Memorial

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.

Prof. Gabriel (Gabi) Barkay
The Holocaust Memorial in Hyde Park, London.

After 10 years of dispute, UK Holocaust memorial may finally break ground

Soon, memory of the Holocaust will rely not on firsthand accounts but on documentation, interpretation, and increasing technological forms of representation.

AI and fading survivors reshape how we remember the Holocaust - analysis

FATHER OF Ahmed el Ahmed, who tackled one of the gunmen in a deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, attends the 'Light Over Darkness' vigil honouring victims and survivors of the shooting incident in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2025.

Sydney lights Hanukkah candles in honor of Bondi victims, introduces 'mitzvah' campaign


Germany probes arson at Holocaust memorial site in Berlin

The investigation into the incident was taken over by the Federal Criminal Police Office, Germany's central criminal investigation agency.

 The memorial plaque on the Platform 17 memorial site at the Berlin-Grunewald train station in Germany

Monument to Shimon Peres erected in Belarus on his 100th birthday

The monument stands in the courtyard of the house where Shimon Peres was born in his hometown of Vishnyeva, Belarus.

 Shimon Peres in 1996.

A Jewish vacation aboard a Mano cruise ship

As graduates of several very good cruise lines, we found Mano a bit of a culture shock, and while some of our fellow-Israeli holidaymakers were difficult, the children enjoyed every moment.

 A MANO PERK – an Elvis impersonator who really looked the part, singing all the famous Elvis hits in Russian-accented Hebrew.

Protest leaders: March from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is ‘historic’

Despite a lack of planning for this protest, everything came together in time.

 ANTI-JUDICIAL REFORM demonstrators block a road during a protest near Yokne’am, in the Lower Galilee, on Tuesday. The sign reads ‘Free in our land.’

Titanic museums criticized for honoring Titan sub victims

The two Titanic museums held memorial ceremonies in which the names of the five Titan victims were added to the list of Titanic’s victims.

 A view of a truck with an OceanGate branding within the boatyard near the company headquarters at the Port of Everett complex in Everett, Washington, US June 22, 2023.

Israeli school displays memorial poster of living former students, sparks outrage

A poster used wording usually used for fallen IDF soldiers and victims of terrorism, including saying a girl had "fallen" as a junior.

 The Kfar Pines Ulpana

Gov't to discuss memorial of Diaspora Jewish victims of antisemitic terror

The government will launch a committee that will be tasked with presenting recommendations to Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli.

 Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli during the cabinet meeting on January 29, 2023.

Grapevine: Remembering Dr. Hashkes

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market

'The Loving World:' The life and light of David Geffen - opinion

How the Jewish concept of 'oneness' transcends religion and can help reduce misbehavior in the classroom.

 David Geffen (left) Daniel Goldman, author of the article (right).

Remembering Adina Kischel: Kosher caterer, dream fulfiller - memorial

Adina Mishkoff Kischel was my older sister. She founded Taste of Talbieh and became one of the few kosher caterers in the Jerusalem area in the 1980s and ’90s.

 ADINA & Marc Kischel.