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Archaeologists Unearth 1,600-Year-Old Jewish Ritual Bath—the Oldest Ever Found in Europe
Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest ...
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Elvis Presley was Jewish? A grave marker locked away for 4 decades confirms it.
Stored in the Graceland archives since 1977, Gladys Presley’s headstone features a Star of David that holds the family’s Jewish story. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (JTA) – The large crate sat unopened in ...
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Saving Shanghai’s Jewish past, headstone by headstone
She told him that a local antiques dealer was selling two Jewish tombstones from one of the abandoned cemeteries. What began as a mystery tale soon turned into an all-consuming project.
Jewish community holds ‘Everyone Has a Name’ headstone dedication ceremony
Today, little is known about Samuel Howard, a 71-year-old Jewish man who died in 1959 and was buried at Las Vegas’ Woodlawn ...
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Northampton Medieval Jewish Tombstone
This tombstone is the only surviving example of a medieval Jewish Tombstone in England and one of only two surviving medieval Jewish inscriptions in this country. It was originally dug up in the ...