Israeli archaeologists say 2,200-year-old sling bullet possibly linked to Hanukkah story
Israeli researchers recently discovered a lead projectile dating from the Hellenistic period in the ancient palace at Yavne, an archaeological site in central Israel.
The 4.4 centimeter (1.7 inch) long projectile was designed to be...
September 16, 1614: Frankfurt Jews Expelled
Frankfort-on-the-Main, some 400 years ago...
The city of Frankfurtwas even then an important center of business and trade. It was famous for its annual trade fairs, when merchants from far and near came to buy...
Jewish Olympians to Watch in 2018
The eyes of the world are fixed on South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics, and Jewish athletes are expected to put on a fabulous show in Pyeongchang. There are not as many Jewish...
Commemorating Yom Hashoah in Verse
It can be a deeply humbling experience to hear personal accounts of the Holocaust. For those of us born in the relative safety and comfort of post-war America, Yom Hashoah is one day. Survivors would relive...
David Ellenstein Followed His Actor Father Into Show Business
David Ellenstein’s grandfather, Meyer Ellenstein, was a two-term mayor of Newark, New Jersey. David’s father, Robert Ellenstein, was an actor who appeared in television, movies and stage productions. Politics and acting were in David’s...
Walk of unity honors rabbi stabbed and killed in Jerusalem in 2015
Students and rabbis from Aish HaTorah participated in a walk of unity, and inspiring prayer and song, on Wednesday night in Jerusalem in commemoration of Rabbi Reuven Biermacher, 45, a husband and father of...
House votes to bestow Medal of Honor on last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials.
The measure was introduced by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), in...
Some 2,500 teens worldwide make deeper connections with Israel this summer
The National Council of Synagogue Youth—the Orthodox Union’s youth movement—brought together in Israel more than 2,500 Jewish teens, staff and guests from 29 U.S. states, Canada, Israel, Argentina and the United Kingdom to celebrate...
New Jewish Documentation Center, Containing 100 Years of Jewish Life in Mexico City, Opens...
A catastrophic 1985 earthquake that killed thousands of people in Mexico City and destroyed the (back-then) Jewish neighborhoods of Roma and Condesa also left the archives of the Ashkenazi community in a state of...
Olympics swimmer Dara Torres inducted into Jewish-American Hall of Fame
The Jewish-American Hall of Fame has announced its 51st inductee, former Olympic swimmer Dara Torres.
Torres competed in five Olympic Games, winning 12 medals and overtaking American swimmer Mark Spitz, who’s also Jewish, with 11...