Meir Elchassid, a volunteer from Rehovot, Israel, stumbled upon the ancient glazed bowl during a communal archaeological dig to uncover historical artifacts.
We know so little about subjects in the Holocaust that we talk about all the time.
From the battles of yesteryear to the present-day defenders of our precious freedom, the story of the ANZAC Torah embodies the enduring spirit of Jewish heroism.
It took awhile for Kindetransport survivors to gain recognition. But the emotional ripples from the event are still very much with us.
The dodecahedron is one of only 130 found globally and it is considered “one of archaeology’s great enigmas.”
By raising our awareness about antisemitism, we can instill a deep understanding of the evils of any kind of prejudice, intolerance, and hate.
Why, and how, did this trend of indifference, outright ignorance, or assigning the topics a lower grade of interest take root?
As in the Middle Ages, certain Jews still crave a certain kind of “acceptance” – in this case the acceptance that only being part of the intersectional movement can provide.
Despite the reams of writings about Jerusalem, studying its Iron Age has proven challenging in terms of absolute chronology.