Jewish History

US House calls on Germany to ‘fulfill moral obligation’ to Holocaust survivors

WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday evening to pass a resolution calling upon Germany to increase restitution support for Holocaust survivors in what one of the legislation’s sponsors described as a last chance to support the dwindling number of Nazi victims. The resolution, passed unanimously by a vote of 363-0 with […]

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International, Jewish History, USA

‘Yoni was shot within reach of me’

On the 40th anniversary of Operation Entebbe, former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo wrote an article for Yedioth Aharonoth reenacting every step of the legendary rescue operation from his point as view as the communications officer of Sayeret Matkal. The elite special ops force, led by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s heroic brother Col. Yoni Netanyahu, rescued

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

Helen Mirren Pushes for Ted Cruz’s Holocaust Art Act

Actress Helen Mirren testified before federal lawmakers Tuesday in support of a bill that would make it easier for Holocaust victims and their families to seek art stolen by the Nazis. Former Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is co-sponsoring the bill in the Senate and led Tuesday’s hearing. The Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act

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International, Jewish History, USA

Muhammad Ali’s forgotten legacy of anti-Semitism

When three-time heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali passed away last Friday, media outlets were swamped with eulogies for the 74-year-old former boxer, highlighting his cultural impact at the height of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. Indeed, Ali”s legacy goes far beyond the ring. His conversion to Islam in 1964 marked his metamorphosis from

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Jewish History, Sports & Competitions

Zollman’s deli history talk draws 200 plus

Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – More than 200 Jewish community members attended a talk on the history of American delicatessens on Sunday afternoon, June 5, many hoping that the turnout at the event would lure more Jewish Community Cente-sponsored programming in the eastern portions of the city.

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, USA

Bamberger book is author’s ‘obsession’

Jewish historian pens bio of ‘seminal figure’ of the 20th century Linda Forgosh holds a copy of her new book, Louis Bamberger: Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist. Photo by Robert Wiener Louis Bamberger, center, with shovel, at the ground breaking of The Newark Museum in 1930. Photos courtesy Jewish Historical Society of New Jersey A

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, USA

For photogenic Jerusalem, a look at how locals first captured their city

Jerusalem has been photographed from nearly every conceivable angle, dating back to the 1830s, when the world’s first photographic images were captured on film. That photographic heritage is the subject of a new exhibit, “The Camera Man: Women and Men Photograph Jerusalem 1900-1950,” opening Thursday, May 26, at Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum. It was

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Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts