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The Weekly News Nosh – January 19, 2025

Jan 19, 2025 | Nosh

News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture

Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

  1. The Jewish Calendar: A Map for Your Soul. The deeper connection between the twelve tribes of Israel, the twelve senses, and the twelve zodiac symbols as a means for spiritual growth. Read more from Aish: The Jewish Calendar: A Map for Your Soul | Aish Speaking of Jewish Calendars…have you checked out the L’Dor V’Dor Worldwide Jewish Event Calendar called Jdays? Promoting events that strengthen Jewish identity and continuity, JDays is the first comprehensive, central calendar of upcoming Jewish programs with a focus on Jewish family history, Jewish history or Jewish heritage. A free service to post as well as to view, it is a defining initiative and global resource in Jewish education, teaching and learning. They are also targeting the younger Jewish generation (which is greatly needed in Jewish Genealogy!) such as Universities with Judaic Studies Programs, Hillels, Young Jewish Professionals, Jewish Federations and BBYO’s that no one else is doing.  For more information and to view go to: JDays – L’Dor V’Dor Foundation (LDVDF). To post your event, go to: User Submitted Events
  2. Create a Family Tree With Your Kids or Grandkids: An Exciting Way to Teach Your Family History. Children can be hard to impress these days. It’s sometimes difficult to find a common interest that parents and kids can share–and one that will keep kids engaged. But learning about their family’s history is one-way kids and parents can connect while having fun. Believe it or not, learning their family’s story can make a tremendous difference in establishing a little ones’ self-identity. So, how can we get our kids to WANT to learn about the ones who came before them? Create a family tree! A family tree project is cross between an art and a history project that will help you tell the story of your family in an engaging way. Read more from MSN: Create a Family Tree With Your Kids: An Exciting Way to Teach Your Family History
  3. What to Expect from FamilySearch in 2025. Read what is coming up from their news center: What to Expect from FamilySearch in 2025
  4. What Were Shtetls? Clearing up myths about these Eastern European villages where Jews lived. The word “shtetl” is Yiddish, and it means “little town.” Shtetls were small market towns in Russia and Poland that shared a unique socio-cultural community pattern during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Thousands of shtetls existed in Eastern Europe at the turn of the 20th century, and while many of Jewish communities shared a similar organizational structure, they were not all the same. Read the story from My Jewish learning: What Were Shtetls? | My Jewish Learning
  5. The Tulsa Race Massacre and Oklahoma’s Jews. How local Jews, some with fresh memories of European pogroms did their small part to help victims of one of the worst acts of racial violence in US history. It appears that Aish reprinted part of my article this week from May 2021 which was the 100th year of the Tulsa Race Massacre: The Tulsa Race Massacre and Oklahoma’s Jews | Aish
  6. The Lower East Side anti-Jewish riot that changed the way Jews do politics. In 1902, a funeral procession for a prominent rabbi turned into a melee in which nearly 200 Jews were injured. You might be forgiven for never having heard of the worst anti-Jewish riot in American history. It happened on the Lower East Side over a century ago and largely slipped from history. Read the story from NY Jewish Week: The Lower East Side anti-Jewish riot that changed the way Jews do politics – New York Jewish Week
  7. Visiting Denmark’s Triangle – and discovering its surprising Jewish history. Although Denmark has a remarkable record of saving 97 per cent of all its Jews during the II World War, we were not looked after so well in the 17th century as along with Catholics Jewish entry into the country was prohibited. Read more from The Jewish Chronicle: Visiting Denmark’s Triangle – and discovering its surprising Jewish history – The Jewish Chronicle
  8. Zivia Lubetkin: A Leader of the Polish Jewish Underground Who Fought the Nazis. During the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Zivia Lubetkin’s teenage army battled the Nazis for 28 days. This would mark the first uprising by resistance fighters in a German-controlled area during the war. Read the story from Aish: Zivia Lubetkin: A Leader of the Polish Jewish Underground Who Fought the Nazis | Aish
