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An Unexpected Walk in Tiny Tunisia Through 3, 000 Years of UNESCO-Recognized History
2+ week, 6+ day ago (199+ words) Wedged between the much larger Algeria and Libya, what is today Tunisia was originally inhabited by Berber tribes, before Phoenicians established the city of Carthage, capital of the Ancient Carthage civilization, in the 9th century. In turn, Carthage was conquered by…...
Contributor: Religious revolution is happening online (and that's not a bad thing)
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (381+ words) The most important religious revolution of our time isn't happening in mosques or churches. It's happening on screens. For millions of young Muslims around the world, the spiritual life that once flowed through the mosque is now being livestreamed from…...
Ultranationalist Jews chant racist slogans during annual march into Jerusalem's Old City
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (665+ words) JERUSALEM'Large crowds of ultranationalist Jews gathered Thursday at the foot of Jerusalem's Damascus Gate, chanting racist slogans like "Death to Arabs" and "May your villages burn" as they began an annual parade through the Palestinian areas of the Old City,…...
Foreign visitors return to Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia under tight security
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (601+ words) DJERBA, Tunisia'The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the 26-century-old El-Ghriba Synagogue in Tunisia drew a modest but notable return of international visitors this year, worshipping together under tight security after a deadly 2023 attack disrupted the festival. Visitors came from France, China,…...
Israel lifts restrictions at holy sites in Jerusalem after fragile ceasefire announced
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (600+ words) TEL AVIV'Worshippers were able to pray again at Jerusalem's holy sites Thursday after Israel lifted restrictions it imposed on large public gatherings throughout the war with Iran nearly six weeks ago. Jerusalem's police said on Wednesday that they would lift…...
In the Passover ritual, Jews worldwide reenact an ancient story of liberation
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (549+ words) Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over the course of a week each spring. It commemorates the Exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. It is celebrated around family dinner tables and at…...
Contributor: When did 'Never again' become a controversial statement?
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (760+ words) In the immediate aftermath of World War II, the sentiment "Never again" emerged in many contexts " from a multinational community of camp prisoners bound together in anti-fascist solidarity to Jewish survivors organizing self-defense and revenge. As the Holocaust Museum LA…...
Letters to the Editor: Disagreeing with the Israeli government is far different from actual antisemitism
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (370+ words) To the editor: I found the op-ed from guest contributors David N. Myers and Joshua Goetz on antisemitism to be illuminating (Antisemitism appears from the left and the right, but not equally," March 20). The authors do an admirable job in differentiating…...
Contributor: Antisemitism appears from the left and the right, but not equally
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (610+ words) This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich. , belongs to a terrifying new phase in the global surge in. .. The attack on Temple Israel in…...
Letters to the Editor: Passover reminds us why Jews can empathize with all refugees
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (216+ words) Los Angeles Times To the editor: Thank you for the description of our Passover holiday by Peter Smith (In the Passover ritual, Jews worldwide reenact an ancient story of liberation," March 30). It was so right and inclusive for me, a…...