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Poland, in a first, returns 91 Jewish objects to Greece that were stolen by Nazis
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (361+ words) JTA " A trove of sacred Jewish objects from Greece that was stolen by the Nazis and displaced for decades in Poland is finally heading back home. Poland returned 91 religious and ceremonial artifacts to the Greek government at a ceremony in…...
WWII vet who shielded Jews at Nazi POW camp at gunpoint gets medal of honor
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (580+ words) US Master Sgt. Roderick W. Edmonds, who protected his Jewish comrades in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, was one of three people to be awarded the Medal of Honor by US President Donald Trump on Monday. Edmonds died…...
US soldier who saved Jews in POW camp during WWII to be awarded Medal of Honor
1+ week, 3+ day ago (371+ words) JTA " An American soldier who is credited with saving the lives of 200 Jewish comrades in a prisoner of war camp in Germany during World War II will receive the US military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. The award to…...
Diver finds his second Crusader sword in 5 years off Israel’s coast
1+ week, 3+ day ago (397+ words) Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. A meter-long sword, roughly dating back to the 12th century CE, has been found by chance off the Carmel Coast, in the area of Dor Beach, the University of Haifa…...
New study puts hominins in Israel 1.9 million years ago, rewriting earliest human migration
1+ week, 3+ day ago (819+ words) Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. Ancient humans already lived in the area of modern-day Israel at least 1.9 million years ago, a new study suggests, pushing back the exodus out of Africa to hundreds of…...
Forget the granny flat: Study of Israelite home shows elders ruled the Iron Age roost
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1142+ words) Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. The elderly patriarch and matriarch of a prominent Israelite family living in an imposing building in the Judean lowlands nearly 3,000 years ago appear to have enjoyed their own spacious…...
Greece to claim possession of Nazi atrocity photos found on eBay, minister says
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (272+ words) They allow us to frame the drama of occupied Greece also through the eyes of the occupier," she said in a statement. With today's declaration of the collection as a monument, the Ministry of Culture acquires the legal basis to…...
Two years after collapse, Caesarea aqueduct to be restored in joint project
2+ week, 3+ day ago (292+ words) Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. The Carmel Beach Regional Council, Caesarea Development Company, and Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) signed a NIS 39 million ($12.6 million) joint agreement to preserve and develop the 2,000-year-old aqueduct in Caesarea,…...
New PBS series examines bittersweet ties that have historically bound US Blacks and Jews
3+ week, 1+ day ago (662+ words) Filmmaker Sara Wolitzky described these articles as one of the historical surprises she encountered while working on the new PBS documentary series "Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History." Directed and executive produced by Wolitzky and fellow filmmaker Phil Bertelsen,…...
New Wingate papers shed light on British officer revered in Israel as ‘the friend’
3+ week, 6+ day ago (704+ words) The archives of Orde Charles Wingate, a senior officer in the British military during the pre-state Mandate period, arrived recently at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem, offering insight into the mind of an extraordinary figure who is still…...