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08/06/2019 - 11:31

By the time halakha came about, with the completion of the Mishna in the second century, there was no longer an independent kingdom of... →

03/06/2019 - 11:45

Addressing graduates and their families, Merkel decried the rise of "isolationism" and "protectionism." She said those forces have... →

17/05/2019 - 12:01

Historically, though, Jews haven’t had an easy life in Ukraine for most of that time. In the 17th century, thousands were brutally... →

10/05/2019 - 15:59

Some of the works for the Israel Museum exhibition were bought by Gurlitt for the Linz Museum in Paris through intermediate art agents, and... →

04/05/2019 - 14:12

Whatever form it takes—and this past week alone, it has taken the form of a disgusting cartoon, a white nationalist shooting up a shul, the... →

11/03/2019 - 18:39

The festival launches with a series of exhibitions, talks and concerts, as well as the opening of two design exhibitions in London. ... →

11/03/2019 - 18:26

The comments appear in a handwritten letter that is part of a collection of manuscripts from the legendary scientist, most of which were... →

24/02/2019 - 15:34

Then, after years of global protests and skyrocketing budgets, American and Soviet leaders stepped back from the brink and began a... →

15/02/2019 - 15:01

Like most of the other Red firebrands, Lev Davidovich Bronstein declared his Jewish identity meaningless. But maybe it wasn’t. For one... →

03/02/2019 - 15:08

The stories have always persisted—of people across Latin America who didn’t eat pork, of candles lit on Friday nights, of mirrors covered... →

25/01/2019 - 15:11

They gave insight into Jewish society and religion before and after the time of Jesus, and spurred a decade of exploration, before the... →

25/01/2019 - 14:58

Author Anthony Horowitz OBE narrates the first; a Finding My Family Newsround Special where 14-year-old Maggie discovers her... →

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