First Victim of September 11 Danny Lewin
31 year old American Israeli Danny Lewin was the first victim of the September 11th attacks. Born in...
Morning Prayer at Western Wall
Shavua Tov from Jerusalem Video: @_warren.c_#telfie
Western Wall Shofar Ahead of New Year
Shofar at the Western Wall tonight as tens of thousands gather in preparation for the Jewish New Year. #ShanaTova...
Six Killed in Terror Attack
Condolences: Today, at a bus stop in Jerusalem, Palestinian terrorists attacked civilians, murdering six people. Rabbi Levi Yitzhak...
Remembering The Munich Massacre
September 5-6, 1972. The Munich Massacre. Exactly 53 years ago, during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany,...
Israel’s National Basketball Team at Concert
Am Yisrael Chai!
This is The Story of Matilda and Samuel Gertel
Meet Holocaust survivors Matilda and Samuel Gertel. Born in Uściług, Poland (now Ukraine), Matilda (née Topole) was just...
The Spanish Synagogue in Prague
The Spanish Synagogue in Prague, Czechia. The Spanish synagogue was built in 1868, on the site of an...
History of the Borscht Belt
From the early 1900s through the mid-1970s, the Borscht Belt, located in New York’s Catskill Mountains, was one...
Beautiful Jewish Wedding in Tuscany
Mazal Tov from Tuscany! A beautiful Jewish wedding in Italy. Video: @zoharabehseraBride and Groom: @naomi.ovadia@nathan.benchimol
The Great Dohány Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary
The Great Dohány Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary. Constructed between 1854-1859, Dohány Street Synagogue is Europe’s largest and the...
Family Survival Photo
This is our family survival photo. My father, Leon Goldenberg, has always dreamed of taking us on a...
US Postal Service Honors Elie Wiesel With New Stamp
A new stamp featuring Elie Wiesel has been issued and will be available beginning next month. “Honor humanitarian...
Remembering Eden Yerushalmi One Year Later
Eden Yerushalmi was working as a bartender at the Nova Music Festival on October 7. Today marks her...
First Yartzeit of Six Hostages
Marking the first yartzeit of six hostages who were kidnapped on October 7, held in captivity for 11...
Reuniting Children of the Holocaust
This is my 90 year old grandmother, Henriette Glazer. She is a Holocaust survivor who has been trying...
Visiting Her Holocaust Survivor Grandfather
My daughter Keren visiting her 98 year old Holocaust survivor grandfather on his birthday in Efrat Israel. Source:...
Hostage March in London
Today in London, thousands marched together to demand the release of the 50 hostages held in Gaza Bring...
Shir Siegel Got Married With Parents By Her Side
On October 7, Shir Siegel was engaged to be married when her parents, Aviva and Keith, were abducted...
On The Bus In Israel
This moment. Source: @michal_levi2121
15 Year Old Hero From October 7
This is a photo of Gali Elion and her father Tal. On October 7, Gali was just 15...
Ariel Bibas Was Born 6 Years Ago Today
Ariel Bibas was born six years ago today. On October 7, Ariel, his baby brother Kfir and their...
Shoes From The Holocaust And October 7
On the left are shoes of Holocaust victims from Auschwitz. On the right are shoes of October 7...
The Japanese Schindler
85 years ago, in July and August of 1940, Chiune Sugihara, known as the “Japanese Schindler,” risked his...
Gal Gadot Meets With Freed Hostages in Israel
Today in Israel, Gal Gadot met with former October 7 hostages: Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Doron Steinbrecher, Moran...
Goodbye My Dear Friend, Laura Ben David
Over the years on Humans of Judaism, I’ve written countless obituaries, but this is one I never wanted...
Captain Uri Bar-Lev Celebrates 94th Birthday
Happy 94th birthday to Captain Uri Bar-Lev! Captain Bar-Lev is a hero and retired El Al pilot who made...
Syndrome K, The Disease That Saved Lives
Did you know that during WWII, doctors at an Italian hospital invented a fake deadly disease to fool...
Kutz Family Before October 7
This is a photo of the Kutz family before October 7. They were found huddled together in their...
The Exodus 1947
Known as “the ship that launched a nation,” here’s some history behind the Exodus. In 1946, members of...
