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New commission aims to put American Jewish museum under Smithsonian network
The commission was established with bipartisan support in Congress, passing both the House and Senate unanimously before being signed into law by former US president Joe Biden in December 2024.
Canada declassifies report exposing US intelligence role in resettling Nazis after WWII
Iran’s future will be decided by its people, not separatist factions - opinion
The imagination that began it all: The Persian-Jewish poet bringing Genesis back to life - opinion
On this day: Bodies of Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel, and Eyal Yifrah found in West Bank
The murder of the three teenagers led to the IDF’s invasion of Gaza the next week, launching the 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge.
Jewish hero’s inclusion in French Panthéon uncorks divisions over who wears mantle of resistance
About 80 national heroes have been inducted over two centuries in the Paris monument, from philosopher Voltaire and writer Victor Hugo to magistrate and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil.
Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties
Tours of synagogues and meetings with religious leaders highlight renewed interest in Jewish history and unresolved questions over historic sites, property, and diaspora ties.
Resurrecting Herodium: A royal desert fortress awakens After 2,000 years
The quiet weapon: Sexual violence is a strategy, not a byproduct of war - opinion
The United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict later concluded that there were reasonable grounds to believe conflict-related sexual violence had occurred during the attacks
Unearth World War II art history through people's eye
The true artistic and historical depth of renaissance of evil.
On this day: Russian Tsarist forces start Bialystok Pogrom, killing at least 70 Jews
Bialystok, an industrial town in modern-day Poland, had a major Jewish population that was terrorized by local antisemitic Russian military members and police officers.
An unbounded revolution: The power of the Iranian diaspora - opinion
Iranian diaspora communities abroad are amplifying pressure on Tehran, but sustaining momentum for change is proving difficult.
Could you hold a lost piece of Western Wall history? Jerusalem museum seeks rare photos
A new exhibition hopes to uncover rare Western Wall photographs tucked away in attics, basements, and family albums.
Six Day War: When Israel moved from survival to revival - opinion
The Six Day War demonstrated that when the Jewish people are united, determined, and prepared to defend their sovereignty, they are capable of changing the course of history.
