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2011


Second Temple seal 'pure for God' found in Jerusalem

History

by Doron Keshet l Dec 27, 2011 12:00 AM
Second Temple seal 'pure for God' found in Jerusalem

A rare clay seal found under Jerusalem's Old City appears to be linked to religious rituals practiced at the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago.

Israeli experts decode only Arabic Crusader inscription ever found

History

by Doron Keshet l Nov 16, 2011

Name of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and date '1229' found on 800-year-old Jaffa wall long thought by archaeologists to be artifact of relatively recent Ottoman period.


 

Dead Sea Scrolls goes online

History

by Doron Keshet l Sep 27, 2011

The famous 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls are now available for viewing online in high-resolution, thanks to Google and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.


 

Aron Kodesh Found Underground in Vilnius

History

by Peter Godovic l Jul 18, 2011

The site of a 16th century Aron Kodesh of The Great Synagogue of Vilnius was uncovered. Lithuania's Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius visited with Rabbi Sholom Ber Krinsky.


 

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Best-Preserved House from the Period of the Kingdom of Israel Is Uncovered in Haifa

by Doron Keshet l Jul 8, 2011 12:00 AM
Best-Preserved House from the Period of the Kingdom of Israel Is Uncovered in Haifa

Exceptional detective-archaeological work at the first season of archaeological digs at Tel Shikmona has uncovered the remains of a house dating back to the period of the Kingdom of Israel.


2,000-year-old burial box is the real deal

by Doron Keshet l Jun 30, 2011 12:00 AM
2,000-year-old burial box is the real deal

A 2,000 year-old ossuary, discovered in Israel in 2008 and belonging to the daughter of the High Priest Caiaphas, is said to be authentic by the Israel Antiquities Authority Unit.


You are here: Home / News / Hitler's First Antisemitic Letters acquired by Simon Wiesenthal Center Hitler's First Antisemitic Letters acquired

by Emil Vojtánek l Jun 9, 2011 12:00 AM
 You are here: Home / News / Hitler's First Antisemitic Letters acquired by Simon Wiesenthal Center Hitler's First Antisemitic Letters acquired

The Simon Wiesenthal Center has acquired at a price of 100,000 pounds, Hitler's oldest known written expression of his hatred for Jews.


Dispute with US group over Jewish holy texts leads Russia to freeze cultural loans to US

by Emil Vojtánek l May 19, 2011 12:00 AM
Dispute with US group over Jewish holy texts leads Russia to freeze cultural loans to US

A decades-long dispute between Russia and an Orthodox Jewish group over ownership of holy texts collected for centuries by influential rabbis and seized by the Soviet Union has threatening cultural loans between the two countries.


Pope: Jews not to blame for Christ's crucifixion

by J.D. l Mar 3, 2011 12:00 AM
Pope: Jews not to blame for Christ's crucifixion

The Pope has exonerated the Jewish people for the death of Christ, insisting that they must not be collectively blamed for his death.


Yad Vashem, Google announce joint archive project

by J.D. l Feb 2, 2011 12:00 AM
Yad Vashem, Google announce joint archive project

A joint project between Yad Vashem and Google will make public access to Nazi-era documents and photographs easier.


Klaus Barbie was West German agent

by J.D. l Jan 19, 2011 12:00 AM
Klaus Barbie was West German agent

Notorious Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie was a secret agent for West German intelligence in Bolivia after World War II, German magazine Spiegel reported on Monday.


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