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Bet Hanun, Gaza

Gaza: A contested territory in Jewish history

By Mark Fish

Palestinian Hamas militants take part in a rally during the 35th anniversary of Hamas founding, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 14, 2022.

Was Hamas' attack the bloodiest day for Jews since the Holocaust?

By JTA STAFF

ESTERHAZY PALACE in Eisenstadt, Austria, plays host to the exhibition ‘The Seven Communities.’ It is on display in Moreau Hall, named after palace architect Charles Moreau

What are 'protected Jews'? A glimpse into the Austrian exhibition in Burgenland

By HEDDY BREUER ABRAMOWITZ

POMEGRANATES ARE picked in advance of Rosh Hashanah, at Yesud Hama’ala in the Upper Galilee. The Judaism that was dreamed about, with rich agricultural laws and national policies, is now almost fully practiced, says the writer.

Living in Israel: A front-row seat to the destiny of the Jews - opinion

By URI PILICHOWSKI

THE EXTERIOR of the former Sephardic Bikur Holim synagogue in Seattle, now the Tolliver Temple.

Looking into Seattle's Sephardic Jewish history

By JUDY LASH BALINT

The "Mernepteh/Israel" Stele, at the Egyptian Museum, 2022.

All of Jewish history deserves to be studied - opinion

An interior view shows the newly restored Ben Ezra Synagogue, one of the country’s oldest Jewish temples after restoration, in old Cairo, Egypt, September 1, 2023.

Egypt unveils restoration of ancient 12th century Egyptian synagogue

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Representational image of fire raging during the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem.

Israeli archaeologists unearth building destroyed during Babylonian siege of Jerusalem

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Use of a hand-siphon, a portable flame-thrower, from a siege tower. Detail from the medieval manuscript Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1605.

Was the ancient napalm, Greek Fire, a Jewish invention?

By YARON ZILBERSTEIN/WALLA!

The silver coin, as found, showing the obverse face with the chalice in the center, and above it the letter “Aleph” marking Year 1 of the outbreak of the revolt, and the inscription “half-shekel”, the value of the coin.

Where does the name 'Palestine' come from? - opinion

By MARION FISCHEL

WORSHIPERS SIT on the ground as a sign of mourning on Tisha Be’av last year at the Western Wall

Opponents of Israel’s judicial reform see parallels in Tisha Be’av

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Israeli scholars delve into Vatican’s Hebrew manuscript collection

Kinot series brings historic Jewish tragedies to life for Tisha Be'av

THE DR. Nicolae Cajal Museum of Jewish History and Culture, in Romania.

Philadelphia’s American Jewish history museum extends free admission

By Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA

WORSHIPERS SIT on the ground as a sign of mourning on Tisha Be’av last year at the Western Wall

Tisha B’Av invites you to imagine how everything could go wrong

By RABBI SHLOMO ZUCKIER/JTA