3+ week, 2+ day ago   (221+ words) (JNS) A new app, named Shachpatz, or “bulletproof vest,” was launched last week to offer security tips and pro bono legal assistance to Israeli reservists traveling abroad. The invention follows years of legal threats and arrest attempts by anti-Israel groups…...

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4+ week, 2+ day ago   (653+ words) Over the past three weeks I‘ve been fortunate to spend in Cape Town, conversations have repeatedly turned to what it means to be Jewish in Poland today: the legacy of the Holocaust, rising antisemitism, and whether I plan to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (252+ words) Excavations at the Great Synagogue associated with the Vilna Gaon, which was destroyed by the Nazi regime and later by the Soviet authorities some 70 years ago, have revealed sections of the prayer hall and the women’s gallery, colourful floors, seating…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1011+ words) Thank you so much to the more than 100 community members who attended Federation’s 86th annual meeting on June 22 to celebrate a year of growth, resilience, and impact while looking ahead to the opportunities and challenges facing Berkshire Jewish life. We also…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (969+ words) Jul 25, 2026 | History Poland’s state Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) has identified the remains of Mieczysław Dziemieszkiewicz (pictured above on the right), a prominent figure in the underground resistance that fought against the Soviet-installed communist authorities in the years after World…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (356+ words) A restored 19th-century wooden synagogue in the eastern Lithuanian town of Alanta has reopened to visitors after decades of abandonment, becoming a new venue for cultural events and exhibitions. Built around 1860 by Alanta’s Jewish community, which then numbered about 200 people,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (28+ words) ampoleagle.com Synagogue uncovered in Warsaw Jewish cemetery destroyed by Germans in World War II...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (179+ words) Moment Magazine Sacred Architecture: The Design of Post WWII Synagogues with Anat M. Geva and Diane M. Bolz Following World War II, American Jews built hundreds of new synagogues that reflected a growing community embracing both tradition and modernity. With bold designs,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (773+ words) Jul 21, 2026 | History Archaeological work at a Jewish cemetery in Warsaw has uncovered the foundations of and many objects from a former synagogue and funeral home that was destroyed by the Nazi-German occupiers in 1943. The finds were made at the cemetery…...