Chanukah in Siberia
Check out this cool ice menorah on the first night of Chanukah in Siberia #fireandice
Brooklyn 1953
Brooklyn – Pitkin Avenue, Brownsville (1953) Photo by N. Jay Jaffee Source: Historic NYC
Odessa Massacre: 80 Years Later
The Odessa massacre took place 80 years ago on October 23, 1941. Mikhail Zaslavsky, who is pictured here by the monument for Odessa’s Jews, is one of the only known survivors. One week after Romanian and German troops took over the Ukrainian city, the Soviets blew up the Romanian army […]
The Spanish Synagogue in Prague
The Spanish Synagogue in Prague is one of the most beautiful synagogues in Europe. The synagogue got its name from the Moorish style, in which it was built in 1868 on the site of the original synagogue – so called Altschul – from the 12th century. The synagogue now belongs […]
Shabbat Shalom from Norway
#ShabbatShalom from Norway. Perspective on a century-old synagogue. The beautiful Oslo synagogue was completed 100 years ago in 1920 and has been in continuous use since. Source: Laura Ben-David/LBD Creative
The Great Synagogue of Sydney
The Great Synagogue of Sydney (known in Hebrew as Beth Yisrael) is one of Sydney’s most beautiful, fascinating and historic heritage buildings. The Synagogue has stood on its present site for well over a hundred years, since 1878, but the congregation itself has a history going back at least fifty […]
Jeruzalémská Synagoga
#ShabbatShalom from the Jerusalem Synagogue/Jeruzalémská Synagoga in The Czech Republic; located on Jerusalem Street in Prague. Source: Mystery of Jerusalem
The shul in Neckarbischofsheim
My Grandfather’s family was originally from a small town in Germany named Neckarbischofsheim. Every couple of years our family goes to Neckarbischofsheim to view the family history and see where our family was for so long. The shul in Neckarbischofsheim, which was the center of the Jewish community, was destroyed […]
Paris, 1930
Kosher restaurant in Paris, 1930
Friday March 13, 2020 in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Friday morning is usually bustling. This morning March 13, 2020 I walked the whole length of Jaffa Street, the main road of Jerusalem. No voice. No visage. Terem is empty Zion square is empty Caffe Ne’eman is emptyBen Yehuda is practically empty Coffee Bean is emptyMain Superpharm is empty (no alcohol gel)Kaffit […]
Meet Sonia Perry
I discovered my deep passion for wildlife at a very young age, through the legendary Steve Irwin. He was the one who I grew up watching and felt inspired by him and how courageous he was. My father would take me every weekend to the Queens County Farm to play […]
Blue City of Morocco.
BLUE CITY OF MOROCCO Chefchaouen is a city in Morocco that is famous for their blue backdrop. While it was founded in 1471, it didn’t get its distinctive color until 1492, when it received an influx of Jews escaping the Spanish inquisition, who brought a tradition of painting buildings blue. […]
Tree of Life Synagogue: One Year Later
October 27, 2018 a gunman opened fire during Shabbat morning prayer service at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, one year later we remember those we lost: Joyce Fienberg, 75, of Oakland Richard Godfried, 65, of Ross Township Rose Mallinger, 97, of Squirrel Hill Jerry Robinowitz, 66, of Edgewood Cecil Rosenthal, […]
Love This
This story makes my heart happy ♥️ “It was 1999. I had been living in Israel for 4 years I had tried my hand at the Jerusalem singles scene for two years and then in Tel Aviv for two. I was riding my bike home from work one day when […]
Hatikvah in Hungary
Hatikvah in Hungary. Almost 600,000 Hungarian Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. This weekend, The Great Synagogue of Budapest, one of the oldest and largest synagogues in Europe, was packed with over 3,000 young athletes competing in the European Maccabi Games. Turn on the sound to hear Hatikvah, Israel’s national […]
Siena, Italy.
