Articles in "Jewish history"
18th Century Esther Scroll Written by Teen Girl Revealed in Jerusalem
A Megillat Esther (Scroll of Esther) written by a 14-year-old Jewish girl from Rome some 250 years ago was recently revealed in Jerusalem, ...
Waqf Fills Ancient Pit Discovered on Temple Mount
The Islamic Waqf filled an ancient pit recently discovered on the Temple Mount with cement, possibly in an attempt to cover up the ...
In First, Hebrew Inscriptions Found in Excavation of Vilna’s Great Synagogue Destroyed in Holocaust
Researchers carrying out an excavation of the famed Great Synagogue on Vilna which was destroyed during the Holocaust have uncovered ...
Prominent Rabbis’ Descendants Meet After 8 Decades to Commemorate Historical Dramatic Story
An incredible coincidence that occurred almost 80 years ago in New York saved Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog from danger and ultimately led to ...
Europe’s Second-Oldest Synagogue Hosts First Wedding in 1,500 Years
For the first time in over 1,500 years, the ruins of a synagogue dating back to the 4th century in the Calabria area of southern Italy ...
Western Wall’s Rabbi Slams Amnesty’s ‘Superfluous and Harmful’ Call to Boycott Israeli Heritage Sites
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites in Israel, on Wednesday dispatched a letter to Amnesty International ...
