How a machzor survived over six centuries and Nazi attacks to make it to Israel
The first volume of the machzor was completed in1272 in Wurzburg, Germany. Today, it is displayed in the National Library in Jerusalem.
History
This month in Jewish history: The first permanent government of Israel
Looking back at George Washington’s 1790 letter, the root of American religious freedom
KKL-JNF marks Tu Bishvat, highlighting tree-planting tradition with newly released archival photos
Team behind Nazi Gold Train 'discovery' cite pseudoscientific radiesthesia as main tool
The team asserts a hidden tunnel contains three wagons of Nazi treasures.
Shipwreck of Japanese destroyer Teruzuki found off Guadalcanal
Discovery of the wreck was announced on July 12 by the Ocean Exploration Trust.
This week in Jewish history: Miracle aids and antibiotics
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
'The Illegals': Soviet infiltration, observation, and subversion into the West - review
Shortly after the 1917 October Revolution, Meir Abramovich Trilisser, the forerunner of the KGB, introduced the “illegals” as a weapon into an anti-Communist West
Inside the Tuam Dig: Archaeologists battle time to identify babies buried under St. Mary's
The two-year forensic dig, led by an 18-member international team, will probe the disused septic tank where the Bon Secours order is believed to have buried the children between 1925 and 1961.
This week in Jewish history: Moses breaks the Tablets
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
The New Zealand-Zionist connection: How one family helped shape Israel’s birth
Yitzhak Treister's great-uncle helped nudge New Zealand toward the ‘yes’ that changed history.
Staro Sajmiste: Belgrade's fairground of death for the Balkans' Jews
From formidable fairground to a camp of death, the dark history of the Nazi camp within Belgrade’s borders
This week in Jewish history: Yoni and Entebbe raid, Law of Return passed
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Purdue University launches expedition to locate Amelia Earhart's plane on remote Pacific island
Expedition sets to investigate mysterious 'Taraia Object' on Nikumaroro Island in search for Earhart's plane.
