Located in Pigeon Forge, the Titanic Museum's exhibit on Jewish passengers and crew highlights the role of immigration at the time, while drawing a direct line to the Holocaust
Remains of the city founded by rabbis fleeing Roman persecution in Judea were recently uncovered, revealing roads, stunning mosaic floors, ritual baths and oil and wine presses
Excavations for Old City project, designed to improve access for disabled at holy site, uncover oil lamps and a ritual mikveh that overlooked the Temple esplanade
In 'The Wealthy,' Israeli author Hamutal Bar-Yosef uses 200-year saga of fictional German-Anglo Jewish family to highlight different take on how the Jewish state came to be
A new exhibit running through December at the YIVO Institute in NYC fires up the Jewish people's relationship with marijuana from biblical times to the 'Old Country' and today
Down from a pre-Holocaust peak of 5,000, the city's 450 remaining Jews face numerous struggles, including rising water levels. They're launching a grassroots revitalization effort
'Song Searcher,' a new film about Moyshe Beregovsky, the Jewish folklorist and ethnomusicologist who traveled his native Ukraine in the 1930-40s, is all too relevant today
Some say the cultural rejuvenation is an act by the president to cover his inherent antisemitism, while others say it represents a genuine interest in the community's past
Nine Jewish houses of worship will open to the public in a neighborhood housing one of the largest open markets in the world, with tourists from Europe and beyond
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