West Bank Jewish relics, Spanish Jews on Netflix, and more!
West Bank Jewish relics, Spanish Jews on Netflix, and more!
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West Bank relics reveal history of ancient Jewish revolt in Tekoa Valley
Dr. Dvir Raviv, an archaeologist at Israel’s Bar Ilan University, and his team surveyed a collection of caves in the area and uncovered relics from an ancient Jewish uprising against the Roman Empire.
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Spanish Jews take the spotlight in new Netflix series about the Inquisition
Set in fourteenth-century Barcelona, Heirs to the Land chronicles the life of a young man of modest means who finds himself in the crosshairs of an old religious conflict.
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Nearly One in Four Jews Will Be ultra-Orthodox by 2040, New Study Says
Projected boom in Haredi population worldwide is attributed to other factors besides high fertility rates – including longevity, say researchers from the London-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research
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19 Facts About Moroccan Jews
At times, they were welcomed, and at times, they were persecuted, but the Jewish presence remained throughout.
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An online auction aims to attract attention to Israel’s smaller art museums
The auction’s mission is to attract American support beyond Israel’s most famous art collections.
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