The Times of Israel1d
In the shadow of Auschwitz, a museum commemorates an ancient Polish Jewish community
Before the Nazis chose Oswiciem as the site of the infamous death camp, Jews thrived in the city for half a millennium. Now, ...
Labour introduces ‘worship tax’ as it cuts funds to save crumbling churches
Concern limits imposed on repair scheme will ‘hammer historic buildings’, with nearly 1,000 facing imminent risk of closure ...
Greek Reporter16d
What Was the Population of Ancient Greece?
Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...
The Forward18d
From the ashes, a forgotten mural — and a new mystery for a Pasadena synagogue
Louis Keene is covering the fires in Los Angeles, where he is based. Follow him on X for live updates. Spanning the second story of a building that once housed a custodial residence, the mural ...
Science News19d
Ancient, engraved stones may have been buried to summon the sun
As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...
Fox News19d
New documentary reveals antisemitic hostage siege captured on camera at Texas synagogue
On a cold Saturday morning in January 2022, Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, was a quiet sanctuary in a small community. As Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker prepared to lead a ...
The Jewish Chronicle19d
Synagogues throw open their doors as the fires tear through Los Angeles
Charred homes and burnt cars are pictured amid the rubble of the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates in Los Angeles, California, on January 13, 2025. Firefighters were battling ...
Smithsonian Magazine19d
How Archaeologists Discovered Europe’s Oldest-Known Book, Revealing Never-Before-Seen Insights Into Ancient Religion and Philosophy
Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...
NBC New York20d
4 men charged in a Brooklyn synagogue tunnel scuffle await April trial
At the time, scores of young men had gathered to protest an attempt by synagogue leaders to seal off a makeshift tunnel that some congregants had dug without permission in an effort to expand the ...
Phys.org20d
Ancient artifacts unearthed in Iraq shed light on hidden history of Mesopotamia
New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...
New York Post20d
Judge scolds Hasidic students in bizarre scheme to build tunnel under NYC synagogue: ‘Blemish on the Chabad movement’
A Brooklyn judge on Monday berated a rebellious crew of Hasidic Jewish students charged with digging a secret tunnel under a prominent Crown Heights synagogue — even as four defiantly demanded a ...
The Straits Times22d
Synagogue congregation grieves in new home after LA wildfires
The prayer books and prayer shawls and yarmulkes were all loaners from nearby synagogues. One thing was not: a Torah rescued from their burning building. At least a dozen families in the ...