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From COVID-19 to Israel-Hamas War: Passover in trying times

There is the ideal Seder in your mind and then there is the real Seder in your house with impatience, rolling eyes, spilled wine, siblings quibbling, and – yes – a lack of the children’s interest.

26/04/2024

The untold story: How Marks & Spencer helped save the Jews of Europe

It is a story which is mostly unknown and, in my humble opinion, is begging for a research assistant to properly investigate and perhaps base a doctoral thesis on the subject.

By LAWRENCE (SHMUEL) BECKER
24/04/2024

'The Passover Protocols': An excerpt of an Israeli historical-espionage thriller

Israeli agent Maya Rimon takes on the dark world of white supremacy and antisemitism, with encounters with The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, white nationalists, Russian conspiracists, and the mob.

By ELLEN FRANKEL
23/04/2024

Passover: The storied Haggadot of the National Library of Israel

The National Library of Israel has the world's largest Haggadah collection, includes some of the oldest Haggadot.

By LINDA GRADSTEIN , JUDITH SUDILOVSKY
23/04/2024

Japanese researchers identify lost villa of Roman Emperor Augustus in Italy

Archaeologists used radiocarbon dating and chemical analysis of the volcanic layers covering the earlier building, which confirmed that the building predates the Vesuvian eruption in AD79.

Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II

Egyptian authorities spotted the artifact when it was offered for sale in an exhibition in London in 2013, after it was stolen more than three decades ago.

By REUTERS
22/04/2024

Motza mosaicists: Putting an ancient Roman mosaic floor back together

Residents of a village near Jerusalem piece together an ancient Roman floor.

By SARA MANOBLA
18/04/2024

University at Buffalo researchers look into past of the coffee bean to create a high quality genome

Researchers unveil Arabica coffee's ancient origins and genetic secrets, aiding in creating climate-resistant varieties for the future amidst climate change threats.

Archaeologists discover lost 1,800-year-old head of ancient Greek god Apollo

The head was believed to have been repurposed during the medieval period as a fountain.

Theater review: A Nobel winner revived

This examination of Agnon, the only Hebrew author to win a Nobel Prize, is in step with the trope’s commitment to explore the larger themes of Jewish existence.

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