No matter how you like to celebrate New Year’s Eve, somewhere there’s a party for you. Whether you prefer to dance to Jazz or lose your mind in Rave, the New Year is coming your way!
“Tropical Zion” Revealed
A rare photo album reveals how refugees from Nazi Germany made the Caribbean wilderness bloom.
Days of Awe for the Jewish Soldiers of the First World War
Prayer books and diaries preserved at the National Library offer a glimpse of the religious challenges faced by Jewish soldiers in the armies of the First World War.
You’re Going to Die and be Buried – So Better Do It in Style
Documents from the Cairo Genizah: How is one to be buried? And more importantly, what should one wear to the burial? Egyptian Jews had clear requirements on the matter.
The Jewish Soldiers of the Kaiser’s Army
12,000 Jews were killed in action serving the German Army in the First World War, but Jewish loyalty to Germany was always doubted and questioned.
1695: What Is Missing from the Young German’s Medical Diploma?
It is unusually beautiful, but a small detail is missing from the diploma Capilius son of Yosef Piktor received.
Moving Testimony: A Prayer from the Anusim of the Communist Revolution
A rare manuscript reveals that even in the midst of Soviet oppression there were Jews who insisted on preserving a remnant of their ancestors’ faith.
A Parrot from India Recites ‘Shema Yisrael’ in Cairo
A particular parrot mentioned in a manuscript from the famous Cairo Genizah possessed an impressive knowledge of Jewish scripture!
Hanukkah Songs and Sounds From Across the Globe
From Turkey to France, in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino: Have a listen!
Modern Zionists as the New Maccabbees?
Zionist pioneers celebrated Hanukkah as a new way to connect an ancient people with its heritage
