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October 1, 2020, 2:53 pm
‘I was touching history’: Collector gives 130,000 postcards to Hebrew University
David Pearlman amassed an incredible collection of old postcards from the Holy Land written over two centuries – and has now donated them all to the Jerusalem-based university
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JN Reporter
August 7, 2020, 11:50 am
Exhibition highlights Jewish resistance during the Holocaust
Display also looks at individual acts, from the secret diaries written by Ruth Wiener and Anne Frank, to the clandestine religious worship practiced in ghetto
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Francine Wolfisz
July 23, 2020, 2:21 pm
‘Measles saved my mother from Auschwitz’
Alex Galbinski speaks to Debra Barnes about her new novel, which was inspired by her mother’s miraculous Holocaust survival
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Alex Galbinski
January 19, 2020, 10:08 am
The loves and loaves of Rinkoffs
We discover how four generations have earned their crust managing the last Jewish family-run bakery in the East End
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Alex Galbinski
April 11, 2019, 11:29 am
How a baby aboard the Titanic was saved…thanks to his bris
As the world’s worst maritime disaster marks its 107th anniversary, Joy Sable discovers the intriguing tale of a Jewish mother separated from her son during their rescue…
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Joy Sable
April 1, 2019, 12:53 pm
Not right on the money! New exhibition unravels stereotypes about Jews
Jewish Museum London launches Jews, Money, Myths to dispel antisemitic notions all Jews are moneylenders and bankers...or are wealthy
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Francine Wolfisz
February 2, 2019, 3:02 pm
Our Jewish odyssey
In his fascinating new study, A History of Judaism, Martin Goodman looks at how the oldest of the three Abrahamic religions came to be, as well as its longevity.
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Francine Wolfisz
August 15, 2018, 10:52 am
Titanic pocket watch with Hebrew numerals could fetch £15,000 at auction
Victim Sinai Kantor was a Russian-Jewish immigrant hoping to start a new life in America with his wife, Miriam
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Francine Wolfisz
May 24, 2018, 11:58 am
Israel’s top 10 influencers!
We’ve picked 10 of the most prominent figures talking about their heroes in Yaniv Magal’s book 70 Faces Of Israel
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Jenni Frazer
May 15, 2018, 3:17 pm
More than 50 members of family reunite after being separated by Shoah
Members and descendants of the Isenberg and Goldstein families come together after relatives were split by the Holocaust
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Jewish News Reporter
April 17, 2018, 3:29 pm
Auction house offers antique Jewish book stolen by Nazi chief Hermann Göering
Tanach stolen from the home library of Jewish doctor J.N. Pellieux by the Nazi leader, is to be sold by the Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem
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JTA
October 27, 2017, 10:35 am
Simon Schama’s Story of the Jews: Belonging
Renowned British-Jewish historian takes readers to 17th century England, where Jews are grappling to become accepted by society – and, in the case of one brave boxer, to become the most well-known face in the country.
September 6, 2017, 11:03 am
Countdown to Balfour 100: Tickets on sale for Simon Schama lecture
Community's flagship event celebrating 100 years since the Balfour Declaration to be marked with keynote address by well known historian
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Jewish News Reporter
April 20, 2017, 10:11 am
Einstein, the Genius who was light years ahead
Geoffrey Rush reveals the many challenges of portraying the visionary German-Jewish physicist
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Jewish News Reporter
March 12, 2017, 2:17 pm
Holocaust remembrance app launched to teach youth
Called Fliehen vor dem Holocaust, or Escaping the Holocaust, it allows users to learn about the fate of four individuals using multimedia tools.
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JTA
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