Remains of thesynagoguewere excavated in 1964 part of which operates as a museum exhibiting Jewish relics and gravestones (opening hours: from 1st May till 31st October: Tue-Sun: 10.00-17.00, tickets: full price: 800 HUF, students, pensioners: 400 HUF.). The renovated labyrinthinecellar system...
After the liquidation of the ghetto, Jews could stay in Lviv only in hiding and depended on the will and capabilities of their saviors. In particular, the residence of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyi near St. George's Church became such a refuge for one of Lviv’s rabbis,David Kahane. In ...
Notice in particular that the Pope was not merely allowing Jews to be hidden in different church buildings around Rome. He was hiding them in the Vatican itself and in his own summer home, Castel Gandolfo. His success in protecting Italian Jews against the Nazis was remarkable. Lichten ...
Wendi Furman, Director, Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art. Philadelphia Tobi Kahn, Artist, Avodah Arts, Skirball Center. New York Laura Kruger, Senior Curator, HUC Museum, New York Aaron Rosen, Lecturer in Sacred Traditions & the Arts, King's College. Curator Jewish Museum, London, UK ...
She raised the ethical question of whether Israeli med students who have participated in acts of genocide should be allowed to study and practice as part of the institution. The question has also been raised by world bodies. I recommend following Dr. Marya on Substack. She has written more si...
Workbook of Yedios in Nach– Summaries of perakim in Nach and of major events in Jewish history spanning from the time of Dovid Hamelech through the end of the Maccabim. The goal of this workbook is to give students basic knowledge and a well-rounded approach to the events in Nach. Eac...
Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan. “Students of mediation are usually surprised to discover that a Jewish mediation tradition exists and that it was an authentic and integral part of mainstream Judaism until the eighteenth century.Jewish Meditationis a step-by-step introduct...
Most students of the Arab-Israeli conflict can identify Johnson as the president during the 1967 war. But few know about LBJ’s actions to rescue hundreds of endangered Jews during the Holocaust ‘ actions that could have thrown him out of Congress and into jail. Inde...
Wendi Furman, Director, Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art. Philadelphia Tobi Kahn, Artist, Avodah Arts, Skirball Center. New York Laura Kruger, Senior Curator, HUC Museum, New York Aaron Rosen, Lecturer in Sacred Traditions & the Arts, King's College. Curator Jewish Museum, London, UK ...