Lighting the torch: The survivors at the heart of Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony
HOLOCAUST AFFAIRS: This year, eight survivors will take part in key roles in the state ceremony on Monday evening at 8 p.m.
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From Vilna to Eretz Yisrael: One Holocaust survivor's journey to Israel
Letters of love and survival: A Holocaust love story preserved at Yad Vashem
From Harbin to Hollywood: The tale of two talented Jewish sisters in China's 'Ice City'
When Jewish athletes dominated Polish sport: A lost legacy
From soccer to fencing, Jewish athletes once dominated Polish sports, and now their story is being told in Ramat Gan.
This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest
The remains of Lt. Morton Sher, identified earlier this year, were buried in Greenville, South Carolina, on Dec. 14, what would have been his 105th birthday.
From Auschwitz to Dachau: How a pharmacist became central to Nazi camp medical crimes - study
The authors explore how pharmaceutical logistics and networks enabled neglect, experimentation, and killings in the camp medical system.
This week in Jewish history: Yearning for Zion
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Winter in Jerusalem: Valleys, rails, and the city’s stories
The First Station and the old railway line are part of the slow improvement of Jerusalem that has taken place over the years.
Jack the Ripper identified as Jewish barber Aaron Kosminski, historian claims
A historian says new DNA analysis confirms longtime suspect Aaron Kosminski - but experts warn the evidence remains far from definitive.
Inside the Jewish Brigade’s untold Holocaust survivor rescue operations
Shlomo Shamir’s daughter, Yael Driver, uncovers her father’s hidden rescue efforts and role in shaping Israel’s future.
'Post' writer rediscovers grave of fallen British World War I hero in Jerusalem
HISTORICAL AFFAIRS: Private Sam Greyman's journey took him from Russia to Leeds to Jerusalem.
'Jewish Roots of American Liberty': Explaining the Jewish connection to the American story - review
Jewish Roots of American Liberty explains and illuminates the tight historical, political, and cultural connection between the US and the Jewish people.
