Siege of Masada lasted just weeks, researchers say
(JNS) The Roman siege of the Judean Desert fortress of Masada two millennia ago took several weeks at most, according to a study from Tel Aviv University released on September...
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After advice from Jew-hatred task force, Harvard ups kosher options
(JNS) One of the June 6 recommendations of Harvard University’s Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism was that you are what you offer your student body to eat. “The university...
Chabad of Poland hosts summer retreat for 200 Ukrainian Jewish refugees
(JNS) As the war in Ukraine continues into its third summer, Chabad of Poland hosted more than 200 Jewish Ukrainians, hailing from five communities, for a two-week summer experience focused...
Rare First Temple-era stone seal unearthed in Jerusalem
(JNS) A rare and unique First Temple-era stone seal inscribed with a name in paleo-Hebrew script has been uncovered near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on August...
In Holocaust restitution agreement, Pennsylvania museum will auction Renaissance painting
(JNS) A balding man with a long white beard and large mustache sits with his hands clasped and the bejeweled Order of the Golden Fleece insignia—a sheep associated with Jason...
Serbia pulls sunken Nazi ship from Danube
(JNS) A Nazi ship packed with explosives was raised from the Danube River in Serbia last week after eight decades underwater. The Kriegsmarine Black Sea Fleet ship was among 200...
Ben-Gvir atop Temple Mount: My policy is to allow Jewish prayer
(JNS) Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on August 13th visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, where he said his policy was to allow Jewish prayer at Judaism’s holiest site....
Tel Aviv urged to drop ban on outdoor High Holiday services
(JNS) Israeli Cabinet ministers slammed the Tel Aviv Municipality’s decision on August 6th to once again ban public Jewish prayer during the upcoming High Holiday season, which starts on the...
US airlines cancel flights to Israel
(JNS) United and Delta Airlines announced on July 31st the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv due to escalating security tensions in the Mideast. The decision by the two American...
Excavations reveal decorated floor of Vilna’s Great Synagogue
(JNS) Excavations of the Great Synagogue of Vilna, Lithuania, destroyed by the Nazis during the Holocaust, have revealed the floor of the main prayer hall, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced...