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Why Insist on Depicting a Straight-Branched Menorah? - Questions & Answers
Despite the depiction of the Temple menorah on the Arch of Titus, Chabad makes a point of depicting the menorah with straight, diagonal branches. Why?
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Elder Of Ziyon - Morocco to teach Jewish history in schools - Palestinians report it as "Zionist" history
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Modern Maccabees: Scope of Jewish resistance to Nazis highly underestimated
Display at London’s Wiener Holocaust Library from December 8 reveals often underestimate rescue efforts and armed uprisings, as Jews fought back against their persecutors
News | Antisemitism Watch
Students for Justice in Palestine Rewrites and Distorts Jewish and Israeli History
Perkins Library at Duke University in Durham, NC. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Over the summer, Duke University’s Students for Justice in …
History | History
Stop whitewashing FDR's abandonment of the Jews
Documents show that State Dep't officials briefed the president on their efforts to keep refugees out. FDR simply did not want Jews.Op-ed.
History | History
Special vessels show Jewish continuity in Israel after Roman destruction
The use of chalkstones vessels did not stop with the destruction of city in the second century CE as previously thought, but continued in the Galilee for at least two more centuries.
Politics | Judea & Samaria
The New York Times uneasily admits that the "West Bank" is Judea
.The New York Times has an interesting article about Israelis managing to harvest dates from the famous Judean date palm, planted with seeds that are over 2000 years old:
History | History
It’s Time to Recognize the Contribution of the Jewish Resistance to the Rescue of the Jews of France
Léon Blum, the Jewish socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of France, led the efforts of the “Vichy 80” …
Politics | Judea & Samaria
Why The West Bank Is Not ‘Palestinian’ Land
The community of Beit El in Judea and Samaria. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. “Who can challenge the rights of the Jews …
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When George Washington Met Moses
Scholars of religious freedom have called Washington’s letter to Moses Seixas and the congregation a milestone in human rights. For the first time, members of religious minorities were granted full partnership in the nation they inhabited as a matter of p
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Judea Pearl: A Lesson for Seth Rogen (and All Jews) on Early Zionists and Arabs
The Israeli flag at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Photo: Hynek Moravec via Wikimedia Commons. Seth Rogen’s interview on Marc …
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Lamentation: The Second Temple-era list of Temple priestly families from a stone tablet in Yemen
Tonight and tomorrow is Tisha B’Av, the saddest day of the Jewish calendar that commemorates the destruction of the two Temples and many other tragedies that befell the Jews throughout the centuries.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Why Seth Rogen’s Anti-Israel Rant Matters
Seth Rogan told Marc Maron that support for Israel is outdated thinking. His opinion rests on a deep ignorance of the history of Israel and the Jewish people.
History | History
Were Jewish children taught that Palestinian Arabs didn’t exist, as Seth Rogen claims?
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
How Two-and-a-Half Tribes Ended Up East of the Jordan - Jewish History
Learn how Moses gave the land east of the Jordan to Reuben, Gad, and half of Manassah, on one condition.
Miscellaneous | Chabad
The Coin Toss Was Not Random - Jewish History
While he was talking,
the future rebbe took out a coin and began to flip it up into the air
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Jewish group wants remote archaeological sites included in sovereignty bid
The Israeli government is facing calls from campaigners to declare sovereignty over ancient Jewish ruins on land in Judea and
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Steve Kramer - Will Jewish History Repeat Itself?
Steve Kramer – Will Jewish History Repeat Itself? The Torah portion (parsha) for the week of June 13, Shelach lecha (Go up there), is well known to contain “the sin of the spies.” Moses had ordered leaders from each of the twelve tribes of Israe
History | History
'Farhud' Massacre of Iraqi Jews Remembered, 79 Years Later
Rioters during the antisemitic pogrom in Baghdad, Iraq, known as the ‘Farhud,’ June 1, 1941. Photo: Twitter. Jewish leaders and …
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Holy Jewish site of Esther and Mordechai set ablaze in Iran - reports - The Jerusalem Post
'Disturbing reports from Iran that the tomb of Esther & Mordechai, a holy Jewish site, was set afire overnight,' ADL National Director Jonathan Greenblatt tweeted.
History | Archeology
‘Year 2 of freedom’: Rare Coin from Bar-Kochba Revolt Discovered at the Foot of the Temple Mount
By: Aryeh Savir A rare coin from the from Bar-Kochba Revolt, the Jews’ revolt against the Roman Empire in 132-136 CE, was recently discovered by Israeli archeologists at the foot of the Temple Mount, north of the City of David. The rare bronze coin, dis
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The Pogrom That Started the Palestinian Arab-Israeli Conflict
The opening shot - exactly one hundred years ago in 1920.
