Jewish History
PLO Foreign Minister: If Jews Have History in Israel, Then We Don’t
From an interview in Asharq al-Awsat of Palestinian Arab Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki: Q: You said that there are a number of contentious issues. Which is...
Israeli Museums to Look for Heirs of Nazi-Looted Art
JNS.org - Representatives of Israeli museums and the Company for Location and Restitution of Holocaust Victims' Assets decided Thursday to begin searching for the rightful owners of Nazi-looted art currently in the country's museums...
Perplexed by Food? Dietitians and Medical Institutions Are Increasingly Turning to Maimonides
Recently, a growing number of dietitians and medical institutions have begun prescribing a dose of Maimonides to patients looking to get toned and trim. With various miracle pills, chewing gums and targeted bread or watermelon diets...
If Jesus Was a Jew, How Can the West Bank be Occupied?
Christians worldwide celebrate the birth of Jesus - the birth of a Jewish baby to a Jewish family living in Bethlehem. This man (Yeshu in Hebrew) was circumcised, and lived and prayed as a...
Aliyah on the Rise: 19,200 New Immigrants Arrive in Israel in 2013
Approximately 19,200 immigrants arrived in Israel in 2013, according to data compiled by the Jewish...
Sephardic Group Cautiously Praises Iraqi Government for Recognizing Jewish History
JNS.org - The Sephardic group Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa...
Haaretz Shames Itself on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
I rubbed my eyes in disbelief this week when I read an article prominently featured...
Spanish Duke Apologizes for Inquisition Expulsion of Jews from Gibraltar
JNS.org -The Duke of Medina Sidonia, Alonso González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo, has...
Will the U.S. Allow Iraq to Steal a Jewish Treasure?
I saw something amazing today. The National Archives of the United States, which houses the...
PLO Foreign Minister: If Jews Have History in Israel, Then We Don’t
From an interview in Asharq al-Awsat of Palestinian Arab Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki: Q: You said that there are a number of contentious issues. Which is the...
Israeli Museums to Look for Heirs of Nazi-Looted Art
JNS.org - Representatives of Israeli museums and the Company for Location and Restitution of Holocaust Victims' Assets decided Thursday to begin searching for the...
Perplexed by Food? Dietitians and Medical Institutions Are Increasingly Turning to Maimonides
Recently, a growing number of dietitians and medical institutions have begun prescribing a dose of Maimonides to patients looking to get toned and trim. With various...
If Jesus Was a Jew, How Can the West Bank be Occupied?
Christians worldwide celebrate the birth of Jesus - the birth of a Jewish baby to a Jewish family living in Bethlehem. This man (Yeshu...
Aliyah on the Rise: 19,200 New Immigrants Arrive in Israel in 2013
Approximately 19,200 immigrants arrived in Israel in 2013, according to data compiled by the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Israel Ministry of Immigration and...
Sephardic Group Cautiously Praises Iraqi Government for Recognizing Jewish History
JNS.org - The Sephardic group Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa (JIMENA) cautiously praised the Iraqi government for its recognition of...
Haaretz Shames Itself on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
I rubbed my eyes in disbelief this week when I read an article prominently featured on Haaretz website entitled "The Warsaw Ghetto Myth". The story...
Spanish Duke Apologizes for Inquisition Expulsion of Jews from Gibraltar
JNS.org -The Duke of Medina Sidonia, Alonso González de Gregorio y Álvarez de Toledo, has formally apologized to the president of the Jewish community of...
Will the U.S. Allow Iraq to Steal a Jewish Treasure?
I saw something amazing today. The National Archives of the United States, which houses the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, hosted an exhibition of...
Near East’s Oldest, Largest Wine Cellar Unearthed in Israel, With a Festive Surprise
JNS.org - A team of archeologists has found what it describes as the "oldest and largest palatial wine cellar" ever discovered in the Near...
Archeologists Discover Oldest, Largest Wine Cellar in Near East
JNS.org - A team of archeologists unearthed what it describes as the "oldest and largest palatial wine cellar" ever discovered in the Near East. The...
“ŽRemembering the Holocaust: Ruth Lichtenstein and Project Witness “Ž
It was May 7, 1945, when the Germans signed the surrender agreement that ended World War II, and what we now know as the Holocaust....
What Kristallnacht and Modern-Day Iran Have in Common
November marks the 34th anniversary of the 1979 US embassy siege in Iran, and the 75th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom in Nazi Germany. At first...
Shiloh Altar: Biblical Archaeology Provides Evidence of Ancient Religious Center
JNS.org - For decades archaeologists have been searching for evidence to support the hypothesis that Shiloh served as a religious center in ancient times....
