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Jewish Rarities Surpass Estimates At Sotheby’s
The highest price realized for an item in the sale was on an 18th-century silver Torah crown from Italy. Assigned an estimate of $200,000-$300,000, it realized $478,000.
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‘Weegee’
Weegee’s notable photographs of Jewish New York that reflect his Jewish sensitivities include subjects such as bagel sellers, street peddlers and garment workers, and I include here four of my personal...
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The Enigmatic And Contradictory Jewish History Of Judah Benjamin
Developing substantive analysis of Benjamin’s Judaism and the degree to which he used his influence and position to advocate for his coreligionists is seriously hampered by the fact that he was a very...
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From East Flatbush To Tel Aviv: A Once-Defunct Brooklyn Synagogue Now Thrives...
Only eight of the ten Torah scrolls went to Ahavat Achim – Bavli. A ninth Torah scroll was presented to a hospital sanctuary in Islip, New York, and a tenth Torah scroll was presented to Beit Choron,...
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The Agricultural Jewish Borough Of Woodbine, New Jersey
The mission of Am Olam was to establish agricultural colonies in America and encourage Jews from Eastern Europe and Russia to move there and work the land.
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Accredited Online Mashgiach Training Program Helps Major Shortage Crisis
There’s no question there’s an international mashgiach shortage, not just in America but across the world, Dubin admitted.
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Jacques Offenbach: The Cantor’s Son Who Revolutionized Music
Through his sharp wit, much of Offenbach’s work mocked the establishment, attacked political governance, and satirized societal norms, including parodies of traditional musical forms and specific works...
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The True Author Of A 19th Century Satire
Shatzkes would read the book to friends and it was very well received and became known in the circle of Jewish writers in Kiev.
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How ‘Righteous Among The Nations’ Angelo Rotta Saved The Jews Of Budapest
Rotta’s interventions not only resulted in saving Jewish lives on his own account, but he also facilitated and promoted the ability of others, including particularly Raoul Wallenberg and Carl Lutz, to...
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Olden Day Safed
This document was written on behalf of a shada"r, (i.e. shelucha d’rabanan – rabbinical agent), an emissary sent by the Safed community to procure funds for the Jewish community.
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The Judaism Of Irving Berlin
Intriguingly, the first six notes of God Bless America are identical to a six-note melodic passage from When Mose with His Nose Leads the Band, a 1906 novelty song written by three Irish songwriters...
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War News And Gefilte Fish
One article implores married men in the armed forces to write up a divorce in advance of their deployment in the event that they are missing in action.
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The Four Seminal Jewish Events In The Life Of Camille Pissarro
Although he rejected their lifestyle, Pissarro never rejected his family, with whom he remained close and, notwithstanding their ordeal, Pissarro’s parents remained fundamentally Jewish and maintained...
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Feds Investigate USC Over Harassment Claims By Jewish Student
Ritch said that first, her running-mate, who was not Jewish and was elected president, first resigned after it was stated by students that he had made a racist micro-aggression and that then the...
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A Wedding Bentcher To Remember
This occasion, Mrs. Kass related years later, gave the impetus to the present-day Kosher Hotel arrangements for larger public functions.
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Was Isaac Leib Peretz A Zionist?
Peretz doubted that an ancient tongue could be revived or that an ancient country could be reborn.
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Amidst A Wave Of Antisemitism, Nassau County Becomes The First Region To...
Recently, Goldstein has noticed a dangerous trend of blatant antisemitism that is being sanctioned by medical institutions, universities and online platforms, where Jews are purged just for being Jewish.
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The Perilous Journey To Publication
Printing a sefer in centuries past took extraordinary effort and commitment; the stories behind the printing of many of these books tell tales of immense self-sacrifice.
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A Vintage Matzah Box & A Barton’s Megillah
Indeed, your Esther scroll with case dates to 1953. It is unclear if Barton’s Chocolate Company kept re-releasing this Esther scroll every Purim throughout the 1950s and 60s...
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The Jewishness And Zionism Of Samuel Gompers
Gompers, who had actively encouraged representatives of the Zionist movement to attend the convention with the hope that they would sway their fellow delegates, condemned the majority of the Jewish...
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