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Jewish director sends message of hope in Pope Francis film
Entertainment 5 years ago

Jewish director sends message of hope in Pope Francis film

After tackling war in Syria, Oscar-nominated Evgeny Afineevsky wanted his next documentary to send a message of hope, so he chose as its subject the only world leader he believes capable of uniting humanity: Pope Francis.
Real-life 'Pianist' possessions up for auction in Poland
Art & Culture 5 years ago

Real-life 'Pianist' possessions up for auction in Poland

A fountain pen, silver pocket watch and other prized possessions of the late Jewish-Polish composer Wladyslaw Szpilman, the real-life hero of the Oscar-winning film "The Pianist", go under the hammer in Warsaw next week.
Iraq's Jews fled long ago, heritage struggles on
Art & Culture 5 years ago

Iraq's Jews fled long ago, heritage struggles on

Growing up in Iraq, Omar Farhadi would heat up dinner for his Jewish neighbors when they rested on the Sabbath. Few are left, and their heritage risks fading away too.
Anne Frank memorial tree vandalized in France's Corsica: Prosecutors
People 5 years ago

Anne Frank memorial tree vandalized in France's Corsica: Prosecutors

A commemorative tree grown from a cutting of the horse chestnut Anne Frank wrote about in her diary during World War II, has been vandalized on the French island of Corsica, prompting an investigation.
Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls
Science & Tech 5 years ago

Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls

Genetic sampling of the Dead Sea Scrolls has tested understandings that the 2,000-year-old artifacts were the work of a fringe Jewish sect, and shed light on the drafting of scripture around the time of Christianity's birth.
Auschwitz renovation uncovers objects hidden by prisoners
World 5 years ago

Auschwitz renovation uncovers objects hidden by prisoners

Renovation works at Auschwitz have turned up spoons, forks, cobbler's tools and other objects hidden beneath a chimney flue -- some that might have been used to plan escapes, a national fund said Tuesday.  
Passover on Zoom: Jewish leaders split on digital Seders
World 5 years ago

Passover on Zoom: Jewish leaders split on digital Seders

Passover, an eight-day holiday that marks the Jewish people's biblical exodus from Egypt, begins Wednesday evening with a Seder, one of the most important events of the year for Jews. 
Arab and Jewish medics together on frontline of Israel's virus fight
World 5 years ago

Arab and Jewish medics together on frontline of Israel's virus fight

"Our goal, both Arabs and Jews, is to protect humanity, and we call for an end to incitement to hatred. We're in the trenches together working to stop the coronavirus epidemic." 
In Greece, children of the Holocaust speak out at last
People 6 years ago

In Greece, children of the Holocaust speak out at last

Approximately 83 percent of Greek Jews, nearly 59,000 people, were exterminated when the country was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1941-1944. 
Western leaders in Israel to recall horrors of Auschwitz
World 6 years ago

Western leaders in Israel to recall horrors of Auschwitz

Israel hosts dozens of Western leaders Thursday to mark 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, the World War II death camp where the Nazis killed more than 1.1 million people, most of them Jews.
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