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The Forgotten Jewish Refugees From Arab Lands | HonestReporting
Much has been written about the Palestinian refugees, but little attention has been paid to nearly one million Jewish refugees forced to flee their Arab
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Elder Of Ziyon - Not only was Jerusalem never the capital of Muslim Palestine - it wasn't even a PART of what Muslims called Palestine
Here is the abstract of the academic article "Was Jerusalem Part of Palestine? The Forgotten City of Ramla, 900–1900" by Zachary J. Foster of Princeton University, published in the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies in 2016:
Miscellaneous | Diaspora
Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross and Marc Maron get emotional tracing Jewish roots | The Times of Israel
Latest episode of PBS’ celebrity genealogy show 'Finding Your Roots' helps three celebrities discover details on their ancestors who fled anti-Semitism in Europe
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Jewish History: Who Was Amram?
Amram, son of Kehot, led the Jewish people in
Egypt and fathered three of the greatest leaders in Jewish history.
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The ICC and the Orwellian denial of Jewish presence in Israel
This announcement has sparked considerable reactions and commentaries on whether it was legally grounded or not.
News | JEWISH COMMUNITY
The Lesson Of Chanukah Is Deeply Relevant In 2019. Here’s Why.
The Jewish holiday of Chanukah — that’s properly spelled “Chanukah” and not “Hanukkah,” by the way — began last evening. At some point over the past century, as American Jewry grew in both rank and number and as a politically
Miscellaneous | Diaspora
Arab States Are Claiming the Heritage of Their Expelled Jews
Iraqi Jews leaving Lod airport in Israel on their way to the Ma’abara transit camp, 1951. Photo: Israel Government Press …
History | History
Hebron Remembered
The Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The Torah reading for Shabbat Chaye Sarah (November 23) begins …
History | History
Historian: New evidence shows FDR's bigotry derailed many Holocaust rescue plans
In his book about Franklin Roosevelt and the Holocaust, Rafael Medoff finds links between the US president's anti-Japanese stances and his policies against Jews fleeing Hitler
Politics | Campus Watch
NYU Panel Seeks To Delegitimize Jewish History | The Daily Wire
On the same late September day that Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a self-declared anti-Semite, spoke before a packed and supportive audience at Columbia University and questioned the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust, a subtler but equal
News | Jewish Community
A Young Girl's Yom Kippur Under Nazi Rule - Contemporary Voices
Slowly the shelter came to life. My mother got up and prepared breakfast—a few crackers with some jam we still had left. But neither my two sisters nor my mother touched the food . . .
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Sure Palestine existed. It became Israel. Today's "Palestine" has NOTHING to do with pre-1948 Palestine.
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
History | History
Did Jews Ever Abandon the Temple Mount?
The claim that no Jewish temple ever existed in Jerusalem and that Jews have no rights whatsoever on the Temple Mount is part of the "temple denial" doctrine that has been increasingly internalized in Palestinian academic, religious, and political
History | Archeology
Seal of First Temple-era royal steward found in Jerusalem
A 2,600-year old bulla (seal) bearing a Hebrew name was uncovered recently in earth excavated in 2013 from beneath Robinson’s
History | Archeology
UNC Charlotte Team Discovers Evidence of the Babylonian Conquest of Jerusalem | Jewish & Israel News
An archeological dig in the Old City of Jerusalem. Photo: Reuters/Ronen Zvulun. The director of the archaeological team excavating Mount …
History | History
Why Israel is the sole sovereign of the Temple Mount
If I were Israel's ambassador to Jordan, and I were called in for a dressing down over Israel's actions on
History | History
No, the United Nations Didn’t Create Israel | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends the UN Security Council meeting on Iran at the United Nations, in New …
Miscellaneous | Israeli Culture
Elder Of Ziyon - Are there “Arab Jews?”
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
History | History
Jewish Roots: Building the Land of Israel | HonestReporting
A continuous Jewish presence in the Land of Israel goes back thousands of years before Jews returned on Aliyah to rebuild their homeland.
History | History
We've Always Been Here: The Historical Right of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel
Victor Rosenthal – We’ve Always Been Here: The Historical Right of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel I often talk about the Jewish people’s historical right to Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel, in addition to our legal and moral ri
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Palestinians can't erase the Hebrew on their "historic coins"
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
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What's in a Name? The Origins of Judea, Philistia, Palestine and Israel
Did the name Palestine come from the people, or did the people take their name from the place? What are the origins of Judea and Israel?
Politics | Politics
Milano Comes Under Fire After Comparing Pence to Himmler
Actress Alyssa Milano came under fire on Sunday after comparing Vice President Mike Pence to the architect of the Holocaust, Heinrich Himmler, with side-by-side pictures on Twitter.
