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Who Were the 12 Tribes of Israel and Did They Exist?
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA mosaic of symbols of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel is displayed in the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem, Israel, Dec. 29, 2022. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via...
Bridges: Israel a focus of terror attacks since 1948
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn Oct. 7, Israel was attacked by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip. It was an act that horrified the world. Gunmen gunned down unarmed dozens at an...
Reflections on Israel, the history of Jews, and hopes for peace
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFriday marked the horrific anniversary of Kristallnacht, a night in 1938 in which the Nazis carried out violent attacks on Jews in Germany. While this is always a somber day for Jews as we remember ...
Our Liberty Theme Park
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Christian flag is on display with the American flag in Lexington, Massachusetts. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) An NPR...
Passover: The festival of freedom and the ambivalence of exile
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Passover Seder commemorates the escape from slavery in Egypt. But then came the 40-year...
Fact check: References to Palestine are ancient; term didn't originate with Yasser Arafat
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe claim: The ancient land of Palestine was first referenced by Yasser Arafat 57 years ago Yasser Arafat served as the first president of the Palestinian National Authority, a governing body ...
Hanukkah means more amid rise in antisemitism for Jewish people in Greater Columbus
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStephen and Andrea Britcher were raised in different states and attended different universities, but...
Gerson: Attack on Israel makes this year's Chanukah somewhat bittersweet
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoChanukah honors the Maccabean defeat of Greek Syrians in Israel in 168 BCE, which makes the holiday...
9 Things to know about Chanukah
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, begins Sunday at sundown and runs through sundown on Dec. 26. “Hanukkah” means “dedication” in Hebrew,...
Queen Athaliah has bloody history
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 13—The only woman to rule ancient Judah was Athaliah, who may have been the daughter of the wicked King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. Queen from 841 to 836 B.C., Athaliah left a baleful record ...
