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Ancient Aramaic inscription finally deciphered reveals Jewish name in the heartland of Judea
An inscribed piece of pottery found in an ancient Jewish stronghold in the Jordan Valley has finally been deciphered.
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New documentary celebrates Long Island’s Jewish history
The Jewish Historical Society of Long Island has released a documentary to celebrate 150 years of Jewish history on Long ...
The Times of Israel5d
In the shadow of Auschwitz, a museum commemorates an ancient Polish Jewish community
Before the Nazis chose Oswiciem as the site of the infamous death camp, Jews thrived in the city for half a millennium. Now, ...
Jweekly.com10d
New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik on where Jews thrive best: Cities
Adam Gopnik says that Jews have always thrived in cosmopolitan cities — especially modern cities with coffeehouse culture.
The Forward on MSN13d
For Finland’s tiny Jewish community, a complicated history of fighting for the czar and the Nazis
Finland's community of approximately 1,500 Jews dates back to the 19th century when they arrived here to serve in the Russian ...
Greek Reporter10d
The Brave Greeks Who Saved the Jews of Zakynthos
The Jews of Zakynthos, Greece's Ionian island, owe their survival during the dark days of the German occupation to two brave ...
Experts Found an Ancient Papyrus Hidden in Storage. Turns Out, It's a Roman-Era Crime Drama.
A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of ...
New York Daily News10d
NYC students should know Jewish history
While the Holocaust is an essential part of Jewish history, Holocaust education isn’t the entire answer — not when college students weaponize that history against Israel and the Jewish people.