Jewish history

Workers uncover remains of a synagogue destroyed by Nazis in Poland

"We knew there was a synagogue there, but we didn't know if something was preserved underground since nothing was showing above ground," Polish historian Sebastian Rakowski said.

This week in Jewish history

July 22, 1920: Keren Hayesod founded, July 24, 1922: League of Nations grants Britain mandate to administer Palestine.

The perplexing nature of the red heifer: Turning to faith when logic is absent

The laws of the red heifer comprise the quintessential illogical ritual.

U. Haifa debuts art exhibit depicting Polish Jewry pre-Holocaust by Arthur Szyk

Israelis will greatly benefit from seeing Arthur Szyk’s artwork at the University of Haifa.

By DAVID GEFFEN
02/07/2024

'A different spirit': Jews standing alone against hatred

It has been our legacy to stand tall and block out the noise and the hatred. We have always possessed this courage and this different spirit, and our current crisis should be no different.

Jewish community in Dagestan: History and recent challenges

This community has preserved its distinct cultural and religious practices despite geographical and political isolation.

‘Palestine’: An Arab- or Jewish-created entity?

History attests to a 3,000-year Jewish connection to the Land of Israel, a genuine non-imagined connection, unlike the created idea of an Arab Palestine.

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