Politics | Opinion
Arabs: You can’t Judaize Jerusalem | The Jerusalem Post
The Pilgrimage Road is part of Jewish history, and as Friedman said, Israel is as likely to give up that heritage site as the United States would surrender the Statue of Liberty.
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Jason Greenblatt Strikes Back at Seething PA: Stop Pretending Jewish History Isn’t True! | Israellycool
A powerful response by US special envoy Jason Greenblatt
History | History
The Myth and Fraud That There Ever Was an Arab Country or People Called ‘Palestine’ (Part 1)
In a recent Nazi outrage, Rashida Tlaib, Democrat Liar of Michigan, stated that the Holocaust has had a “calming” effect on her because the “Palestinians” “welcomed” the Jews into “their” land as a haven from Hitler. The Big Lie —...
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The Myth and Fraud That There Ever Was an Arab Country or People Called ‘Palestine’ (Part Two of Two)
As noted in the prior installment, the entire “Palestine” myth is built on one Big Lie after another. Recently, the New York Times even published an article asserting that Jesus was a “Palestinian Arab.” Having spread the Big Lie for so long — half a cent
Politics | Politics
Concentration Camps? Stop Hijacking Jewish History | The Jerusalem post
US media has now joined the debate about concentration camps.
Politics | Resources
The Golan Heights - The History, Present, and Future Explained | HonestReporting
Situated high up on Israel’s northern frontier with Syria and Lebanon, the Golan Heights' importance to Israel cannot be understated. Learn more about the
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Yad Vashem to AOC: Learn about concentration camps | The Jerusalem post
“I will never apologize for calling these camps what they are,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Wednesday. “If that makes you uncomfortable, fight the camps - not the nomenclature.”
History | Archeology
How Ancient Coins and Seals Prove the Jewish Connection to Jerusalem
In the face of Palestinian attempts to deny the Jewish connection to Jerusalem, ancient coins and seals prove Jewish historical ties to the holy city.
News | Antisemitism Watch
Rashida Tlaib’s Unbelievable Lies – Tablet Magazine
There’s always kind of a calming feeling I tell folks when I think of the Holocaust, and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors — Palestinians — who lost their land and some lost their lives, their livelihood, their human dign
Politics | The "Squad"
Fake history: Rashida Tlaib’s grotesque distortion of the making of Israel
Everyone’s heard of Holocaust denial, but there’s a related phenomenon, Holocaust distortion, that involves taking undue credit for rescuing Jews, claims often made by nations that played a role …
History | Archeology
2000 Year Old Jewish Settlement Unearthed in Beer Sheva | The Jewish Press | 28 Adar II
The excavation discovered for the first time evidence of Jewish daily life in the ancient city.
History | Archeology
Recently uncovered Jewish Revolt coin shows rebels aware of impending disaster
Minted on the eve of the destruction of the Second Temple, coin discovered in City of David excavations reads, 'For the Redemption of Zion'
History | Archeology
Archeology is changing the (sur)face of Jerusalem - Jerusalem Post
Archaeology provides the most powerful proof of the authenticity of Jewish history and the connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel, and particularly, Jerusalem.
History | Archeology
ToI asks the experts: What are the most important finds of Israeli archaeology? | The Times of Israel
From Dead Sea Scrolls to space-age tech, the dramatic history of the ever-developing field is indelibly entwined with that of the nation itself
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Notre Dame’s Surprising Jewish Treasures
The destroyed cathedral still retains priceless art depicting Jewish heritage in France.
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Arab Residents of Jericho Loot Ancient Tombs, Defile Graves
Ancient burial caves on the outskirts of Jericho, dating back to the Second Temple period. Photo: Yedidya Neeman. JNS.org – On …
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Who Are the Israelites?
For all practical purposes, Israelite is synonymous with Jew or Hebrew.
Politics | Resources
There Is No Such Thing as a ‘White Jew.’ This is why.
From the blog of Dani Ishai Behan at The Times of Israel
History | History
Arabs are torch-bearers for Nazi anti-Semitism | JNS.org
The myth of the Arabs as innocent bystanders, who had no responsibility for the Holocaust—and indeed, paid the price for a European crime when Israel was established—is widely believed.
History | History
Why History Still Matters: The 1967 Six-Day War
Mention history, and it can trigger a roll of the eyes. Add the Middle East to the equation, and folks...
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Why International Farhud Day Stymies Invented Palestinian History
When International Farhud Day was proclaimed at a conference convened at the United Nations headquarters on June 1, 2015, its proponents wanted...
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The Jewish History of the Tower of London - Jerusalem Post
Site acted as both haven and prison for medieval community members.
