News About Jewish Genealogy, Jewish History, and Jewish Culture
Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- the people in the book! Read the story from Aish: Embrace Your Jewish Identity | Aish
- Can You Get Citizenship Through Ancestry? If your ancestors came from certain countries, even if they emigrated a few generations ago, you might be eligible for citizenship. Read the story: Can You Get Citizenship Through Ancestry? – Who are You Made Of?
- Pew Survey: Jews among US adults most likely to remain in childhood faith. Among U.S. adults who were raised Jewish and still identify as Jewish by religion, 60% say liking the traditions is an extremely or very important reason they are Jewish.” Read the survey from JNS: Pew: Jews among US adults most likely to remain in childhood faith – JNS.org
- Festival of archaeology? Five ways to explore Hanukkah history in Jerusalem. From the arrowheads used by a Greek army to menorahs, the city offers antiquities enthusiasts many opportunities to celebrate. Read more from The Times of Israel: Festival of archaeology? Five ways to explore Hanukkah history in Jerusalem | The Times of Israel
- Why the Maccabees Aren’t in the Bible. The books that tell the Hanukkah tale didn’t make it into the Hebrew Bible — but they are in the Catholic one. Read the story from My Jewish Learning: Why the Maccabees Aren’t in the Bible | My Jewish Learning
- Hanukkah discovery: Rare Hasmonean lamp, Second Temple stylus found near Jerusalem. The artifacts offer fresh evidence of Jewish life and settlement continuity around Jerusalem nearly 2,000 years ago. Read more from The Jerusalem Post: Rare oil lamp, Second Temple stylus found in Jerusalem | The Jerusalem Post
- Ancient lead menorah pendant sheds light on Jewish presence in Byzantine Jerusalem. Cast almost entirely of lead, the pendant is decorated on both sides with an identical image of a menorah framed within a circular border. Read the story from The Jerusalem Post: Byzantine menorah pendant found by Jerusalem archaeologists | The Jerusalem Post
- Targeted Hanukkah lighting spotlights decades-old Chabad mission to illuminate the world. Over 50 years after the first public menorah lighting in Philadelphia, annual tradition has spread to some 15,000 locales worldwide from Australia to Uzbekistan. Read more from The Times of Israel: Targeted Hanukkah lighting spotlights decades-old Chabad mission to illuminate the world | The Times of Israel
- Study of prehistoric botanical art in the Levant suggests ancient man could do math. Analysis by Hebrew University researchers shows 8,000-year-old Halafian pottery sherds bearing symmetry and numerical patterning in images of trees, flowers and shrubs. Read more from The Times of Israel: Study of prehistoric botanical art in the Levant suggests ancient man could do math | The Times of Israel
- Unearthed in last-ditch dig, one-of-a-kind tomb offers glimpse of Assyrian rule over Israel. Newly published findings from salvage dig near Afula detail discovery of burial pits where high official’s remains may have been interred along with dozens of opulent and rare artifacts. Read more from The Times of Israel: Unearthed in last-ditch dig, one-of-a-kind tomb offers glimpse of Assyrian rule over Israel | The Times of Israel
- The Hanukkah Queen Who Saved the Jews. A generation after the Hanukkah miracle, in the midst of great turmoil, Salome Alexandra defended Judaism and restored Jewish practice. Read more from Aish: The Hanukkah Queen Who Saved the Jews | Aish
- In Reykjavik, Hanukkah offers a chance for Iceland’s tiny, isolated Jewish community to come together. Jewish life in Iceland has no long historical footprint. There are no historic synagogues, no Jewish neighborhoods, and no centuries-old institutions. Holidays are celebrated in rented spaces or private homes. Read more from JTA: In Reykjavik, Hanukkah offers a chance for Iceland’s tiny, isolated Jewish community to come together – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- What is a Dreidel & How to Play It? Read the story from Aish and also see pictures of ancient dreidels: What is a Dreidel & How to Play the Dreidel Game | Aish
- The world’s oldest Jewish cemetery is getting an upgrade. Not everyone is at peace with it. It is believed to be the final resting place for as many as 150,000 Jews over a span of 3,000 years, including sages, prophets, and Zionist leaders. Read the story from The Times of Israel: The world’s oldest Jewish cemetery is getting an upgrade. Not everyone is at peace with it | The Times of Israel
- One of America’s first Jewish farms was nearly lost to history. Now these Brooklyn parents are risking everything to keep their family’s legacy alive. In 1882, 43 Jewish families fleeing pogroms founded the Alliance Colony on 1,000 acres — a bold experiment in Jewish self-sufficiency that grew into a thriving rural community with farms, synagogues and a school. Read the story from The Forward: Alliance Colony: Inside efforts to revive America’s first Jewish farm – The Forward
- Jews and American Whiskey: 10 Facts. The untold history of how Jewish immigrants transformed American whiskey. Read more from Aish: Jews and American Whiskey: 10 Facts | Aish
- The Jewish Funeral, or Levaya. A Jewish funeral is held as quickly as possible after death and usually includes readings, a eulogy, and a special memorial prayer. Read more from My Jewish Learning: The Jewish Funeral, or Levaya | My Jewish Learning
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