“My husband @schwartz.jeffrey and I visited the Synagogue in Siena, Italy this afternoon-where he stopped to (pray) daven Mincha following our tour. Our guide told us that the community consists of 50 Jews. They have celebrated all of the Bar Mitzvahs of the members and just celebrated the last Bat […]
Jewish barber shop, Lower East Side, New York, 1940
Jewish barber shop, Lower East Side, New York, 1940 Source: Andreas Feininger
Oslo, Norway
Perspective on a century-old synagogue… The beautiful Oslo synagogue was completed nearly 100 years ago and has been in continuous use since. #ShabbatShalom Source: Laura Ben-David/LBD Creative
This is Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein and Lori Gilbert-Kaye
This is Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein and Lori Gilbert-Kaye, Of Blessed Memory. Notice the date on their shirts, April 29, 2018. Yesterday, Lori and Rabbi Goldstein were at Shabbat morning prayer service on the last day of Passover at Chabad of Poway. A gunman walked into the synagogue and opened fire, […]
Chabad of Poway
Just finished Passover only to hear of the devastating shooting attack in a California synagogue today, Chabad of Poway. The gunman reportedly opened fire on the congregation during Shabbat morning services, killing one and injuring three. The victim has been identified as Lori Gilbert Kaye, BDE. Thoughts and prayers for […]
Largest Seder in the World
Check out the largest Seder in the world, taking place tonight! 2,500 people will join the Seder this evening in Kho Samui Thailand, organized by Chabad of Kho Samui. The complex was built this year with a unique concept that includes 6 huge tents, positioned and branded as the Seder […]
The Ades Synagogue
The Ades Synagogue, also known as the Great Synagogue Ades of the Glorious Aleppo Community, located in Jerusalem’s Nachlaot neighborhood, was established by Syrian immigrants in 1901. At the turn of the 20th century, many of Syria’s Jewish community had emigrated to escape the economic downturn, which arrived with the […]
This is what a strong Jewish woman looks like!
This is what a strong Jewish woman looks like. Armed with a good attitude and nearby shelter, this mom in southern Israel teaches her daughter to stay calm during a rocket siren (not a drill). Stay safe Israel Source: Hadassa Goldberg
Top Countries by Jewish Population
Top Countries by Jewish Population (as of April 2018). Let’s see how accurate this is… Comment with the flag of your Country: Check out the comment section on Facebook and Instagram! Source: @welovemapsandfacts
The Lengnau Synagogue
The Lengnau Synagogue, dedicated in 1847, dominates the village square with its impressive facade. The place of worship represents the new inner strength of the Jewish community, which at that time had grown to 500 individuals. Jews have been living in Lengnau and Endingen for 400 years. For decades, they […]
The Spanish Synagogue in Prague
The Spanish Synagogue in Prague is one of the most beautiful synagogues in Europe. The synagogue got its name from the Moorish style, in which it was built in 1868 on the site of the original synagogue – so called Altschul – from the 12th century. The synagogue now belongs […]
The Remah Synagogue
The Remah Synagogue in Krakow, Poland was founded in 1553 at the edge of a newly established Jewish cemetery but was destroyed by fire with a replacement being built in 1557. The building’s current architecture can be traced back to 1829 when restoration work was undertaken. The Synagogue is named […]
The Central Synagogue of Bondi Junction
The Central Synagogue of Bondi Junction, Sydney, is the largest synagogue in the Southern hemisphere and has the largest Jewish congregation in Australasia. In November 1913, on the corner of Dowling and Napier Streets in the Sydney suburb of Paddington, the first Central Synagogue was founded with 150 members. In […]
Ohel Ya’akov Synagogue
Ohel Ya’akov Synagogue located in Zikhron Ya’akov, a town in the Haifa District of Israel, was established in 1886 by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild. Rothschild commissioned the construction of the synagogue in memory of his father Jacob Mayer de Rothschild. It was completed in 1884. The synagogue was built […]
The Great Synagogue of Sydney
The Great Synagogue of Sydney (known in Hebrew as Beth Yisrael) is one of Sydney’s most beautiful, fascinating and historic heritage buildings. The Synagogue has stood on its present site for well over a hundred years, since 1878, but the congregation itself has a history going back at least fifty […]