The Weekly News Nosh – April 12, 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 Holocaust remembrance, Passover traditions, archaeology discoveries, Jewish cultural heritage, and more.

Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

This week’s news links:

1. Yom HaShoah: The mission to uncover the names and fates of a million murdered Jews. Digitization has revolutionized Holocaust archives. Yad Vashem recently announced that it has recovered five million names of those who perished, following decades of tireless work. But more than eight decades after the camps were liberated, a further million murdered Jews remain unidentified. Read the story from The Jewish Chronicle: Yom HaShoah: The mission to uncover the names and fates of a million murdered Jews – The Jewish Chronicle – The Jewish Chronicle
2. Which parent did you get most DNA from? 10 amazing facts about our genes. Read this fun story from Dictionary Scoop: Which parent did you get most DNA from? 10 amazing facts about our genes
3. Still Touring… Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition. If you have not seen the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Traveling Exhibit titled Americans and the Holocaust, it still might be coming to a city near you (16 sites) from April 11 until December 4, 2026. Here is the schedule: Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition – United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. You can also view it online here: Americans and the Holocaust | The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
4. Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, 111,000 survivors living in Israel. Over a quarter are older than 90, two-thirds are women; world Jewish population has still not recovered to numbers it had in 1933, according to Central Bureau of Statistics. Read more from The Times of Israel: Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, 111,000 survivors living in Israel | The Times of Israel
5. A project to save rural synagogues grows from Maine to Montana. Rural Jewish life is important for the Jewish people and it’s important for rural America. Those people deserve to be served and shepherded. A little less than 2.4% of Americans are Jewish. Of those millions of people, one in eight lives outside a major urban area, and the center exists to help them thrive. Read more from AP News: Preserving rural Jewish life is the focus of a Maine center this Passover | AP News
6. 2,500-year-old infant mass grave cracks open enigma of biblical-era baby burials. Archaeologists found the remains of dozens of children under the age of two deposited in a water reservoir of the ancient Judean town, a new study has revealed. Read the story from The Times of Israel: 2,500-year-old infant mass grave cracks open enigma of biblical-era baby burials | The Times of Israel NOTE: Thank you to modern medicine, improved sanitation and clean water, antibiotics, vaccinations, better prenatal, maternal and obstetrics/pediatric care, etc.
7. Where did the Red Sea part? Where did Mount Sinai stand? An interactive map recreates the Passover story. Alon Gildoni and Ron Milo turned a Passover question into an interactive tool that traces the Exodus story across real-world locations. Read and see the story from JTA: Where did the Red Sea part? Where did Mount Sinai stand? An interactive map recreates the Passover story. – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
8. The Shocking Proof the Exodus Happened. Is the Exodus a myth or is archaeology quietly confirming it detail by detail? Rabbi Rowe examines the evidence. Watch the video from Aish: The Shocking Proof the Exodus Happened | Aish
9. Passover and the Spanish Inquisition. Generations of secret Jews defied the Spanish Inquisition to celebrate Passover and other holidays. Read more from Aish: Passover and the Spanish Inquisition | Aish
10. Captain Arturo Barros Basto and the Reawakening of Portuguese Jewry. For centuries, families in northern Portugal lit candles on Friday nights without knowing why. A Portuguese army captain set out to tell them. Read the story from Aish: Captain Arturo Barros Basto and the Reawakening of Portuguese Jewry | Aish
11. Archaeologists uncover well preserved traces of WW2 ghetto bunker in Będzin, Poland used by Jews who staged a revolt against the Nazis. Read more from Jewish Heritage Europe: https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2026/04/07/poland-archeology-ghetto/
12. Swedish Jewish Museum exhibit tells the story of its premises – the oldest preserved synagogue in Stockholm. The synagogue was built (in an existing building) in 1795 and functioned until 1870, when it was sold by the Jewish community and the Great Synagogue in Stockholm, still functioning today, was built. Read more from Jewish Heritage Europe: https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2026/04/10/sweden-shul/
13. How two advice columnists with the same name counseled, comforted and inspired millions of women. America had ‘Dear Abby,’ ‘Ask Ann Landers’ and ‘A Bintel Brief.’ France had the two Marcelles. Read the story from The Forward: How two advice columnists with the same name inspired millions – The Forward
14. ER star Noah Wyle: Why I’m playing a Jewish doctor in The Pitt. In an exclusive interview, the Hollywood star reveals the background to his acclaimed role in the HBO Max series. Read the story from the JC: ER star Noah Wyle: Why I’m playing a Jewish doctor in The Pitt – The Jewish Chronicle – The Jewish Chronicle
15. Bestselling Author Freida McFadden Reveals Her True Identity. The internet is alive with speculation: could Dr. Sara Cohen, the real name of the author of The Housemaid, be Jewish? Read her story from Aish: Bestselling Author Freida McFadden Reveals Her True Identity | Aish
16. Slovak Post is issuing a stamp honoring the magnificent, recently reconsecrated domed synagogue in Trenčín, Slovakia. It coincides with Trenčín’s role as 2026 European Cultural Capital. Read and see more from Jewish Heritage Europe: Slovakia: Slovak Post is issuing a stamp honoring the magnificent, recently reconsecrated domed synagogue in Trenčín. It coincides with Trenčín’s role as 2026 European Cultural Capital – Jewish Heritage Europe

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