Ancient tunnels that helped Jewish rebels evade the Romans now open for tourists

Ancient tunnels that helped Jewish rebels evade the Romans now open for touristsHorbat Burgin, in the Judean foothills, features underground passageways used to evade Roman forces, colorful church mosaics and remains spanning more than 2,000 yearsThe story of Horbat Burgin begins during the Second Temple period, when the site was home to a large village that some researchers have suggested may be Caphar Bish, a settlement mentioned by the first-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus.In the Early

Nazi Officer’s Son Returns Desecrated Torah Fragment After 80 Years

As a Chabad representative in Munich, Germany, Rabbi Yochanan Gordon is accustomed to receiving all sorts of questions and inquiries, some more unusual than others. But when his father-in-law, Rabbi Yisroel Diskin, director of Chabad of Munich, forwarded him an email, it piqued his curiosity.The email came from a German doctor who had contacted the Chabad House through its website. He wrote about a painting he had inherited after his parents’ passing with some mysterious writing he had discovered

Third Jewish-Owned Restaurant in Montreal Vandalized in One Week Amid String of Attacks

Third Jewish-Owned Restaurant in Montreal Vandalized in One Week Amid String of Attacksby Shiryn GhermezianA kosher Jewish-owned restaurant in Montreal, Canada, was broken into and robbed on Wednesday, marking the third attack against Jewish-owned establishments in the city in seven days.The vandalism and robbery at Schnitzels, located on Queen Mary Road, took place two days after Pizza Pita Prime in Décarie Square had its window smashed and shortly after two suspected arson attacks at Mimimelon,

A közel-keleti feszültségekre hivatkozva lemondtak egy zsinagóga fennállásának 300. évfordulójára tervezett kiállítást Hollandiában

A város polgármestere az elmúlt héten mindent megtett, hogy megmentse a kiállítást, de egyelőre nem tudta garantálni, hogy a tárlat a terveknek megfelelően megnyílik a jövő év elején. Bővebben »

Night, Cameras, Action: The secret lives of the Negev desert after dark

A few minutes after setting up the camera, Ella Pasternak said, „That’s it. Now I’m doing the dance.” I raised my eyebrows and said nothing. Pasternak, wearing a shirt with a large hyena drawn on it, walked 20 steps backward, raised her hands, smiled and surprisingly swayed a little to the right and then to the left, hopping on one leg and then the other. She advanced toward the camera with movements resembling a dance, but were meant to imitate a large animal walking on the path.I thought the animal

A kufárok tudják… | Demokrata

A kufárok tudják…Ha jól értjük, akkor Orbán Viktor sarokba szorítását sürgeti Molnár Áron. A kísérlet lényege, hogy a volt magyar miniszterelnök egy középkori páncéllal kenyerezte le az akkori lengyel miniszterelnököt, és egy uniós vétót kért érte cserébe. Bővebben »

Megnyílt az iraki főváros első zsidó történelmi múzeuma

Megnyílt az iraki főváros első zsidó történelmi múzeumaJelentős helyi érdeklődés kíséretében nyílt meg Bagdad első zsidó múzeuma, amely a város egykor meghatározó, de mára szinte teljesen eltűnt zsidó közösségének állít emléket. Bővebben »

Texas state Senate bill calls for Holocaust education training, particularly in school districts that don’t emphasize such teaching

José Menéndez, a Democrat, introduced a bill in the Texas state Senate that would create a four-year pilot program at certain public colleges and universities to prepare future teachers to teach about the Holocaust.The legislation, Senate Bill 134, calls for the new Holocaust education teacher-training program in school districts that had “low participation in Holocaust Remembrance Week instruction.”The bill was one of 61 that Menéndez, a state senator since 2015, filed on Nov. 9, the first

„Ne dobd ki!” A német múzeum keresi az elfelejtett NDK-s tárgyakat | Hírnavigátor

„Ne dobd ki!” A német múzeum keresi az elfelejtett NDK-s tárgyakatEgy észak-német néprajzi múzeum a lakók konyháiból és garázsaiból rakja össze a nyolcvanas évek hétköznapjait. Itthon is van múzeum, amely várja a kidobásra szánt régi tárgyakat, és leírjuk, hogyan lehet nekik felajánlani. Bővebben »

Unusual fish caught off Israel’s coast may be first of its kind documented in country

