A record 2,000 attend ‘Torah New York Learning Day’
In an event organized by the Orthodox Union, a record 2,000 people attended a day of learning at Citi Field, the New York Mets’ stadium.
The event featured 45 classes—with special programs for high school...
Birthright Israel celebrates 18 years of changing young lives
The numbers speak for themselves.
Gathered at the 18th-year mega-event held at Sultan’s Pool in Jerusalem on June 27 were approximately 6,000 participants from countries all over the word, in addition to 1,500 soldiers from...
2,000-year-old ring found in ancient Jerusalem ritual bath
A 2,000-year-old ring with a solitaire gem stone was uncovered in archaeological excavations in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem.
The ring was found by Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists in what appears to...
Israel to scan Hungary’s Danube river from remains of Holocaust victims
At the behest of Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and in coordination with forensic experts from the Israeli emergency organization ZAKA, an Israeli recovery team will dive to the bottom of Hungary’s Danube river to...
In Los Angeles, United Hatzalah raises $5 million with help from Jay Leno
Thanks to the generous donations of contributors and the support of celebrity comedian Jay Leno, the first annual Los Angeles Gala of Friends of United Hatzalah on Thursday raised enough money to buy 100...
Archive smuggled from Nazi-era Germany acquired by Science History Institute
The Science History Institute has acquired an amazing collection of correspondence, books, photographs and scientific notes belonging to Jewish German chemist Georg Bredig, announced the Philadelphia museum on Tuesday.
The collection spans decades, from the...
Christian benefactor reopens Albania’s Jewish museum
Albania’s only Jewish museum reopened on Sunday, courtesy of a businessman who prevented it from closing.
The Solomon Museum shows how Albania’s small Jewish population was saved during the Holocaust, especially by Muslim and Christian...
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...
Artist’s series on display for first time in Croatia depicts Holocaust victims, partisans
An exhibition of 30 paintings and graphic works titled “Nazi Occupation in Graphic Works of Meer Axelrod” opened in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia—the first time the artist’s works have been shown in the...
Library of Congress in Washington to house English-translated Talmud
The world’s largest library—the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.—is scheduled to house a version of the Talmud this week.
Translated from Hebrew to English by world-renowned scholar Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, the religious tome...