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Israel might be on verge of burial crisis with cemeteries struggling for burial space
Prof. Alex Weinreb, chair of the Demography Area and Research Director at the Taub Center, published a study warning about a shortage of burial grounds that is worse than expected.
Matti Caspi laid to rest as family and artists gather to honor his legacy
IDF recovers remains of final hostage Ran Gvili after covert operations in northern Gaza
Iran admits at least 3,000 killed in protest crackdown, UN dismayed by 'horrific violence'
This Prague New Jewish Cemetery monument is made of looted tombstones
The 750,000 Czech crowns ($31,000) memorial, paid for by a crowd-funding campaign, resembles the sun’s rays emanating from a circle, with the cobblestones stacked in walls of unequal height.
Yemenite Children Affair: Second grave to be opened Wednesday
Earlier this year, two graves were found under the headstone of Uziel Khoury, but it wasn't clear if either of the bodies was his.
600-year-old Jewish cemetery in Turkey vandalized, graves destroyed
Hasköy is one of the oldest districts where Jews used to live and one of the older still-used Jewish cemeteries is located there.
Vandals topple 70 gravestones in Winnipeg Jewish cemetery
With a lack of graffiti evidence, it is unclear whether the vandals had antisemitic motives.
A few words and a Star of David for my uncle in Italy
In the hot, dusty wheatland town of Malmesbury in South Africa where they grew up, Tony was everyone’s ticket to a good time.
2 Jewish cemeteries vandalized in Germany
Swastikas were found spray-painted on a wall in Hamburg’s centuries-old Altona Cemetery, German news site t-online reported Tuesday.
Moroccan authorities restore ancient Jewish cemetery of Meknes
Authorities in Morocco are in the midst of an overhaul renovation of Jewish heritage sites in parallel with deepening ties with Israel.
Touring the Jewish catacombs of Rome
Roman Jews do not consider the Jewish catacombs in their city as archaeological sites; to them, these are the graves of their ancestors, which they regard with great reverence
Yemenite Children Affair: Grave of child to be opened for first time
A DNA test will be conducted as part of attempts to uncover details on the Yemenite Children Affair.
Jewish soldiers are buried under crosses around the world. A rabbi’s nonprofit is changing that.
The placement of crosses was often the result of administrative error in war times, or of soldiers obscuring their Jewish identities during a war in which Nazis summarily executed Jews.
