spring. That’s the start of the...
New York Jewish museum reveals hidden shofar from Auschwitz ahead of holidays
The Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City revealed on Monday a shofar that was hidden and blown in the Auschwitz concentration camp 75 years ago and...
Thousands of learners connect with Torah and each other before High Holidays
Torah took the mound at Citi Field as the Orthodox Union fielded a team of 29 internationally renowned scholars, who led classes on a wide array of 31 subjects for around 2,500 participants, at...
Thousands to celebrate Rosh Hashanah at JDC events from India to Morocco
Thousands of Jews from emerging, established and ancient Jewish communities around the world will be celebrating Rosh Hashanah at scores of JDC events, including concerts, workshops, volunteer opportunities, trainings and cultural performances.
As part of...
Austria’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies at 106
Austria’s oldest Holocaust survivor died on Thursday at the age of 106, announced Vienna’s Jewish Community organization, or IKG, on Friday.
Marko Feingold was born in 1913 in present-day Slovakia and was arrested in Prague...
What is the real story behind Judaism in Hungary?
The history of Europe and the Jewish people is one that has seen some of humanity’s most remarkable triumphs and darkest periods. Despite the Jewish population nearly being wiped out in the Holocaust, the...
JTS chancellor Eisen to step down after decade of progress
Jewish Theological Seminary Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen, one of the foremost authorities on American Judaism, announced that he will leave his position at the end of the current academic year after 12 years of...