“Tthe ‘birth certificate’ of the American city of New York, is displayed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on March 30, 2009 for the exhibition called ‘Reunion with Manhattan - 400 years Henry Hudson’ which celebrates the discovery of Manhattan 400 years ago by explorer Henry Hudson who sailed for the Dutch East India Company, to […]
“The following fascinating article about Birchas Hachammah, entitled “Hebrew Festival Marred,” appeared in the New York Times on April 8, 1897 (here). The subtitle on the piece states, “Rabbi Arrested for Observance of an Ancient Talmudic Ceremony in Tompkins Square.” The article then states: “No Permit Had Been Thought Necessary for the Gathering and Policeman […]
“HOUSE OF LIFE tells the story of The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague, the site of layer upon layer of buried members of the once-vibrant Jewish community. Almost a million people from all over the world now visit the cemetery each year, and HOUSE OF LIFE chronicles its history, which is rich in lore, mysticism, […]
” November 27, 2008 shows a visitor walking outside the old walls of the ancient city of Babylon, some 100 kms south of Baghdad. The first official Western tour group to enter Iraq since the US-led invasion six years ago is visiting historic and religious sites, the Tourism Ministry announced on March 19, 2009.” DayLife.com
“German prosecutors believe that John Demjanjuk was a sadistic guard at the notorious death camp Sobibor. They would like to put him on trial in Munich, but his family says the 88 year old is too old and frail to be extradited — and that he is innocent anyway. ” more@Spiegel.de
“Prosecutors said Mr. Golb opened an e-mail account in the name of Lawrence H. Schiffman, the New York University professor who disagreed with Mr. Golb’s father. He sent messages in Professor Schiffman’s name to various people at N.Y.U. and to others involved in the Dead Sea Scrolls debate, fabricating an admission by Professor Schiffman that […]
Concentration camp survivors walk out of the main gate with the sign “Arbeit macht frei” (work will set you free) at the Auschwitz museum, near the former death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, January 27, 2009 marking the 64th anniversary of its liberation by Soviet troops and to remember the victims of the Holocaust. DayLife.com
“It tells of how Khaldei flew to Moscow that very night after taking the photograph. When the image appeared in the magazineOgonjok on May 13, 1945 one detail had already been changed. In reality the soldier who is supporting his comrade with the flag had a watch on each wrist. The Soviet soldiers had looted their […]
via david-2.livejournal.com“On October 6, 1973 - Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar - Egypt and Syria opened a coordinated surprise attack against Israel. The equivalent of the total forces of NATO in Europe were mobilized on Israel’s borders. On the Golan Heights, approximately 180 Israeli tanks faced an onslaught of 1,400 Syrian tanks. […]
A Jewish family’s business survived the Civil War, but today’s economic crisis proved too muchLehman Brothers, the storied investment firm that filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, was no stranger to crisis. Early in its 158-year life, the firm was nearly crippled by the Civil War. But back then there was some cotton to cushion the […]
Exhibited for the first time in New York City,(September 21, 2008 - January 04, 2009 ) the Dead Sea Scrolls are one of the archaeological sensations of the 20th Century. This new exhibition features fragments of six scrolls, three of which are being exhibited for the first time anywhere. Created over 2,000 years ago, the scrolls […]
The 2008 presidential election is more about national security than the economy, the chairman of Sen. John McCain’s New York campaign said this morning. In an eight-minute speech to New York delegates at a breakfast Monday morning Ed Cox referred to 9/11 five different times and told New Yorkers they would face another attack […]
