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Oldest Jewish Ritual Bath Found Outside Israel

The ruins of a 2nd-century AD mikveh, the oldest such discovery outside of Israel, were found during excavations in Ostia Antica, near Rome, highlighting the significant Jewish presence in this ancient Roman port city and challenging existing historical understanding.

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Israel's War Against Hamas: An Amalek Narrative

This article uses the biblical story of Amalek to explain Israel's current conflict, comparing Hamas's actions to the persistent evil represented by Amalek, and arguing that Israel's fight against this evil will eventually be recognized as just, although it may take time and may require ongoing vigi...

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Rediscovered Document Exposes 1840 Damascus Blood Libel

A newly discovered 1840 document details the Damascus Blood Libel, a false accusation that led to the imprisonment and torture of Damascus Jews; international intervention secured their release, but the incident profoundly impacted the community and spurred the creation of the Alliance Israélite Uni...

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Oldest Holocaust Survivor Rose Girone Dies at 102

Rose Girone, believed to be the oldest living Holocaust survivor, died on February 24th, 2024, at age 102 in New York; she witnessed Kristallnacht, fled to Shanghai, and later settled in the US, leaving Mirjam Bolle as the likely oldest living survivor.

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Holocaust Survivor Emilie Nolst Trenité-Meijer Dies at 97

Emilie Nolst Trenité-Meijer, 97, who hid for five weeks in Amsterdam's Hollandsche Schouwburg during WWII after being discovered in hiding with her mother, died; her survival, aided by a Jewish administrator, contrasts with the fate of the 100,000+ of 140,000 Dutch Jews who perished in the Holocaust...

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Remembering the 'Holocaust by Bullets': A Polish Mass Grave Memorialized

In August 1941, German troops murdered approximately 1,500 Jews near Szumowo, Poland; a British man recently visited the newly memorialized mass grave of his grandfather, highlighting the ongoing efforts by the "Zapomniane" foundation and researchers to document and commemorate victims of the "Holoc...

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Ancient Jewish Ritual Bath Unearthed Near Rome

Archaeologists unearthed the oldest known Jewish ritual bath outside of Israel, a mikveh, in Ostia Antica, near Rome, dating to the late 2nd century AD, revealing a significant Jewish presence in ancient Rome.

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Preserving Vanishing Jewish Histories in Small Towns

This article discusses the efforts of local institutions and rural newspapers to preserve the disappearing histories of Jewish communities in small towns across America and Wales, highlighting the importance of this work in combating antisemitism and promoting inclusive historical understanding.

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Oldest Known Holocaust Survivor Dies at 113

Rose Girone, believed to be the oldest living Holocaust survivor, died at 113 in New York, prompting renewed calls to preserve the memories of the Holocaust while firsthand witnesses remain.

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Berlinale Screenings of "Shoah" and "All I Had Was Nothingness" Highlight Resurgence of Antisemitism

The Berlinale film festival screened Claude Lanzmann's nine-hour documentary "Shoah" and the documentary about its making, "All I Had Was Nothingness", marking the 40th and 80th anniversaries of the Berlinale showing of Shoah and the liberation of Auschwitz, respectively, highlighting the resurgence...

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Cyprus Internment Camps' 76th Anniversary Commemorated

In February 1949, the British closed Cypriot internment camps that held approximately 52,000 Holocaust survivors after World War II; a ceremony marking the 76th anniversary highlighted the camps' harsh conditions, the aid provided by Cypriots, and the approximately 2,200 babies born there.

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Frankfurt Exhibition Showcases Architect Fritz Epstein's Work and Nazi-Era Losses

The exhibition 'Spurensuche' in Frankfurt highlights the work of architect Fritz Epstein (1877-1960), showcasing his surviving buildings and illustrating the transformation of his architectural style from Gründerzeit to New Objectivity, impacted by war and Nazi persecution.

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