Posts Tagged: Jewish Artifacts
Ohio Attorney General Seeks to Halt Sale of Rare Jewish Book Collection
Cincinnati, Ohio is home to a robust Reform Jewish community. In the heart of downtown sits a cathedral-like synagogue built in 1866 known as Plum...
Palestinian Antiquities Thieves Caught Stealing Pillars From Ancient Church
JNS.org - Israeli authorities arrested two Palestinian thieves who attempted to steal artifacts from a Byzantine-era church in the West Bank, the IDF said on Monday. The...
Lost And Not Found: The Unknown Fate of Jews’ Everyday Possessions Looted by the Nazis
JNS.org - At an antiques flea market in Berlin, one stand has two Hanukkah menorahs for sale. The husky, white-haired merchant wearing a Soviet hammer-and-sickle pin said one of...
Egyptian Authorities Intercept Attempted Smuggling of Jewish Artifacts
JNS.org - Several dozen Jewish artifacts were intercepted by Egyptian authorities before they could be smuggled out of the country. According to a statement by...
US National Archives Preserves Recovered Iraqi Jewish Objects Ahead of Fall Exhibit
Conservators at the US National Archives have been hard at work restoring a wealth of historic objects from Iraq's Jewish community, according to The Washington...
Famous Haggadah Loses its Home as Bosnia Museum Closes
Bosnia's National Museum, which houses one of the most famous and historic Haggadahs in the world, has closed its doors due to lack of funding. The...
Is the Temple Mount Truly “in Our Hands?”
This past Sunday, I was asked to take part in an organized tour of the Temple Mount, the holiest site in all of Judaism. I...
eBay User Mistakenly Sells Chai Necklace as “Vintage Navajo Moose” (PHOTO)
The user has a 99.8% positive feedback rating on eBay, but "alwaysbelisting" mistook a Chai pendant for a "Unique Vintage Navajo Moose". Sold on August 8th...
