Guardian of Vatican secrets: Pius XII took his reason for Holocaust silence to the grave – ROME REPORTS TV News Agency
admin | March 13, 2024
Few know that the organization behind the 1922 conclave faced serious financial difficulties.
New Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam aims to tell full story of persecution of Dutch Jews – Euronews
admin | March 13, 2024
A new Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam aims to tell the full story of the persecution of Dutch Jews during World War II.
German synagogue attacker gets 7 more years for taking hostages in failed jailbreak – The Times of Israel
admin | March 5, 2024
BERLIN (AP) A German far-right extremist already serving a life sentence following an attempt to attack a synagogue in 2019 was convicted Tuesday of hostage-taking for his actions in a jailbreak attempt.
Palestinian genocide must not be compared with the Holocaust – South China Morning Post
admin | March 5, 2024
Another day, another deadly trap for the Palestinian people. The Gaza health ministry said more than 100 were killed when Israeli forces opened fire on a desperate crowd swarming a food aid convoy. The Israelis claimed their soldiers only killed a few, the rest died from the stampede or being rolled over by the aid trucks.
RABBI – JewishEncyclopedia.com
admin | January 30, 2024
"Rabban," "Rabbi," and "Rab." The Title: Hebrew term used as a title for those who are distinguished for learning, who are the authoritative teachers of the Law, and who are the appointed spiritual heads of the community. It is derived from the noun , which in Biblical Hebrew means "great" or "distinguished," and in post-Biblical Hebrew, "master" in opposition to "slave" (Suk. ii.
What Was The Holocaust? – Holocaust History | IWM – Imperial War Museums
admin | January 21, 2024
Were in the Holocaust Galleries at the Imperial War Museum in London.What were looking at here is a concrete tile that has recently gone on display. Its a small object that tells one part of the devastating history of the Holocaust.
Judaism – Rabbinic, Ashkenazic, Sephardic | Britannica
admin | January 13, 2024
The two major branches Despite the fundamental uniformity of medieval Jewish culture, distinctive Jewish subcultures were shaped by the cultural and political divisions within the Mediterranean basin, in which Arabic Muslim and Latin Christian civilizations coexisted as discrete and self-contained societies. Two major branches of rabbinic civilization developed in Europe: the Ashkenazic, or Franco-German, and the Sephardic, or Andalusian-Spanish. Distinguished most conspicuously by their varying pronunciation of Hebrew, the numerous differences between them in religious orientation and practice derived, in the first instance, from the geographical fountainheads of their culturethe Ashkenazim (plural of Ashkenazi) tracing their cultural filiation to Italy and Palestine and the Sephardim (plural of Sephardi) to Babyloniaand from the influences of their respective immediate milieus
Ashkenazi Jews Have Become More Genetically Similar Over Time
admin | December 24, 2023
A study of skeletons unearthed from a medieval Jewish cemetery in Germany has revealed a surprising genetic split among Ashkenazi Jews of the Middle Ages that no longer exists. The analysis, the first of its kind from a Jewish burial ground and the product of yearslong negotiations among scientists, historians and religious leaders, shows that Ashkenazim have become more genetically similar over the past seven centuries
Jewish author who compared Israel to Nazi Germany receives German literary prize – The Times of Israel
admin | December 20, 2023
Jewish author who compared Israel to Nazi Germany receives German literary prize The Times of Israel