South of France, Facing East
South of France, facing east.Good morning from Cap d’Antibes #telfie Photo: @illulianrealty
Torah Dedication in Memory of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir
This week in Israel, Yarden Bibas held a newly dedicated Torah with an orange cover, honoring the memory...
October 7 Hostages Engaged to be Married
Sapir Cohen was held hostage in Gaza for 55 days. Sasha Troufanov was held hostage for almost 500...
Irena Sendler Saved 2,500 Children in Warsaw Ghetto
This is the story of Irena Sendler, a Polish social worker, nurse and humanitarian who defied the Nazis...
Jewish American History and George Washington
George Washington visited the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, on August 18, 1790. Built in 1763, it...
The Jewish History Behind Barbie
Here’s the Jewish history behind America’s most iconic doll: Barbie. Ruth Handler was born to Polish Jewish immigrants...
A Note From Mark Twain About The Jewish People
A note from Mark Twain about the Jewish people: “If the statistics are right, the Jews constitute but...
Escaping Auschwitz to Warn the World
They didn’t escape just to save themselves. They did it to warn the world. At just 17, Rudolf...
Don’t Forget About The Hostages
Shabbat Shalom – Don’t forget the hostages. 50 people are still being held captive by Hamas in Gaza. #BringThemHomeNOW Photo:...
Michel Bacos and His Heroic Actions
Michel Bacos was the captain of Air France Flight 139, which was hijacked and rerouted to Entebbe on...
Israeli Basketball Players in Historic Draft
Mazal tov to Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf on making history yesterday as the first Israeli basketball players...
I Heart NY and Milton Glaser
What do the logos for I <3 NY and the Celebrate Israel Parade have in common? Both were...
My Mother is a Lioness
Here is a picture of Am Yisrael Chai. While rockets fall across Israel during Operation Rising Lion, babies...
Celebrating Naama’s Birthday After Captivity
Naama Levy was only 19 years old when she was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October 7....
Rabbi Leo Dee is Engaged!
Here is a picture of resilience. In 2023, Rabbi Leo Dee’s wife, Lucy, and two of his daughters,...
Picture of Survival, Eli Sharabi
Here is a picture of survival. This is Eli Sharabi, holding a Torah, just months after surviving 491...
Iron Dome Inventor, Daniel Gold
This is an appreciation post for Daniel Gold, inventor of Israel’s life-saving Iron Dome. Thank you!!
Israel is Where My Heart Is
Spotted in Pico, LA, outside Shiloh Restaurant: “Israel is Where My Heart Is” by Artist Pascal Guetta Source: Rivka...
Dad, Thank You For Trying To Save Me
“This is my father, Marc Mordechai Peretz z”l. He was murdered trying to save me from the massacre...
Praying for Israel
Praying for Israel Photo: Mark Neyman, Government Press Office
Anne Frank, Born 96 Years Ago Today
Anne Frank was born 96 years ago on June 12, 1929. On her 13th birthday in 1942, she...
Tamara’s Passport
“The word ‘Jew’ was written on the first page of my passport. People suggested I change my nationality....
D-Day Services at NYC Synagogue
On June 6, 1944, a synagogue on West 23rd Street in New York City held 24-hour special services...
Heroic Torah Rescue from Long Island Fire
Jewish firefighter Michael Farca heroically saved a Torah from a burning building on Long Island yesterday. With more...
Bodies of Judi and Gad Haggai Returned to Israel
Judi Weinstein-Haggai and Gad Haggai are finally home. Israeli forces have recovered the bodies of the Israeli-American couple...
Frank Sinatra Was a Proud Zionist
Did you know that Frank Sinatra was a devoted friend to the Jewish people and a lifelong supporter...
William Donut Survival Story
“This is a picture of my mother holding my granddaughter, her great-granddaughter. This was made possible by Maria...
105 Year Old Savta Mazal
This was my gorgeous 105+ years young Savta Mazal, originally from Yemen. She passed away yesterday in Israel....
Roddie Edmonds, An American Hero
During WWII, Roddie Edmonds was a Master Sergeant in the United States Army. In late 1944, Edmonds was...
Operation Solomon Humanitarian Mission
Operation Solomon was one of the largest humanitarian airlifts in history. On this day in 1991, Ethiopia was...
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