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Oxford and Cambridge Join to Purchase Ancient Jewish Archive
2 of Europe’s most prominent universities, & oldest rivals, come together to buy an impressive trove of 1000 yr-old Jewish manuscripts, including a handwritten parchment by Maimonides. By Haaretz...
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Damaged Torah scrolls from Iraqi trove buried in New York
Damaged Torah scrolls found amid discarded trove of more than 2,700 books & documents in a flooded Iraqi intelligence building basement were buried in a religious ceremony in a suburban New York...
View ArticleAncient Jewish Texts Found in Afghan Cave to be Displayed Next Week
The ancient texts that were found in an Afghanistan genizah estimated to be 1000 years old, include the writings of Rabbi Saadiah Gaon, will be unveiled next week. By Tova Dvorin The National...
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World’s oldest Jewish prayer book on display in Jerusalem
1,200-year-old Jewish prayer book, penned in Hebrew and still encased in its original binding, is unveiled for 1st time at Jerusalem’s Bible Lands Museum. By DANIEL K. EISENBUD A 1,200-year-old...
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Rare Hebrew Bible bought on eBay for $7,000 lost in mail
A rare 16th-century Bible written in Hebrew was sold to a New York man who reports it never arrived, despite contrary information from postal authorities alleging it was delivered. From Haaretz A...
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Israel Police Recover a Presumed Lost 19th Century Talmud
The 200 year-old Hebrew tractate was stolen from the National Library years ago and presumed lost. • The owner of a Judaica auction house where it was discovered was arrested. By Orly Harari & Gil...
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Israel Police recover 150 yr-old Jewish ledger stolen in Prague
Working with Czech law enforcement, the stolen historical document of the 19th century Jewish community in Prague was recovered in Petah Tikvah. By JPOST.COM STAFF Police this morning identified...
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U.S. District Judge lets Rhode Island Attorney General intervene in oldest...
Lawsuit sets the U.S.’s 1st Jewish congregation in NYC against the 250 yr-old Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island for selling its ceremonial Torah-bells to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts for $7.4...
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Facebook closes ISIS page used to sell plundered ancient artifacts
Facebook removes Islamic State pages featuring artifacts plundered from Syrian archaeological sites, including scrolls written in Hebrew & Aramaic, and clay tablets. By Eli Leon & news agencies...
View ArticleMillennium old Yom Kippur prayer book fragment from Cairo to be posted online
The Cairo Geniza, discovered in a synagogue in Cairo’s Old City, is a unique 1000 yr-old document and comes from the oldest Yom Kippur prayer book in Israel’s National Library collection. By Yori...
View Article19th century photo collection of Holy Land sells for record $1.4 million
The $1.4 million collection, of over 1,000 black & white photos, includes pictures of Jerusalem and the Galilee, some of which date back to 1840. Ynet Correspondents A collection of pictures of...
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US judge: Synagogue members can take control of oldest US Shule
Judge rules in favor of Rhode Island congregation in conflict about the U.S.’s 1st Jewish congregation in NYC against the 250 yr-old Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island for selling its...
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Turkish synagogue built in 1492 hosts first Jewish wedding in over 40 years
Built in 1492, the world’s 3rd-largest synagogue had tightened security for its 3,000 guests attending its first Jewish wedding, in 41 years. By i24news A historic synagogue in northwest Turkey was...
View ArticleMillennium old Jewish manuscripts from Afghanistan donated to Israel
The rare findings from an ancient Afghan Jewish community, and written in Persian, Arabic, Aramaic, and Judeo-Persian, was donated to the Israeli National Library and will soon be digitized, making...
View ArticleIran’s 1968 Jewish Community Bought the Tomb of Esther & Mordechai
In addition to the tomb-purchasing initiative, the Jewish community also planned to build a vocational school named after Cyrus the Great, as well as a hospital and an exhibition dedicated to Cyrus’...
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