2000 years on, search for Temple menorah continues
For generations, researchers have tried to track down the location of the menorah that was used in the Second Temple. ...
Tag: Jewish history
World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38.1M
Item is donated to the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv. The price surpasses the $30.8 million paid ...
Gaza, like you never knew it
For modern-day Israelis, Gaza is synonymous with terrorism and alienation. But Gaza has a long history of a thriving Jewish ...
Israel's National Library to share oral histories of Sephardi Jews
Video and audio clips of interviews with Jews from Arab countries collected by the Sephardi Voices project will be made ...
16th-century Jewish tombstones unearthed in Ukraine
Dr. Ilia Lurie, a researcher with a group dedicated to preserving the legacy of Jews from Galicia and Bukovina, explains ...
Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence
"Jaber" follows a Jordanian boy who uncovers a stone in the city of Petra with a Hebrew inscription on it. ...
A photographic history of Temple Mount
A new exhibit at the Tower of David Museum offers the public a glimpse at 180 years of photographs of ...
Polish group aims to restore country's Jewish history
A $28 million project to refurbish and document Jewish sepulchral heritage in Poland is prompting dialogue between the Polish and ...
Morocco is a trove of Jewish history if you know where to go
Jews lived in Morocco for over 2,000 years. Today, only a handful remain. But the country offers a wealth of ...
Historic Washington DC synagogue moves down the block
The synagogue opened its doors in 1876 and then-U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant attended the dedication, according to the Jewish ...