An unusual fish was caught off Israel’s Mediterranean coast on Wednesday, sparking excitement among local fishermen and attracting the attention of researchers at Tel Aviv University.Fisherman Nimer Jamil al-Mukhtar caught the fish in his net near Jisr az-Zarqa, an Arab fishing village on Israel’s northern Mediterranean coast. The catch surprised fishermen in the village and elsewhere in Israel, who were unfamiliar with the species.The fish has a broad, flat, silver body, long, golden, sickle-shaped

75 million-year-old dinosaur fossil in North Carolina science museum

RALEIGH, N.C. — A discovery millions of years in the making is now being uncovered in North Carolina.Paleontologists are carefully extracting a 75 million-year-old fossil from sandstone at the SECU DinoLab in the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Bővebben »

Ötven év hazai tervezőgrafikája egy helyen – Tárlat nyílt Békéscsabán

A Hommage à Papp Gábor – Válogatás a békéscsabai Tervezőgrafikai Biennálék díjazottjainak anyagából című gyűjteményi anyag a legrangosabb hazai szakmai seregszemle eddigi huszonöt felvonásának kiemelkedő műveit tárja a közönség elé. A tárlat döntő többségében a múzeum saját, közel háromezer példányos alkalmazott grafikai archívumára támaszkodik. Bővebben »

Gutierrez-Hubbell House Museum Awarded IMLS Grant to Build New Outdoor Learning Exhibits – Official Bernalillo County Website

Nov. 12, 2026Bernalillo County – The Gutiérrez-Hubbell House Museum (GHH) is proud to announce it has been awarded a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to develop four permanent, interactive, bilingual outdoor learning stations across the museum’s 16-acre agricultural property in Albuquerque’s South Valley. Bővebben »

Márton-napi forgatag, koncertek és vásár – programokban gazdag hétvége vár Heves megyére

November közepén sem kell otthon maradniuk azoknak, akik tartalmas hétvégi kikapcsolódásra vágynak. A Márton-naphoz kapcsolódó rendezvények mellett színházi előadások, gyermekprogramok, koncertek és gasztronómiai események várják az érdeklődőket Heves megye több településén. Bővebben »

Lower attendance and budget gap prompt more cuts at the Science Museum

Lower attendance and budget gap prompt more cuts at the Science MuseumThe Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) announced Thursday it is eliminating jobs and cutting expenses as it works to close a $4.64 million budget gap.The museum cited lower attendance and declining revenue for the cuts. Bővebben »

Dueling Pro- and Anti-Israel Bike Rides Set for Nov. 15 Near Rocky Statue in Philly

The Philadelphia Museum of Art. At the bottom of the frame is an etched stone where the movie character Rocky Balboa stood in a famous scene, looking down Benjamin Franklin Parkway toward Logan Square and City Hall. March 13, 2023. Credit: Andrew Parlette/Creative Commons via Wikimedia Commons (via JNS) Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS After more than 2,000 people showed up in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square on Sunday to support Jewish-owned businesses targeted by an anti-Israel boycott ride, two

Silver signs museum society agreement – Silvercity Daily Press

Despite concerns from one member, the Silver City Town Council approved a memorandum of understanding with the Silver City Museum Society at its regular council meeting Tuesday night. Bővebben »

Your Daily Phil: How psychedelics hurt and maybe help heal Nova survivors

Good Thursday morning! In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we cover yesterday’s SafeHeart conference examining the role that psychedelics played in the Nova music festival massacre and how they can potentially treat survivors. We report on Dorot’s Manhattan gala marking 50 years of connecting generations, and on the Goldrich sisters’ endowment gift to the Holocaust Museum LA campus, the largest in the institution’s history. We feature an opinion piece by Rabbi Chaim

The National Gallery of Art Continues Regional Museum Lending Program

By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.The National Gallery of Art has announced part two of its Across the Nation lending program, which will bring masterworks from its collection across the United States. Bővebben »

Zenemű egy nép megmaradásáról

Zenemű egy nép megmaradásáról, az örök értékekről és arról, hogy magyarnak lenni felemelő küldetésLélektől lélekigPenta Essentia – A magyar lélek hangján című szimfonikus zenemű ősbemutatóját november 15-én tartják a Zeneakadémián, amelyet két további koncert követ Pécsett és Miskolcon. Bővebben »