History | History
FDR wanted Jews ‘spread thin’ and kept out of U.S., documents reveal
New documents revealed by the FDR library shows the president's secret plans to resettle Jews out of Europe.
History | HISTORY
Why this Holocaust survivor still wears his concentration camp uniform | New York Post
Ed Mosberg’s hands stay steady as he slips into the striped cotton jacket and matching cap — an outfit identical to one he was issued 75 years ago, as a...
History | History
When a Jewish man was lynched for murdering a little girl, the Klan was reborn
On Thanksgiving night in 1915, Joseph Simmons and 15 men gathered at the peak of Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, Georgia. Their faces lit by a flaming cross, they declared that the Ku Klux Klan was…
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Passed over by Nazis and Communists, remnants of Ukraine's last shtetl prepare to celebrate | The Times of Israel
Numbering just 50 today, the Jews of Bershad have managed to protect their 200-year-old clay synagogue through successive despotic regimes
History | History
The Holocaust's Great Escape | History | Smithsonian
A remarkable discovery in Lithuania brings a legendary tale of survival back to life
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Jewish Actor Dustin Hoffman Weeps After Discovering Great-Grandmother Escaped Soviet Concentration Camp (VIDEO) | Jewish
Famed actor Dustin Hoffman was reduced to tears on Tuesday after learning that his great-grandmother had escaped a Soviet concentration camp before starting a life for herself in America, People magazine reported. The Oscar-winning star, who is Jewish,
History | History
Correcting Mistakes About Hanukkah - The Michael Medved Show
Despite extensive media coverage and rising levels of public partying, the holiday of Hanukkah still causes confusion among both Jewish and non-Jewish Amer
Miscellaneous | Jewish
Morocco’s Rich Jewish History Analogue | Nurit Greenger | The Blogs | The Times of Israel
One of the miracles of the nation of Israel is that Jews from all over the world, with different......
History | History
Haunting then and now pictures of the town next to Auschwitz
The harrowing moment the Jewish residents of Polish town Oswiecim, renamed Auschwitz by the Nazis, were rounded up in the high street was caught on camera.
History | History
Ancient rock adds evidence of King David’s existence | The Times of Israel
Stone slab with earliest reference to House of David, on display at Met, said to be 'one of the most important Biblical artifacts ever found'
History | History
How Arabs stole Jewish property during the Jewish "Nakba" - Israel Ynetnews
As Palestinians mark 'Nakba Day,' history shows Jews were dispossessed of all their assets too after escaping Arab countries between 1944-1964
History | History
Auschwitz prisoner No. A7733 finally finds his family - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews
Jewish Scene: Menachem Bodner, a twin survivor of the Mengele experiments, lost his entire family when he was just a little boy. He is still searching for his twin brother, but recently found his first cousins in California thanks to a persistent genealo
News | Antisemitism Watch
‘Anti-Racist’ Group Moves to Exclude Jews from Kristallnacht Commemoration
Scandinavian Jews were stunned following news that activists with reported communist ties tried to bar Jews from a Kristallnacht commemoration in Norway, while a ceremony in Denmark marking the same Holocaust-era rampage was used to raise funds for Gaza.
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Iron gate bearing Nazis' 'Work sets you free' slogan stolen from former Dachau concentration camp in Germany
Security guards at the site, near Munich, discovered that the gate, measuring 75 by 37 inches and bearing the words 'Arbeit macht frei' was missing yesterday morning.
History | History
Saving Sergeant Netanyahu | The Times of Israel
How Israel's future prime minister was nearly killed in his first battle, as recalled by the comrades who rescued him while under Egyptian fire in the waters of the Suez Canal
Politics | Resources
Israel Supporters: Stop Using these 13 Phrases! | United with Israel
Mainstream Western media coverage of Israel is laced with expressions intentionally crafted to delegitimize the Jewish State. The good news is that these terms weren’t written in stone 3,300 years ago, but are post-Israel independence creations. By using this language, we forfeit our history. Here are 13 phrases we must stop repeating.
History | History
The 1943 Rosh Hashanah Escape of Jews in Denmark
As Rosh Hashanah ticked away, 13-year-old Leo Goldberger hid in the thick brush along the shore of Dragor, a small fishing village south of Copenhagen.
History | History
Clinging to Judaism: Centuries after Mallorca was declared Jew-free, some still struggle to remain connected
PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain – Sixty-five year old Miguel Sigura held the prayer book in his hands with the care of a child. Reading the Grace After Meals from the transliterated Hebrew, he stumbled on some of the words and the unfamiliar Hebrew sounds but he was not to be deterred.
History | History
20 Photos That Change The Holocaust Narrative | Pop Chassid
It's time that we looked at the Holocaust differently. Here are twenty pictures to help us do just that.