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This Jewish 99-year-old is the oldest former member of Congress

By Ben SalesFebruary 9, 2018 2:24pm

Lester Wolff was friends with John F. Kennedy. Now he skewers Donald Trump on Twitter.
From Rome to Charlottesville, a statue is never just a statue

By Steven FineAugust 28, 2017 1:37pm

The meanings we attach to monuments always shift over time, writes a professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva University.
These stunning menorah depictions are on display in the Vatican and Rome

By Ruth Ellen GruberMay 16, 2017 2:28pm

The exhibition, which took 3 1/2 years to organize, includes some 130 paintings, illustrations and other depictions of menorahs from around the world.
Vatican, Rome Jewish museums collaborate on menorah exhibition

February 21, 2017 6:53am

Organizers said the joint exhibit reflects the continuing dialogue between the Vatican and the Jewish world.
From Diaspora to Jewish peoplehood — how an Israeli museum shifted its vision

By Debra KaminApril 6, 2016 11:49am

As the division between Diaspora and Israeli Jews blurs, Beit Hatfutsot-The Museum of the Jewish People reimagines its mission.
Op-Ed: The New York Times’ ‘Big Lie’ about the Temple Mount

By Steven FineOctober 13, 2015 4:24pm

The newspaper of record has lent its credibility to attempts to discredit Jewish claim to the Holy Land, a Yeshiva University historian writes.
Op-Ed: At season of Jewish mourning, time to consider our own capacity for evil

By Steven FineJuly 20, 2015 11:29am

The recent torching of a church in northern Israel, allegedly by Orthodox vandals intent on ridding the Holy Land of “idolatry,” is a reminder that Judaism is vulnerable to extremist manipulation.
Romans celebrate Israel’s 60th

June 10, 2008 9:00am

Hundreds paraded through downtown Rome to celebrate Israel’s 60th birthday.
Shedding light on the chanukiah

By Joyce Eisenberg And Ellen ScolnicDecember 4, 2006 10:00am

Menorah and chanukiah are often used interchangeably, but there is a difference. Exploring the chanukiah, a word coined just a century ago.
Chanukah ceremonies at Vatican, Arch of Titus are full of symbolism

By Shulamit MitchellDecember 25, 1997 10:00am

ROME, Dec. 24 (JTA) — Chanukah was ushered in in Rome this year with two unprecedented menorah-lighting ceremonies — one at the Vatican and one at the ancient Roman arch that is the symbol of the Jewish Diaspora. After Rome’s Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff chanted the blessings, Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro lit the first…