History
Steeped in history, Pensacola Jews celebrate the 150th anniversary of Florida’s oldest synagogue
In 1876, when Pensacola’s Temple Beth El was founded, Florida had 200,000 inhabitants, just 2,000 of them Jews.
What I discovered about Herzl’s room in Basel
Researchers say they’ve traced Shakespeare’s London lodgings at last
MyHeritage's Scribe AI decodes world's oldest love letter, reveals 15th century familial tensions
This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Ancient tomb linked to King Midas’ family sheds new light on ancient kingdom
Discovered in 2010 and excavated since 2013, the tomb dates back to the ancient kingdom of Phrygia (1200 to 675 BCE), but is located more than 100 miles west of Gordion, the kingdom’s capital.
Iranian feminists understood the revolution better than Europe’s intellectuals - opinion
While Foucault praised Iran’s 1979 revolution as spiritual, Iranian women warned it would mean coercion, veiling, and the erasure of their rights.
Temple Mount sifting project co-founder Gabriel Barkay dies after decades of biblical research
Israeli archaeologist Prof. Gabriel Barkay, who co-founded the Temple Mount Sifting Project and made key discoveries in Jerusalem, has passed away at 81, remembered for his contributions.
Sleeping facing history: The veteran Jerusalem Hotel reopens
Beit Shmuel Hotel in Jerusalem has reopened after a major renovation, offering 56 rooms, a conference center, and soon a rooftop wellness area with a pool overlooking the Old City walls.
Dr. Irene Aue-Ben-David: Preserving the history of German Jewry - interview
Jerusalemite of the Week: A conversation with Leo Baeck Institute director Dr. Irene Aue-Ben-David on preserving German Jewish history.
Fossils found in Moroccan cave may be a close Homo sapiens ancestor
The fossilized lower jawbones of two adults and a toddler, as well as teeth, a thigh bone, and some vertebrae, were unearthed in a cave in Casablanca, Morocco.
Roman-era necropolis, ancient workshops unearthed in Egypt’s western Nile Delta
Officials said the finds, announced by Egypt’s antiquities authority, shed light on settlement patterns, production, and funerary practices from the Late Period through Roman and early Islamic eras.
Irving Berlin’s 1926 interfaith marriage sparked a Jewish debate that still hasn’t gone - opinion
For more than a century, interfaith marriage has functioned as a kind of Rorschach test within American Jewish life, alternately framed as an existential threat or a potential avenue for renewal.
The Jewish immigrant who shaped America’s most famous coin - opinion
Discover Victor Brenner, the Jewish artist who designed the Lincoln penny and left a hidden mark on Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital.
