NY Shearith Israel Wins $7 million Silver Pomegranate Case Against Newport’s Touro Synagogue
Advantage Shearith Israel, in the ongoing court battles between the oldest congregation in NY City and America, and Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, the oldest synagogue building in America.
Catalans Defy Spanish Police Violence, Vote for Independence
"With this day of hope and suffering, the citizens of Catalonia have won the right to an independent state in the form a republic."
Israel Bonds Celebrates New Record in Global and US Sales
"Investing in Israel has touched a response chord with individuals from all walks of life."
World Jewish Athletes to Gather in Hitler’s Stadium July 28
World Jewish athletes will gather in Hitler's stadium in Berlin on July 28 for The Maccabi Games.
With So Much Flagrant Hate Around Why Don’t Jews Read the Signs?
As anti-sematic lunatics burn America to the ground, what should be the response of a God-fearing Jew?
US President Donald Trump Makes History in Visit to Western Wall [video]
The director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation showed President Trump and his family during their visit to the site explanatory photos and drawings of the Holy Temples and the Temple Mount.
Poles to Mark 78th Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising with Sirens, Daffodils
"This is how we want to commemorate the Heroes and draw the attention of residents to this event."
FULL TEXT: PM Netanyahu’s Speech to UN General Assembly [video]
See the full text and video of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the UN General Assembly.
KKL-JNF Shares How Children Celebrated Chanukah When the World Was Black and White
"Since its establishment about 120 years ago, KKL-JNF photographers have accompanied the Jewish communities in Israel and abroad.”
Singapore Opens First Jewish Museum, Highlighting 200 Years of History
The museum is located next to the Maghain Aboth Synagogue, Asia’s second-largest and Southeast Asia’s oldest synagogue.
The Late Olivia Newton-John Wrote about her Jewish Grandfather Nobel Winner Max Born
Newton-John dabbled in Kabballah in her 2006 album Grace and Gratitude.
Serious Damage to Solomon’s Pools Still Neglected by Palestinian Authority
The ancient water reservoir of Solomon's Pools is damaged but has not yet been repaired by the Palestinian Authority.
Austria Backpedals on Demolition of Hitler’s Birth House
Austria's government committee has suggested a "profound architectural redesign" to Hitler's birth house, rather than demolition.
700-Year-Old Luzzatto High Holiday Mahzor Sells for $8.3 Million
The Jewish cultural organization that let go of this treasure said they were forced into it because of their steep debts.
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.
Israeli Cabinet Discussed Transferring Conquered Arab Population in 1967
The discussion, then as now, revolved around annexation versus a two-state solution, although at the time the most these Israeli ministers could imagine was a Palestinian autonomy under Israeli rule (a solution that's to the right of today's Likud).
Document Shows Abbas Was KGB Agent
The timing of the revelation did not escape PA Arab representatives, who have been flooding Israeli media Thursday morning with profuse denials of the charges.
Two Mikvahs Exposed in Vilna’s Great Synagogue 70 Years after Destruction
This important and magnificent synagogue was the center of study of the Vilna Gaon. In recent weeks, a delegation of archaeologists has uncovered two of the compound's ritual baths.
Martin Luther’s Letter Calling Jews ‘Devils Incarnate Who Curse our Lord’ on Auction for...
Less than two years later, in a letter dated March 9, 1545, Luther would write to Elector Joachim II directly, warning him against the "tricks' of the Jews.
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.
Fearing Iranian Expansion Dr. Kissinger Warns Against Destroying ISIS
"In these circumstances, the traditional adage that the enemy of your enemy can be regarded as your friend no longer applies," writes Kissinger. "In the contemporary Middle East, the enemy of your enemy may also be your enemy."
VP Mike Pence to Keynote Celebration of UN Vote to Establish Jewish State of...
Dignitaries from around the world, senior UN officials, ambassadors and leaders from the pro-Israel community will join Israel’s Mission to the UN at the event.
Rivlin: Jewish Property Stolen during Holocaust Must Be Returned
'Time is running out. Fewer than 400,000 survivors are alive today.'
Gush Etzion Celebrates 80 Years of Renewed Jewish Life
On May 13, 1948, the day before Israel declared independence, Jordan’s Arab Legion with the help of local Arabs massacred 129 Jews at Kfar Etzion.
UFO Religion Celebrates ‘Swastika Rehabilitation Day’
The Raelians use the swastika as a symbol of peace, which has kept them from being allowed into Israel, where they wished to establish an embassy for extraterrestrials.
Ukraine to Prosecute Jewish Colonel, 94, for Killing Nazi Collaborator
According to Pravda, the investigation into the killing began on April 18, and Col. Steckler does not deny his responsibility for Hasiewicz's death.
Live British Mandate-Era Mortar Shell Discovered on Netanya’s Poleg Beach
A beachcomber discovered a live mortar shell on Poleg Beach near Netanya, but sappers decided it was too unstable to move, so they detonated it at the site.
Project to Build Visual Memory of Places & People Before, During the Holocaust
The European Holocaust Research Infrastructure project convened 30 historians and researchers at Yad Vashem to provide tools to improve access to Holocaust documentation.
Stacks of Stolen Historic Artifacts Seized in Acre
The punishment for illegal trading in antiques is two years in jail. Harming a dig site will get you five years.
Two-Thousand-Year-Old Ring Unearthed in the City Of David
This ring allows us to personally connect with an individual’s personal story from 2,000 years ago.