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Scroll of Esther written by a scribe on the Iberian Peninsula around 1465, before the Jews’ expulsion, has been acquired by the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem. By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel One of the world’s oldest known scrolls of the biblical Book of Esther has recently been gifted to the National Library of [...]
A serendipitous encounter with a Hungarian survivor leads to an incredible reunion. Published Nov 1, 2020 | by Readers' Digest Marcel Sternberger, a photographer, was a creature of habit. He used to take the 9:09 Long Island Railroad to Woodside every morning. But on the morning of January 10, 1948, he didn’t do it. He decided to go [...]
Dating to around the time of King David 3,000 years ago, what may be the earliest fortified settlement in the Golan Heights was recently discovered during salvage excavations ahead of the construction of a new neighborhood. Incredible rock etchings of two figures holding their arms aloft — possibly at prayer with what could be a moon [...]
Representatives from local Jewish non-public schools joined hundreds of other advocates on May 7, 2019, at the annual EITC/OSTC Advocacy Day in Harrisburg sponsored in part by the Orthodox Union’s Teach PA coalition. The purpose of the event was to thank Commonwealth legislators for their ongoing support of this tuition assistance program for non-public schools and [...]
Yotam Ovadia was planning a romantic dinner for Tu B'Av. The decorated IDF combat vet and his wife, Tal, had so much to celebrate. Their second son was born just months earlier, Yotam had a good job that allowed Tal to work part-time as a teacher, and they had everything to look forward to. But as [...]
This article – the third in a series – will document buildings which were originally erected as synagogues in the United States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and are still standing today. Calling attention to these structures focuses on the importance of maintaining and preserving them, either as houses of worship or alternative uses. Newport, [...]
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: VICTIMS OF TERROR FUND Our hearts are broken. We join in mourning the victims of the tragedy in Pittsburgh's Jewish community. We also pray for healing for those who were injured and for all those whose pain is beyond measure. We all face tough times in the days, weeks and months ahead, [...]
Haim Shani is being honored for his contribution to the flourishing tech collaboration between the U.K. and Israel. By: Mara Vigevani/TPS Haim Shani will be appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contribution to “strengthening the tech partnership between the UK and Israel,” Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday. Shani, Co-Founder of Israel [...]
“Education has the power to fight against discrimination and racism and against the ugly phenomenon of anti-Semitism,” stated King Mohammed VI of Morocco. King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Wednesday ordered that the Holocaust be included in the school textbooks of Maghreb high schools, the Moroccan news website Le Desk reported. The report, widely circulated on social networks, indicated [...]
