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"We are not exilies anymore." A small group of Jews conducts a symbolic ceremony to reverse the implications of one of the ...
But the Vatican’s theft goes beyond just the Temple’s vessels - the Vatican holds priceless Torah scrolls, ancient manuscripts and other treasures plundered from Jewish communities across ...
In honor of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research’s 100th birthday, we take a deep dive into the cultural institution’s massive Yiddish archive.
The history of the Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center dates back to the late 1800s. The congregation moved into the Spanish-style building on Altadena Drive in the 1940s.
The Eaton Fire, one of three wildfires in Southern California, destroyed the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center. The synagogue's congregation has ties to the region dating back to 1874.
Jewish Quarter (former ghetto), Spanish Temple, and the Great Synagogue of Rome For three centuries, a walled ghetto separated the city’s Jews from the rest of the Roman population, with its ...
The world's largest collection of Buddha relics is said to be kept inside this stupa in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Like many of the temples in Anuradhapura, Ruwanweli Maha Seya is an ...
Local News Jewish fraternity house at Temple University vandalized amid high tensions on campuses in Philadelphia, around U.S.
An unbelievable rumor says treasures from [Roman Emperor] Titus’ attack on Jerusalem are now hidden in secret vaults at the Vatican. There are stories about Israeli officials being told secrets from ...
VATICAN CITY — Ten thousand hours. This is how long it takes to digitally analyze, map and conserve a marble statue, which could well be 2,000 years old. The work is not about restoring the ...