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A recently-erected tombstone honoring Moses Mendelssohn.
Berlin, Germany

Moses Mendelssohn Memorial

The original burial place of this preeminent 18th-century Jewish philosopher was razed by the Nazis.
David's Waterfall
Ein Gedi, Israel

David Waterfall

The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.
Hilton Beach, a hub for the LGBTQ community.
animals

Tel Aviv’s Gay Beach, Dog Beach, and Orthodox Beach

A tale of unlikely neighbors.
Gitit Ginat March 9, 2020
Montreal, Québec

Fletchers Espace Culinaire

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.
Bronx, New York

Teitel Brothers

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.
The portal with coats of arms of the former Seat of the Inquisition.
Ribadavia, Spain

Ribadavia Casa de la Inquisición (Seat of the Inquisition)

The building hides in plain sight in Ribadavia's historic Jewish quarter.
Mendy Cahan, the founder of Yung Yidish, a nonprofit organization preserving Yiddish culture at Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station.
libraries

A Unifying Yiddish Library in Tel Aviv's Dilapidated Bus Station

Amid sputtering engines and towering stacks of books, people gather to revive a suppressed language.
Gitit Ginat September 10, 2019
A medieval illustration of the bitter herbs traditionally eaten at the Passover Seder.
medieval

Look Inside a Precious Passover Haggadah From Medieval Italy

It's on public view for the first time since 1900.
Matthew Taub April 10, 2019
The text on the bulla reads, <i>"LeNathan-Melech Eved HaMelech."</i>
biblical

Found: A Seal That May Have Belonged to a Biblical Courtier

If you know of another Nathan-Melech, this is your chance to speak up.
Matthew Taub April 1, 2019
A close-up on a Muscovy duck.
judaism

Is This Duck Kosher? It's Complicated

The case of the Muscovy duck cannot be settled because the rules themselves are not really known.
Dan Nosowitz January 4, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Ingberlach

Grandmas fashion this near-forgotten Passover treat from ginger and honey.
Gastro Obscura

Christmas Eve Carp

Some families keep their holiday meal fresh by letting it live in their bathtub.
Michael Hofmekler, the conductor of the Saint Ottilien Ex-Concentration Camp Orchestra, performs a concert in Munich for American soldiers and UJA staff.
judaism

The 1945 'Liberation Concert' Played by an Orchestra of Holocaust Survivors

The performance took place at St. Ottilien Archabbey, a Benedictine monastery that became a hospital for Jewish displaced persons.
Emanuella Grinberg December 7, 2018
Manfred Anson's Liberty menorah.
objects of intrigue

A Menorah That Honors an Immigrant's Story

After escaping the Holocaust, Manfred Anson paid tribute to his new home.
Matthew Taub November 22, 2018
Fish and chips by the sea at Hunstanton, Norfolk.
food

How Fish and Chips Migrated to Great Britain

The fried fish was introduced by Jews fleeing religious persecution.
Abbey Perreault October 19, 2018
The crowd outside Rebbe Nacḥman's tomb in 2005.
sacred spaces

It's Rosh Hashanah, and a Ukrainian Town Is Bursting With Jewish Pilgrims

For the first time, Israel has opened a temporary consulate to help manage the chaos.
Matthew Taub September 10, 2018
Girls working in the wood and clay shop, c. 1946.
sports

The Evolving Ideologies of American Jewish Summer Camp

For decades, these retreats have offered so much more than outdoor fun.
Dan Nosowitz May 27, 2024
An unexpected sight in suburban Philadelphia.
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Beth Sholom Congregation

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.