The Jewish Archeological Remains in France
Several weeks ago, I took a train from Paris into the Jewish past. I travelled about an hour’s ride from the French capital to Rouen to visit the remains of […]
Palmyra
Palmyra has been in the news recently because of its capture by ISIS. Located in central Syria, about 130 miles northeast of Damascus, the historical treasures of the millenia-old city […]
Budapest’s Jewish Hotel
I visited Budapest several times since the end of World War II. I stayed in various places (at one time under the Communist regime, foreign visitors were confined to certain […]
The Late Baruch Strassburger
Baruch (Bert) Strassburger died a short time ago in Frankfurt on the Main at the age of 76. Strassburger, who was born in Arad, Rumania, was an extraordinary individual His […]
Carl Lutz — The Unsung Rescue Hero Of Budapest’s Jews
On Dob-utca, near the great Dohany Synagogue of Budapest, stands the monument in honor of Consul Carl (Charles) Lutz. It depicts a man, lying on the ground, calling for help, […]
The Final Volume of the Torah Journal VaYelaket Yosef Appears
The Kol Aryeh Research Institute was founded in 1949 by Rabbi Eliezer Ehrenreich, formerly rabbi of Mad, Hungary for the purpose of perpetuating and disseminating the spiritual legacy of his […]
Reprint of Torah Periodical VaYelaket Yosef
During the 20 years of its existence (5659-5678, 1899-1918), the Torah periodical VaYelaket Yosef was one of the most important of its time. It was eagerly sought after by students […]
The Rabbinic Literature of the Scholars of Aleppo
Aleppo is Syria (which the Jews identified as the Biblical Aram Tzova and called, in short Are”Tz) was for many centuries, a center of Torah studies. The city’s Jewish community […]
Rabbi Solomon Sassoon
The Sassoon were called the “Rothschilds of the East.” In the first half of the nineteenth century, David Sassoon, a scion of a family of Jewish community leaders of Baghdad, […]
Stefan Zweig Exhibition in Jerusalem
On June 20th, the exhibition “Stefan Zweig ” a European from Austria” opened at the Jewish National and University Library of Jerusalem. It was organized by the municipality of Salzburg, […]