Jewish jazz icon Sammy Davis Jr's diamond ring set to sell for £70k at auction
Davis Jr also wore the ring when he met US president Richard Nixon at the White House in 1973
Ancient German synagogue may gain Unesco world heritage status
Erfurt’s historic Old Synagogue has had a chequered existence since it was last used as a house of worship 700 years ago
'Inspiring' new evidence shows how Jews thrived in York after antisemitic 1190 massacre
A trove of documents reveals how the city’s Jewish residents lived and worked alongside their Christian neighbours, mostly harmoniously, in the early 1200s
It is a testament to Spinoza that he still provokes controversy
The most important Jewish philospher in history remains the subject of a herem, or Jewish censure, imposed back in 1656
Exhuming remains of 7,000 Sephardi Jews was ‘contravention of Jewish law'
Calls for a memorial to be built for those whose bodies were dug up from East End cemetery and reburied in unmarked mass graves
Ruins of one of the world's oldest synagogues found in Russia
Archaeologists found traces of the synagogue’s foundations and walls, in addition to marble menorahs
Extraordinary life of Olympic champion Agnes Keleti told at Jewish family history conference
The International Conference on Jewish Genealogy is taking place in London
Why I’m so proud to be Jewish, in good times and bad
We’ve got a community so rich and deep and nourishing that, at its best, it makes you feel like you’re floating in an ocean of chicken soup
Back to the Borscht Belt! Celebrating the golden era of Jewish vacationland in the Catskills
A new festival will recapture the heady days of Jewish vacationland in the Catskills
When is a Jew not a Jew? When they are German and Gentile
Germans impersonating Jews is not common, but it is less rare than you think...
How Jews can learn about their roots from hundreds of genealogists
This year's annual International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will be held in the UK for the first time in over two decades
Women’s learning is no longer lonely territory
Camaraderie, soulful debate, knowledge and the embrace of a truly supportive network are on offer at the upcoming Ma’aleh programme
Jews playing cricket? Now you’re really creasing me up
Jokes aside, the sport, by its very nature, has plenty of appeal for Jews, as an exhibition at Lord's shows
Urgent plea to save Jewish refugee's famous ‘Leaning Woman’ sculpture
Much controversy surrounded the work, which was described as a 'modern monstrosity' and 'an insult to women'
150-year-old JC found in time capsule at Jewish museum synagogue
It was discovered stashed inside a wall three years ago. Now it has finally given up its secrets.
Closure of London's Jewish Museum ‘leaves Jews at risk of being stereotyped’
The UK's foremost historian joins dozens of other prominent figures in calling for a Westminster Holocaust Memorial to be combined with a new Jewish Museum
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