Posts Tagged: jewish roots
Israeli Panel Recommends New Status for ‘Emerging Jewish Communities’
JNS.org - An Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry panel this week recommended the creation of a new status for people with Jewish roots, or belonging to “emerging...
Egyptian Movie Star Reveals Jewish Roots on Live TV, Stunning Host, Viewers
An Egyptian movie star revealed his Jewish ancestry on a live television talk show last week, much to the surprise of the program's host and...
Researchers Claim Genetic Proof of Indian Bene Israel Community’s Jewish Roots
JNS.org - A new study conducted by Tel Aviv University (TAU), Cornell University, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine has claimed to discover genetic proof...
In Time for Purim, Israel Welcomes Poles Who Discovered Hidden Jewish Roots
JNS.org - Fifteen Poles who have discovered their Jewish heritage arrived in Israel on Tuesday in time for the Purim holiday as part of a trip...
At Jerusalem Genealogy Confab, Passion for Past Unites Experts and Novices
JNS.org - Young folks with backpacks slung over shoulders, middle-aged Americans in designer jeans, men in black velvet kippot, Israelis in khaki shorts. A thousand of...
Campaign Posters of New Zealand PM With Jewish Roots Defaced With Anti-Semitic Graffiti
JNS.org - Campaign posters for New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key, who has Jewish roots, were defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti in an incident that...
Cardinal John Joseph O’Connor Posthumously Revealed to be Jewish
JNS.org - heartwarming revelation has recently rocked both the Jewish and Christian communities. Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor, who had been the archbishop of the New...
For Hispanic ‘Crypto-Jews,’ Lawsuits May Follow Religious Rediscovery
Sonya Loya's path of rediscovery aligns with the journey potentially millions of other "Crypto-Jews" take back to their Jewish roots. Her story, and the stories of...
Israeli President Seeks History Lesson for Ahmadinejad After UN Speech
Following the speeches Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave at the United Nations earlier this week, in which he said the state of Israel has no...
