Click Here to Read: The chutzpah of a supposedly dying language that’s thrillingly alive by By John McWhorter in The New York Times on November 28, 2024.
Poster for “The Yiddish King Lear”. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Category: History
History of the Jews of Ukraine
Click Here to Read: History of the Jews of Ukraine Once Europe’s largest Jewish community, Ukraine has had a major influence on the development of Ashkenazi Jewish culture on the My Jewish Learning website.
Jewish musicians (Faust family) from Rohatyn (modern western Ukraine). Klezmorim (Klezmers) – traditional musicians among Jews, most of them members of the Faust family. Rohatyn, 1912 (then in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian monarchy). Jewish klezmer music band, antique photo. Image: Unknown photographer from Rohatyn
World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbol
Click Here to Read: World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbols By Ashley Strickland on the CNN website on November 7, 2024.
Cuneiform tablet describing religious devotion and civic achievements of Nebuchadnezzar II (BM 129397 reverse), British Museum, London. Source: unknown. uploaded as w:en:Image:Cuneiform script.jpg by en:User:ChrisO Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Government conspiracy led to assassination of Malcolm X, lawsuit claims
“When I Think Of A Jew, I Think Of A Maccabee”
Click Here to Read: “When I Think Of A Jew, I Think Of A Maccabee”: Jews of the Universe: Introducing Rudy Rochman by Elissa Wald on the Judith Website on November 15, 2024.
Judas Maccabeus before the Army of Nicanor (1 Macc. 7:26-32) Image: Gustave Doré (1832–1883). Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
For Jesse Eisenberg, His Holocaust Movie ‘A Real Pain’ Is Personal
Scientists uncover two gigantic hidden ancient cities
Click Here to Read: Scientists uncover two gigantic hidden ancient cities: Experts estimate without the technology, the cities would’ve taken decades to map out by Gracie Abadee on the BBC Science Focus website on November 1, 2024.
Uchkuduk District, Uzbekistan Image: karb Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
