Holocaust Survivors Return to Auschwitz to Mark 70 Years of Liberation
Fifteen Auschwitz survivors, aged 80-94, returned this morning, Monday January 26, to the infamous death camp, Auschwitz, some for the first time.
Remember the Terror Attack on Jerusalem’s Supersol Agron
This week marks the 46th anniversary of the Supersol Agron bombing attack in Jerusalem. Two Jewish students died.
Remembering Babylon: New Exhibit Explores Roots of Jewish Life in Iraq
Until now we had been unable to tell the complete story of the Babylon Exile and to understand what actually happened to all the Jewish refugees once they were forced out of Judah.
Germany To Fund Joint Bar-Ilan, Leipzig Universities Research Center
The Minerva Center for the Relations between Israel and Aram in Biblical Times: The Construct of Autonomous Decision Making and Interdependencies” the Minerva Center is being awarded by the Minerva Foundation.
This Day in History: Shalhevet Pass Murdered
14 years ago, a PA Arab terrorist targeted and murdered the 10-month-old Jewish baby.
Happy Birthday to the People of Israel
The modern state of Israel is 67 years old. We, the People of Israel, celebrate our 3,327th birthday tonight.
Fire Department and Hatzalah Gear Up for Shmuel HaNavi’s Yartzheit
Samuel the Prophet passed away on the 28th of Iyar, which is today.
America’s Oldest Synagogues Face Off in Court
At stake are a pair of silver Torah ornaments worth over $7 million.
Islamic State Threatening Tomb of Jewish Prophet Nahum in Iraq
The 2,600-year-old site lies just 10 miles from the regional frontline of Islamic State.
Israeli Court Rules: Priceless Kafka Collection Goes to Israel’s National Library
After decades of legal wrangling, the Tel Aviv District Court last Wednesday awarded custody of the estate of Max Brod, Franz Kafka's friend and publisher, to the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem.
Israel’s Newest Postage Stamp, Inaugurated at United Nations, Honors a King of Persia
There was a time when the ruler of Iran (Persia) actually liked Israel...
100 Years after Leo Frank’s Lynching Anti-Semitism Still a Concern to US Jews
August 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the lynching of Leo Frank on Elul 6, 5675, August 6, 1915.
A Slice of Jewish Life in Jerusalem’s Ancient City
Shoshana Selavan, chairperson of the Old City's Jewish Quarter community, launches a new column on Jewish Life in the Old City.
It’s Official: Kill Jews Ville Became Jews’ Hill
The town was originally named Castrillo Motajudíos (Hill of Jews Camp) in 1035, when Jews fleeing a pogrom settled there.
Kristallnacht — The Origins, The Facts and The Figures
Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels urged the gang to take to the streets in familiar Nazi fashion, with the message: the Jews must pay for vom Rath’s death.
Discovery: Israeli Early Man from 10,000 Years Ago Ate Hummus
The seeds found in the prehistoric sites indicate that the human diet consisted mainly of fava beans, lentils, various types of beans and chickpeas, the main ingredient in hummus.
Getting Under the Skin of Medieval Bible Mystery
Thousands of pocket bibles were made in the 13th century.. The origin of the parchment — often called ‘uterine vellum’ — has been a source of longstanding controversy. Until now...
King Hezekiah’s Seal Discovered in Jerusalem
This external evidence further establishes the veracity of the biblical account of the nation of Israel’s empires going back some 3,000 years.
Yad Vashem Presents Online Exhibition: the Festival of Light during the Holocaust
These are the personal accounts of how the Jews of Europe celebrated the Festival of Lights before, during and after one of the darkest chapters in modern history.
Book Celebrating 100 Years of Jewish Life around Golders Green Synagogue
The congregation was served at one point by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, who later went on to become Chief Rabbi of the UK.
National Library Posts 220 High Resolution Jerusalem Maps on Wikimedia
Eran Laor (née Erich Landstein) was the manager of a shipping company in Haifa who accumulated an enormous collection of some 4,500 maps.
As Germans Start Reading It Again, Here Are Some Unexpected Quotes from ‘Mein Kampf’
Tired of the society of plenty with its self-adulation? Hitler believed that "mankind has grown strong in eternal struggle, and only in eternal peace does it perish."
How Much Do Young People Know About the Holocaust? [video]
One author interviewed multiple random university students to find out what they knew about World War II. The answer: Almost nothing.
Golan Heights Farmers Turn Syrian Bunker Into Wine Cellar
A small community in northern Israel is home to a winery built in a former Syrian military bunker.
IDF Searching for Missing ‘Ink Flag’ from 1949 Eilat Conquest
The raising of the ink flag is as meaningful to most Israelis as the Iwo Jima scene is to most Americans.
Entebbe Child Hostage Shares Message of Hope at Children’s Aid Association Dinner
Shai Gross was awarded with the Shalva Spirit of Hope award in recognition of how he had met his personal challenges and used that experience to help others.
Silver Trumpets Pierce the Heavens in Prayer Rally Opposite Temple Mount
The mass gathering was accompanied by trumpet blasts sounded by silver trumpets made by the Temple Institute for use in the Holy Temple.
How to Understand the Holocaust
A Holocaust can transpire by mass murder or mass assimilation. Regardless, to save the Jewish People, it is time for our exiles to come home.
America’s Oldest Citizen is a Jewish Woman
Goldie Michelson, 113, is the oldest American and oldest Jew in the world.
This Day in History: Prime Minister Netanyahu Wins in Direct Elections
20 years ago today, on May 29, 1996, Benjamin Netanyahu was voted in for the first time as Prime Minister of Israel, beating out Shimon Peres in direct elections.