Jewish History
Wisconsin Exhibit Features Clothes Created From Sketches of Prague Seamstress Killed in the Holocaust
A Holocaust victim's fashion designs are featured in a new exhibit in Wisconsin, the local publication The Daily Cardinal reported on Monday. Eight dresses created from sketches drawn by Hedwig Strnad,...
Ancient City Unearthed Where David Battled Goliath
JNS.org -- Archaeologists believe they have found the location of the battle between David and Goliath, narrated in the Book of Samuel, in a mysterious two-gated city from the early 10th century. Known by its modern name,...
Two Levys Bring Hebrew Music Museum to Life in Jerusalem
JNS.org - Is it a coincidence that the two people most intimately involved in creating the Hebrew Music Museum are both Levys, descendants of the ancient Jewish tribe dedicated to providing music in the Holy Temple? For...
Holocaust Survivor of Nine Concentration Camps, Purveyor of Message About Nazi Atrocities, Dies at Age 91
A Holocaust survivor who spent his teenage years in nine different concentration camps before moving to the US, becoming a successful businessman and attempting to educate his community about the atrocities committed by the Nazis, died last...
Holocaust Survivor Who Cut Hair at Auschwitz Closes Chicago Barber Shop After 60 Years in Business
A Holocaust survivor whose task it was to cut the hair of concentration-camp prisoners closed his...
Yad Vashem Opens Two Online Sports Exhibits Prior to Olympics
This week, as the sports world focuses on Rio de Janeiro, Yad Vashem, the World...
Boston Publisher of ‘Mein Kampf’ to Donate Proceeds to Holocaust Survivors
JNS.org - The Boston-based publishing company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will donate proceeds from the sale of...
Love Letters of the Holocaust
JNS.org - This is a story about the power of letters to span both years and...
Young Diaspora Jews Learn About Holocaust Through Unique Israeli Perspective
JNS.org - Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah in Hebrew, challenges Israelis to acknowledge, remember, and...
Wisconsin Exhibit Features Clothes Created From Sketches of Prague Seamstress Killed in the Holocaust
A Holocaust victim's fashion designs are featured in a new exhibit in Wisconsin, the local publication The Daily Cardinal reported on Monday. Eight dresses created from sketches drawn by Hedwig Strnad, a...
Ancient City Unearthed Where David Battled Goliath
JNS.org -- Archaeologists believe they have found the location of the battle between David and Goliath, narrated in the Book of Samuel, in a mysterious...
Two Levys Bring Hebrew Music Museum to Life in Jerusalem
JNS.org - Is it a coincidence that the two people most intimately involved in creating the Hebrew Music Museum are both Levys, descendants of the ancient...
Holocaust Survivor of Nine Concentration Camps, Purveyor of Message About Nazi Atrocities, Dies at Age 91
A Holocaust survivor who spent his teenage years in nine different concentration camps before moving to the US, becoming a successful businessman and attempting to educate...
Holocaust Survivor Who Cut Hair at Auschwitz Closes Chicago Barber Shop After 60 Years in Business
A Holocaust survivor whose task it was to cut the hair of concentration-camp prisoners closed his Chicago barber shop after serving the local community for 60...
Yad Vashem Opens Two Online Sports Exhibits Prior to Olympics
This week, as the sports world focuses on Rio de Janeiro, Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, commemorates athletes that may not have earned...
Boston Publisher of ‘Mein Kampf’ to Donate Proceeds to Holocaust Survivors
JNS.org - The Boston-based publishing company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will donate proceeds from the sale of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf autobiography to an organization helping aging...
Love Letters of the Holocaust
JNS.org - This is a story about the power of letters to span both years and miles, and to unite the hearts of children and their...
Young Diaspora Jews Learn About Holocaust Through Unique Israeli Perspective
JNS.org - Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah in Hebrew, challenges Israelis to acknowledge, remember, and respect the impact of such a dark time in Jewish...
At Presidents Day, Un-presidential ‘Joke’ About Jews is Whitewashed
JNS.org - Another Presidents Day, another whitewash of a president’s “joke” about Jews. The latest offender is Susan Butler’s “Roosevelt and Stalin: Portrait of a Partnership” (published...
1,500-Year-Old Wine Presses Found in Southern Israel
JNS.org - Two wine presses that date back some 1,500 years were discovered in the southern Israeli city of Netivot. As part of standard preparations for the...
For Hikers, Israel’s 620-Mile National Trail Brings Jewish History to Life
JNS.org - It was a brave—some may argue foolhardy—lot who recently braved the August heat of the Negev desert to walk a short segment of the Israel...
If You Only Have 24 Hours in Jerusalem
JNS.org - A city with as much history and culture as Jerusalem compels visitors to spend quite a bit of time exploring the many sites and...
Dead Sea Scrolls Come to California
JNS.org - The California Science Center is hosting a limited-time exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls, considered to be the most significant archaeological find of the...