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Judaism

Prague, Czechia

Old Jewish Cemetery

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

A Jewish Commodore Saved Monticello, And His Family Got Hell for It

The public debate around the Founding Father's house being in 'alien hands'.

Eliza McGraw August 3, 2016

Let Them Eat Corn! The New Rules of Passover

The eons-old fight over whether eating bread should be punishable by death.

Dan Nosowitz April 20, 2016

Berlin, Germany

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Ades Synagogue

Jerusalem, Israel

Ades Synagogue

This "Jewish Sistine Chapel" was designed to reinvigorate Judaism's artistic legacy but was almost lost to misguided restoration.

Irish Jewish Museum

Dublin, Ireland

Irish Jewish Museum

Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.

Asilah, Morocco

Abandoned Jewish Cemetery of Asilah

The legacy of a Moroccan Jewish community is remembered at this little mouldering cemetery.

A city sign in both Russian and Yiddish.

Birobidzhan, Russia

Birobidzhan

Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.