Holocaust Remembrance Day: A town once inhabited by Nazis reconciles with the past
As Holocaust Remembrance Day is marked on Jan. 27, a town in southwestern Germany unflinchingly confronts its past and ...
Jewish Journal15d
Family Finds a Menorah in the Ashes of their Burned Home
Joshua Kotler, 39, was sitting down to dinner with his wife, Emily, and their two daughters on January 7, when the fire started ... Kotler received the menorah from his grandmother, Leah Kotler ...
Independent Online27d
Holiday period sees record 7 400 traffic violations across South Africa
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has recorded 7 448 arrests on South African roads for the current festive season between December 1, 2024, and January 1, 2025. This comes after the ...
Indiatimes27d
How the Samuels, one of Tamil Nadu’s last Jewish families, keep the flame alive
Anne Sheela Samuel and her daughter Rivka light the menorah candles for Hanukkah at their Kovai home, part of a small remaining Jewish community in Tamil Nadu. Anne, who embraced Judaism after ...
Daily Mail27d
BBC is branded 'despicable' as Rabbi is 'ambushed' live on air with 'hostile' questions about Israel after he was 'invited' to talk about Jewish holiday - as Beeb issues an apology
Rabbi Gideon Sylvester, of the British United Synagogue in Jerusalem, appeared on the network on December 23 for a discussion which he claims was pitched to him as focusing on the Jewish holiday ...
Jewish Journal28d
Over 20 Million Watch Noa Tishby’s Menorah Lighting Videos with Celebrity Guests
“With each candle of Hanukkah ... outside of our echo chamber how fun and cool this Jewish holiday really is.” While the most viewed “menorah lighting” YouTube video is of The Maccabeats ...
Live Science28d
1,700-year-old oil lamp found in Jerusalem shows a rare Jewish menorah, even though the Romans tried to suppress the religion
a Jewish holiday commemorating a miracle in which a single jar of oil kept the temple fire alight for eight days. Hanukkah is now celebrated by lighting candles on a nine-branched menorah ...
yourerie28d
‘Everything’s brighter and better’ – Menorahs shine brightly in Erie on final night of Hanukkah
Hanukkah is a time for the Jewish ... candle on the menorah would be lit. So, the middle candle is used to light all of these other candles on the menorah representing a day in the holiday ...
Miami New Times29d
The Miami Jewish Film Festival 2025: What to See This Year
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Jewish Press29d
891 Fallen Israeli Soldiers Since October 7, Highest Death Toll Since Yom Kippur War
Since Hamas’s October 7 massacre, the Israel Defense Forces has recorded 891 casualties among its soldiers in figures released on Thursday, marking the army’s highest death toll since the Yom ...
Gal Gadot Joins Noa Tishby for Final #BringOnTheLight Hanukkah Celebration | Exclusive
"Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot joined Noa Tishby to light the candle on the final night of Hanukkah as part of the ...
New York Post29d
Hamas intentionally targeted families to terrorize communities in Oct. 7 attacks, damning report finds
“On October 7, Hamas struck at the heart of the Jewish community: the family unit. Hamas’s atrocities against families were designed to break one of life’s strongest bonds. They ...