Attacks on Jews always rise globally when conflict in Israel and Palestine intensifies: The terrorist attack in Israel on October 7 and the subsequent war in Gaza have led to increased attacks on Jews around the world. This is not a new trend. When conflict happens in Israel and Palestine the result is often rising …
Rare genetic disease may protect Ashkenazi Jews against tuberculosis – new study: Tuberculosis, humanity’s greatest infectious killer, is caused by bacteria that usually affect the lungs but can also affect many other organs in the body. In 2021, around 10.6 million people worldwide fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) and 1.6 million people died from the …
Jews are leaving Russia again – is history repeating itself?: Russia's oldest synagogue in Irkutsk: around 20,000 Russian Jews have left the country since the war with Ukraine started. Shutterstock It’s not the first time that Jews have felt it necessary to flee Russia, but the invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the fourth wave …
Ukraine war: Putin’s ‘denazification’ campaign hits Babyn Yar holocaust memorial to 33,000 murdered Jews: In late September 1941, tens of thousands of Jews from the city of Kyiv were rounded up by the Germans with the help of Ukrainian militia. They were taken to a place called Babyn Yar, meaning “old woman’s ravine” in Ukrainian. …
A nice Paternoster image: Image from page 9 of “The Jews in ancient, mediaeval and modern times” (1886) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: jewsinancientmed00hosmuoft Title: The Jews in ancient, mediaeval and modern times Year: 1886 (1880s) Authors: Hosmer, James Kendall, 1834-1927 Subjects: Jews Publisher: London : T. Fisher Unwin Contributing Library: Robarts – …
Check out this Paternoster image: Image from page 447 of “The Jews in ancient, mediaeval and modern times” (1886) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: jewsinancientmed00hosmuoft Title: The Jews in ancient, mediaeval and modern times Year: 1886 (1880s) Authors: Hosmer, James Kendall, 1834-1927 Subjects: Jews Publisher: London : T. Fisher Unwin View Book Page: …
South Africa in the news: Covid-19 prompts Jews abroad to seek homes in Israel: and South Africa. “Most of them are Israelis who left decades ago and now plan returning. The coronavirus was the straw that broke the camel’s back. It led them to decide that Israel was the safest …: “South Africa” – BingNews …