Jewish historyNew date for British Museum’s Jewish Culture Month talk confirmed after postponement over protest fearsThe event was originally due to take place May 28, but was pushed back after organisers got wind of a plan to ‘deliberately disrupt’ itBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read
ArchaeologySchoolboy unearths ancient gemstone on school trip to Israeli dig siteAlon Horowitz discovered a rare ‘nicolo’ stone dating back to the Roman era in the Upper GalileeBy Lianne Kolirin 1 min read
PolandStar of David armband and 1930s siddur found hidden in former Ghetto buildingThe Ghetto Fighters’ House in Będzin was a clandestine meeting place and centre of underground Jewish resistance, and later a site of armed uprising against the Nazis during the liquidation of the ghettoBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Jewish historyCanterbury’s ‘celebrity’ Jews to be given blue plaques in heart of Church of EnglandTwo historical Jews figures from Kent are due to be commemoratedBy Ben Conway2 min read
Jewish-Muslim relationsJews and Muslims – a couple that has had its ups and downs‘Children of Abraham’ is a new book that examines the historic relationship between the two Abrahamic groupsBy Simon Rocker4 min read
PurimYou thought you knew Haman? This book will make you think againProfessor Adam Silverstein shows the bad guy of Purim is a man of many partsBy Simon Rocker4 min read
MuseumBritish Museum removes the word ‘Palestinian’ from ancient Middle East displaysThe museum admitted it had ‘retroactively’ applied the term, including by referring to people in the region as being of ‘Palestinian descent’By Jamie Shapiro1 min read
William Shakespeare was a ‘Jewish woman of north African descent’, new book claimsEmilia Bassano, England’s first published female poet, has long been associated with the BardBy Siam Goorwich2 min read||January 26, 2026 14:03
Nazi camp doctor dubbed ‘Angel of Death’ owned medical lab while living openly in Argentina, new documents revealAn Argentine judge even denied a West German extradition request for Josef Mengele on the grounds that the war criminal could face ‘political persecution’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||December 1, 2025 14:20
New secrets to be revealed after ancient Hebrew texts transcribed for first timeThe vast majority of the transcribed pieces have come from the Cairo Geniza collection in the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo, EgyptBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read||November 26, 2025 14:51
Gold pocket watch owned by Jewish Titanic victims who gave up lifeboat spots to save others goes to auctionIsidor and Ida Straus were on the second leg of their journey back from Europe when they boarded the doomed vesselBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||November 17, 2025 15:49
The biblical assassination that predated the death of Yitzhak RabinThe 30th anniversary of the Israeli PM’s assassination is being commemorated this weekendBy Simon Rocker3 min read||November 2, 2025 09:38
Board of Deputies calls on public to nominate sites for Jewish heritage plaquesThe initiative saw its first plaque of many unveiled on Thursday at the former site of the Jews’ Temporary Shelter in Tower HamletsBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read||September 5, 2025 16:52
Film sheds new light on Jewish roots of Billy Joel‘No matter what, I will always be a Jew’, the Piano Man tells HBO documentaryBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read||July 18, 2025 16:22
Leading Jewish historian Anson Rabinbach dies at 79Rabinbach was best known for his writing on Marxism and Nazi GermanyBy David Herman3 min read||May 15, 2025 14:40
Israeli toddler finds 3,800-year-old amulet on family tripHeritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu called the amazing discovery ‘a reminder that even children can play a role in uncovering history’By JC Reporter2 min read||April 1, 2025 14:07
