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After 90 years, 16th-century crowns hidden in WWII were found under Vilnius Cathedral

Hidden for Decades: Burial Insignia of Lithuanian and Polish Monarchs Unearthed Under Vilnius Cathedral

Jimmy Carter: The best US president Israelis have ever had

US president Jimmy Carter deserves our nation’s gratitude. May his soul be bound up in the bundle of life.

08/01/2025

'Pulse of Israel': New resource collection aims at providing insight into Israel

Among the subjects the resource collection covers are the constitution of Israel, military service, and Israeli society.

It's our responsibility as Jews to revisit, educate ourselves on our own history

"A generation without history is a generation that not only loses a nation’s memory but loses a sense of what it’s like to be inside a human skin.”

By SABRINA SOFFER
07/01/2025

Legendary romance of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra the focus of museum's upcoming exhibition

The exhibition aims to tell the story of the ancient glamour duo Cleopatra and Julius Caesar using historical facts, written sources, and archaeological finds.

Hidden 13th-century murals in Angers Cathedral revealed after 500 years

The Hamilton Kerr Institute team spent over a decade photographing wall paintings of Saint Maurille's life and miracles.

Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis dies at 88

During his tenure, Simitis managed a period of economic reform, steering the country through changes and stabilizing the Greek economy.

Archaeologists and indigenous elders decipher shamanic messages in 11,000-year-old amazon rock art

Over the past six years, researchers investigated Indigenous rock art in the Serranía de la Lindosa, a 12-mile-long sandstone outcrop in Colombia's Guaviare department.

Remembering the golden age of Jewish Salonica via stamps

Salonica was once known as “The Mother of Israel.” However, the Jewish community’s former glories are now mostly found in archives of aging photographs and the fading memories of elderly survivors. 

By LES GLASSMAN
06/01/2025

Ancient animal extinction may explain lack of cave art in Israel

New Tel Aviv University research suggests prehistoric humans in Israel didn't create cave paintings because large animals had already gone extinct there, unlike in Europe.

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