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A Jewish man blows a shofar horn in Meron in northern Israel, on Dec. 1, 2021. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Major collection of shofars goes on display in Beit Shemesh

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An exhibition at the Biblical Museum of Natural History in Beit Shemesh explores the world of shofars, showcasing one of the largest global collections of the quintessential Jewish instruments. The display includes straight, curved, spiral...
Jewish men pray outside a synagogue in the city of Beitar Illit in Judea and Samaria, on March 29, 2020. Photo by Aharon Krohn/Flash90.

Report: Israel to open quarantine hotels for ultra-Orthodox COVID-19 patients

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Two “quarantine hotels” are being prepared to house ultra-Orthodox coronavirus patients in Israel beginning on Tuesday, Hebrew media reported on Monday. The hotels, which according to Channel 12 will be located in Bnei Brak and Beit Shemesh,...
A 1940 transit visa issued by consul Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese “Oskar Schindler,” in Lithuania. The holder was Czech and used his Czechoslovakian passport, issued to him in 1938. He managed to escape to Poland in 1939 and travel from there to Lithuania. In 1940, he received the visa for travel via Siberia and Japan to Surinam. Source: Wikipedia.

Son of Japanese Holocaust hero discovers father’s memorial destroyed by Beit Shemesh apartments

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The Jewish National Fund was left scrambling to apologize to the son of a former Japanese diplomat who saved the lives of approximately 6,000 Jews during the Holocaust, after a memorial grove of trees...