  9. Germany Reforms Process To Return Nazi-looted Art. The German government signed off on a reform plan for the process of returning art looted by the Nazis, despite criticism from victims’ families and lawyers. The change would mean “Germany will better live up to its historical responsibility”, culture minister Claudia Roth said in a statement. Read more from Barrons: Germany Reforms Process To Return Nazi-looted Art | Barron’s
  10. Rare photographs reveal early days of cinema in Israel. Collection of historic images include Jaffa Port, Haifa Port, and the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv during Chanukah. Read more and see the pictures from Jewish News UK: Rare photographs reveal early days of cinema in Israel – Jewish News
  11. Can a Virtual Rabbinical Program Help Hebrew Union College Get Back on Track? Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion is struggling with dwindling rabbinical school enrollments and ongoing financial challenges. Leaders hope a new online program makes a difference. From Inside Higher Ed: Hebrew Union College opens new virtual rabbinical program
  12. What a remarkable Torah rescued from Iran — then LA’s fire — can teach about community amid devastation. A scroll from Iran bears witness to enduring Jewish community. Read the story of the Torah from Iran that ended up in the L.A. fire and was rescued once again: LA fire: Torah saved at Pasadena Jewish Center rescued from Iran – The Forward
  13. Have Israeli archaeologists solved the mystery of missing Levant cave art? New research offers an explanation for why the practice prevalent in prehistoric Western Europe didn’t occur in the Eastern Mediterranean. This is a century-old mystery in Israeli archaeological research as the first prehistoric cave excavation in Israel took place in 1925, but frustratingly, not a single cave painting has been found since. Read more from JNS: Have Israeli archaeologists solved the mystery of missing Levant cave art? – JNS.org
  14. Early man ate carbs and processed food 780,000 years ago, northern Israel site shows. Analysis of basalt tools from the Hula Valley shows that Stone Age humans gathered, extracted and crushed starches from acorns, cereals, legumes and aquatic plants. Read more from The Times of Israel: Early man ate carbs and processed food 780,000 years ago, northern Israel site shows | The Times of Israel
  15. ‘The 2,000 Kidnapped Spanish Jewish Children’ dedicated to families of Oct. 7 hostages. The documentary film will be made available online for free to ensure that it reaches a wide audience. Read more about the history and the film from JNS: ‘The 2,000 Kidnapped Spanish Jewish Children’ dedicated to families of Oct. 7 hostages – JNS.org
  16. Jews and Baseball. Why do we idolize Jewish baseball players? Of course, while Jews are proud of successful figures in law, politics, medicine, and scholarship, they hold a different appreciation for Jewish entertainers and sports figures. Read the story from My Jewish Learning: Jews and Baseball | My Jewish Learning
  17. Nine Jewish facts about Elvis Presley on his 90th birthday. The King of Rock and Roll’s mother Gladys was Jewish! He was halachically Jewish through his maternal line and there was evidence of Jewish influence throughout his life. Read more from Jewish News UK: Nine Jewish facts about Elvis Presley on his 90th birthday – Jewish News
  18. The Fastest Jewish Runner in the World. Gal Arad held the Israeli national record under 20 for the 100-meter dash and is the fastest Jewish runner worldwide. Today, he’s using his fame to be an ambassador for Israel and Jews worldwide. Read more from Aish: The Fastest Jewish Runner in the World | Aish
  19. Israeli passport ranks as 19th most powerful passport. Israeli passport holders are able to travel to 170 countries without a visa, with some destinations requiring a visa on arrival or an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA). Read more from The Jerusalem Post: Where does Israeli passport rank on global ranking index? – Israel News – The Jerusalem Post
  20. ‘Schindler’s List’ Is Now Streaming On Netflix. The film tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved more than 1,100 Jews from the Holocaust by employing them in his factories during World War II. “Schindler’s List” earned seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director and is widely regarded as Spielberg’s most significant work. Spielberg even refused his paycheck calling it “blood money” and used the film’s profits to establish the USC Shoah Foundation to preserve Holocaust survivor testimonies.
  21. 16 Jewish Baby Names That Were Popular in the 1930s. Looking at the Social Security Administration’s official list of the 200 most popular names of 1930s, they rounded up some of the most popular Jewish names — and honestly, they’re clearly favorites for a reason. Read the names from Kveller: 16 Jewish Baby Names That Were Popular in the 1930s – Kveller

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