Gold and silver coins and jewelry from the second century were uncovered in excavations near Kiryat Gat in southern Israel. The 2,000-year-old hoard was likely hidden by a wealthy family during the Bar Kochba revolt, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority, which announced the find Tuesday. The treasure was discovered during a salvage excavation near…
Two Jewish federations in New Jersey are merging in what is being described as the largest federation merger in history. The United Jewish Communities of MetroWest NJ, which has about 100 employees, is merging with the Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey, which has more than a dozen, on July 1, becoming the Jewish Federation…
Jerusalem’s Old City and parts of historic Tel Aviv are featured in Google’s new “World Wonders Project,” although Jerusalem is not included under the Israel category. The project allows visitors to take a virtual tour of the 132 historic and heritage sites from 18 countries and is presented in six languages including English and Hebrew….
Interior Minister Eli Yishai announced Tuesday the formation of a special task force to deal with African migrant workers in Israel, saying it will “make sure Israel is free of infiltrators.” During the past few days, Yishai has been holding consultations with officials in the military, police, and the legal system, and studying different aspects…
Three past and current leaders of Jewish women’s advocacy groups endorsed President Obama, citing their concerns about women’s rights. Nancy Ratzan, the immediate past president of the National Council of Jewish Women, Barbara Dobkin, the founding chairwoman of the Jewish Women’s Archive, the chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the American Jewish World Service,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that submarines supplied by Germany to Israel are “a very important addition to our national security,” adding that “through them, [Germany] demonstrates its commitment to Israel’s security.” Netanyahu made the remarks in an interview with Kai Diekmann, chief editor of the German tabloid Bild, Europe’s most popular…
Max Fried, an 18-year-old high school graduate from Los Angeles, was selected by the San Diego Padres in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft. Fried, a left-handed pitcher, was chosen seventh overall in Monday’s draft. The teen, who wore the number 32 at Harvard-Westlake High School in honor of Jewish Hall of…
A 16th century painting stolen from its Italian-Jewish owner and sold by France’s Vichy government that was recently returned to his heirs is being auctioned off. “Christ Carrying the Cross Dragged by a Rogue,” a 16th-century work by Girolamo de’ Romani, which was restituted in April to the heirs of Federico Gentili di Giuseppe, is…
President Obama extended a waiver for an additional six months that delays moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Obama’s waiver, issued June 1, follows in the footsteps of predecessors Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who also extended the waiver every six months since a law was passed in 1995 mandating moving the…
A senior U.S. Treasury Department official said in Israel that more can be done to place financial pressure on Iran and the U.S. is “intent on doing more.” David Cohen, U.S. undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, told Israel Army Radio Monday that “sanctions are having an impact on Iran, but I also recognize that…
Tel Aviv University put a stop to a planned concert of music by German composer Richard Wagner. In a letter denying the request to hold the concert in a campus auditorium, the university said that Yonatan Livni, founder of the Israel Wagner Society, concealed the organization’s name and its desire to play Wagner when he…
