95-Year-old Holocaust Survivor Has a Roommate: a 31-Year-old Granddaughter of Nazis
Their heritage may come from opposite sides of history but their companionship has inspired repentance and forgiveness.
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A Stranger's Kindness Helped Boy Escape the Nazis Who Would Go On to Win Nobel Prize-And He Never Knew it
Known for discovering the Cosmic Microwave Background, Arno Penzias' father escaped Nazi Germany largely with the help of one, unknown man.
Enormous Underground City Uncovered in Turkey
At 74 acres, the ancient city is believed to have been inhabited as early as the 1st century, and acted as a home for 70,000 people.
Man Finally Meets Family That Hid Him During Nazi Holocaust 80 Years Ago-And Visits the House
The meeting was organized in the same house where a 5-year-old David Rossler was hidden along with his mother in 1944.
German Museums Work Year-Round to Find Rightful Heirs to Hundreds of Stolen Jewish Silver Pieces
Museum curators and historians use multiple archival sources to look for the heirs of these silver objects, as many live overseas.
1,000-Year-old Scientific Instrument Was Passed Between Muslims and Jews, Historic Neighbors for Centuries
The instrument was adapted, translated, and corrected for centuries by Muslim, Jewish, and Christian users in Spain, North Africa, and Italy.
Arab Plumbers Refuse to Charge Israeli Woman After Learning She is a Holocaust Survivor
When these two brothers discovered that one of their 95-year-old clients was a Holocaust survivor, they refused to charge her a dime.
This is the Moment Two Jewish Cousins Were Reunited After 75 Years of Believing the Other Had Died in WWII
There was not a dry eye in the room as these long-lost cousins were finally reunited after 75 years of believing the other had died in WWII.
These Israelis Are Forging Peace on the Beach, Bringing Palestinians to the Ocean for Their Very First Visits
The Israeli volunteers believe that these small vacations are helping to forge peace with their Palestinian neighbors one beach trip at a time.
Chicago Kids Nix Celebrity Bar Mitzvahs, Use Money to Build Playground
Instead of a huge bash, two Jewish 12-year-olds in Chicago are planning their Bar Mitzvahs around designing and building a playground for the public.
World's Largest Holocaust Archive is Now Making Their Records Available to Everyone on the Internet
More than 30 million documents on the victims of Nazi persecution are now available for free on Ancestry.com for all generations to come.
Date Seeds Unearthed From the Time of Jesus Are Revived, Adding Fruit to Jewish, Arab Unity
Seeds from the time of Jesus and the Maccabees are being renewed—and grown amid the fruits of Jewish-Arab unity along Jordan-Israel border.
Jewish People Who Have Recovered From COVID Have Donated Half of All the Plasma Used in US Treatments
More than 36,000 American COVID-19 patients have now been treated with donated blood plasma, half of which has come from Jewish people.
From Pizza to Fresh Vegetables: When You're in The Bronx, You're Going to Get Fed By This Generous Community
During the pandemic, people in Riverdale in The Bronx have set up The Pizza Brigade and a Friendly Fridge on the street to feed those in need.
Jewish Brothers Collect Yarmulkes to Make Face Masks For Houston's Homeless
Jewish brothers in Houston, TX, Matthew and Jeremy Jason, are making face masks from yarmulkes for project called Kippahs to the Rescue
"Best Ever" Parliament of World's Religions Finds Harmony in 50 Faiths
The largest interfaith gathering was held in Utah where world religions discussed peace, extremism, and the environment - and also fed the poor.
Israeli Man Funds Tennis for Arab Youth, Promotes Co-existence
An Israeli tennis enthusiast noticed in the 1990s that very few Arabs living in Israel had any chance to play his beloved sport. He dreamed that a tennis court could provide a common ground between Jews and Arabs and Christians alike, so in 1998 he started building or supported tennis courts and programs in nine Arab neighborhoods all across Israel.
Ancient Biblical Scrolls and Rare Coins of 'Immeasurable Worth for Mankind' Discovered in Desert Cave
In terrain similar to the Cave of Horror where the Dead Sea Scrolls hid, biblical scroll pieces and coins found in Israeli desert cave.
Heavy Metal Music Unites Jews and Muslims Across the Middle East
Sometimes change happens in the most unlikely ways, fostered by the most unlikely of people. In the last few years, while Israel's relationship with the Arab and Muslim world has drastically deteriorated, an Israeli heavy metal band has been uniting thousands of Jews and Muslims across the Middle East. Orphaned Land touts the power of music to turn purported enemies into friends.
Israeli on Mount Everest Skips Summit Dream to Rescue Stricken Climber
An Israeli who rescued a distressed climber on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to the summit said Friday that the man he helped, an American of Turkish origin, is like a brother to him. The friendship stands in contrast to the political tension between Turkey and Israel, which were once firm allies.
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