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Hey, chocolate lovers: New study traces complex origins of cacao

Cacao's dispersal from Ecuador to Mesoamerica may have occurred through vast and interconnected political-economic networks, according to the researchers.

By REUTERS
07/03/2024

After painstaking excavation, the Tower of David pavilion opens

This is a striking new architectural concept in the city, having been excavated deep beneath the earth’s surface to adhere to height restrictions prohibiting anything taller than the Old City walls.

Iran’s rising challenge: The historical echoes of totalitarianism

The fight against totalitarian regimes of the past offers insights into today’s struggle with Iran’s expanding influence and nuclear aspirations.

By ROMY LEIBLER/THE MEDIA LINE
01/03/2024

Suspenseful cop show, a soothing soap, and 'Table for Eight'

Manayek is the kind of hard-hitting series with nail-biting suspense and perfectly cast actors that epitomizes the high-quality TV that has made Israel a television powerhouse around the world.

'The New Look' contrasts Christian Dior and Coco Chanel

The series has a lumbering, scattered quality but there are things to enjoy along the way

By ROBERT LLOYD
28/02/2024

Candace Owens, attacking 'pedophiles and perverts,' aims at Jewish sexologist

The conservative firebrand assailed Magnus Hirschfeld, the Weimar-era German-Jewish sexologist whose work was burned by Nazi brownshirts.

Yemin Moshe: Where past and future fuse

Neighborhood Corner: Yemin Moshe is one of Jerusalem’s more upscale neighborhoods in terms of real estate, surrounded by gardens with a panoramic view of the Old City walls. 

George Washington's history with the Jews of the US

Rabbi Tuvia Geffen: This day should be held in high regard by Jews. This is the day when George Washington, the founder of the American government, was born.

By DAVID GEFFEN
24/02/2024

A 900-year-old castle seeks new owner to call it home

Appleby Castle, once home to Scottish and English monarchs, is now a luxury hotel seeking a wealthy buyer to reign over its halls.

Did The Beatles ever come to Israel?

Despite plans at the height of Beatlemania to bring the Fab Four to Israel, only two of them would ever make it, albeit decades later.

By HOWIE KAHN
17/02/2024
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