Daily Archives: May 17, 2023
Tel Aviv ANU–Museum of the Jewish People buys Codex Sassoon for $33.5 million
First, there was the possibility that Renaissance man par excellence Leonardo da Vinci was Jewish. Now, the oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, Codex Sassoon, which dates to around the year 900, beat da Vinci’s Codex Leicester as the...
2,000-year-old receipt uncovered on Pilgrimage Road in Jerusalem
Someone forgot his receipt.
A financial record from two millennia ago was uncovered on what was Jerusalem’s main thoroughfare during the Second Temple period, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday.
The inscription on the small stone...
Jerusalem forever, inside and out
Fifty-six years ago tomorrow, during the Six-Day War, Israel reclaimed the Old City of Jerusalem after fierce fighting against the Jordanian army. Israel appealed to Jordan to stay out of the war, but God...
Biden names 10 to US Holocaust Memorial Council
U.S. President Joe Biden announced his intent on May 17 to appoint 10 people to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
Among the nominees are American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch; Rabbi Michael Beals (whom...
Joe Biden’s empty words about antisemitism
For those who think what Jews need is more official recognition of their heritage, it was a great afternoon. The White House celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month was a star-studded affair with the president, the...
Jerusalem will soon be Israel’s first million-denizen city
Jerusalem is on track to become Israel’s first city with more than one million residents, according to data published ahead of Thursday’s celebrations marking 56 years of a reunified capital.
The Central Bureau of Statistics report...
Thousands visit Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus; IDF forces come under attack
Thousands of Jewish worshippers took part in the monthly pilgrimage to Joseph’s Tomb in the Palestinian Authority-controlled town of Nablus (Shechem) on Tuesday night, making it the largest delegation to the holy site since...
Musk tweet about Soros had ‘antisemitic flavor,’ says Israeli official
Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday criticized a tweet by Twitter CEO Elon Musk accusing Jewish billionaire George Soros of conspiring against humanity.
Foreign Ministry Director of Digital Diplomacy David Saranga stopped short of accusing Musk...