The Weekly News Nosh – March 22, 2026

This Jewish heritage news digest is this week’s NewsNosh (The Weekly News Nosh) from L’Dor V’Dor Foundation—a curated set of links for anyone interested in Jewish family history, Jewish history, and Jewish heritage. This week’s NewsNosh Jewish heritage news digest includes 10 Passover Customs from Around the World, Jews in Curaçao: A Remarkable History, The Jewish Heroes Who Jumped Into Nazi Europe, and more.

Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

This week’s news links:

1. MyHeritage Founder and CEO Gilad Japhet at RootsTech 2026. Japhet returned to the stage to share the latest developments across the company. Read and see more from their blog: MyHeritage Founder and CEO Gilad Japhet at RootsTech 2026 – MyHeritage Blog
2. Jews in Curaçao: A Remarkable History. A tiny Caribbean island once had more Jews than all thirteen American colonies combined, and quietly saved thousands from the Holocaust. Read the story from Aish: Jews in Curaçao: A Remarkable History | Aish
3. His family was forced to sell their precious Pissarro painting before fleeing Nazi Germany; will he finally see justice? Lilly Cassirer’s last living heir awaits a legal ruling on a Camille Pissarro masterpiece. Read the story from the Forward: Will the heir to a lost Pissarro masterwork finally see justice? – The Forward
4. “I’m the only woman to set foot on Hitler’s yacht.” A 101-year-old from Surrey, England says she was the first and only woman ever to set foot aboard Hitler’s yacht after it was captured by Allied forces. Read her story from the BBC: ‘I was only woman to board Hitler’s yacht’, says 101-year-old from Surrey
5. The Jewish Heroes Who Jumped Into Nazi Europe. In the final years of World War II, a small group of young Jews parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe on a nearly impossible mission: to help rescue Jews and fight the Nazis from within. Read their story from Aish: The Jewish Heroes Who Jumped Into Nazi Europe | Aish
6. “Learn your lesson”: Inscribed 2,100-year-old sling bullet found in the Galilee. Artifact was possibly used by the Greek defenders of the city of Hippos against the Hasmonean army of King Alexander Jannaeus in 101 BCE. Read the story from The Times of Israel: ‘Learn your lesson’: Inscribed 2,100-year-old sling bullet found in the Galilee | The Times of Israel
7. On the trail of Lawrence of Arabia: 1,400-year-old church found in the Negev. Mosaic-decorated church uncovered at Nitzana National Park sheds light on the scene among pilgrims traveling through the Holy Land to Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt. Read more from The Times of Israel: On the trail of Lawrence of Arabia: 1,400-year-old church found in the Negev | The Times of Israel
8. The Limerick Boycott of Jews. A century ago, Limerick’s Jews were boycotted, attacked, and driven out of the city. The Jew-hatred that fueled still exists in Ireland today. Read more from Aish: The Limerick Boycott of Jews | Aish
9. 10 Passover Customs from Around the World. Many Jewish communities have developed unique Passover traditions that make the holiday more lively and relevant. Read the customs from My Jewish Learning: 10 Passover Customs from Around the World | My Jewish Learning
10. Hava Nagila’s Long, Strange Trip. The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody. If there is one Jewish song known by Jews and non-Jews alike, it is undoubtedly Hava Nagila (הבה נגילה), which is Hebrew for “let us rejoice.” Read more from My Jewish Learning: Hava Nagila’s Long, Strange Trip | My Jewish Learning
11. Mystery widens: Researchers find Israel’s ‘Stonehenge’ in the Golan is not unique. Remote sensing and AI help identify 28 sites similar to Rujm el-Hiri, challenging theories about the ancient stone circle’s purpose and pointing to a wider regional phenomenon. Read more from The Times of Israel: Mystery widens: Researchers find Israel’s ‘Stonehenge’ in the Golan is not unique | The Times of Israel
12. Who Was Rashi? The most widely read Jewish Bible commentator, he also wrote a running commentary to the Babylonian Talmud. Read about him from My Jewish Learning: Who Was Rashi? | My Jewish Learning
13. Polygamy in Judaism. Polygamy was a common practice in Judaism since ancient times, though it has become exceedingly rare in the modern era. Read more from Aish: Polygamy in Judaism | My Jewish Learning
14. Meet the TikToker trying to revive Judeo-Arabic, the nearly extinct language Jews once spoke across the Arab world. Dan Sheena grew up speaking a dying dialect with roots going back hundreds of years in the Mideast. Now he teaches it to a new generation seeking to reconnect. Read his story from The Forward: How TikToker Dan Sheena is reviving Judeo-Arabic, a nearly extinct Jewish language
15. The Nazis didn’t care that Paul Klee wasn’t Jewish. Sketches from the last decade of the lauded artist’s life, exhibited for the first time in the US at the Jewish Museum, change how we understand his work. Read his story from The Forward: The Nazis didn’t care that Paul Klee wasn’t Jewish – The Forward
16. Meet the Jews Behind Iconic Fashion Brands. Some of the most popular fashion brands today were founded by proud, committed Jews. Everyone knows fashion designers Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and Donna Karan are Jewish. But some of today’s most sought-after brands were also founded by Jews you might not know about. Read their story from Aish: Meet the Jews Behind Iconic Fashion Brands | Aish
17. The real Holocaust history behind ‘Papillon,’ the Oscar-nominated short about a star Jewish swimmer. A painterly animated film revives the memory of French Olympic hero Alfred Nakache, a Jewish survivor of Auschwitz. Read the story from JTA: The real Holocaust history behind ‘Papillon,’ the Oscar-nominated short about a star Jewish swimmer – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
18. The documentary We Met at Grossinger’s traces the rise and fall of the iconic Catskills’ Jewish resort — a haven that inspired Dirty Dancing and became a stage where excluded communities reimagined belonging, joy and the American dream. The movie is currently on the film festival circuit and coming soon to theaters.
19. Don’t miss FOX’s The Faithful: Women of the Bible — A Three-Part Biblical Event Starting March 22. This landmark drama brings to life stories from the Bible’s Book of Genesis through the women whose lives were woven into God’s unfolding plan. The Biblical event series premieres Sunday, March 22 at 8/7c on FOX and FOX One, next day on Hulu.

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