Holocaust survivor Steve Ross (né Szmulek Rozental) was born in 1931 near Łódź, Poland. He spent five years in ten different concentration camps, including Budzyń, Auschwitz, and Dachau. He survived medical experiments, starvation, sexual abuse, and brutal beatings on a daily basis. When Ross was liberated from Dachau in April […]
#MazalTov The first-ever Jewish circumcision ceremony in the history of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took place in the country’s capital of Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Source: StandWithUs
17 year old Israeli skier, Noa Szollos wins Bronze Medal in Alpine skiing at the Winter Youth Olympics. The historic win is Israel’s first medal in the Winter Olympics #MazalTov Photo: ILTV — in Lausanne, Switzerland
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion with Foreign Minister Golda Meir at the Knesset in Jerusalem, 1962. Source: Fritz Cohen, Government Press Office — at The Knesset – הכנסת.
#MazalTov Holocaust survivors Olga & Joseph Garay, celebrating their 74th wedding anniversary. Source: Joshua Garay American Society for Yad Vashem
Holocaust survivors arrive at the Haifa Port, 1945. Source: Kluger Zultan, Government Press Office
“Throughout my dads time in the ghetto and camps he managed to hide this in his shoe/boots. It was made for him for his bar mitzvah in Hungary. After the war ended he still managed to keep it with him. When he came to the states and soon after met […]
#nohate #nofear #standtogether UJA-Federation of New York Source: Elizabeth Savetsky
#OTD On This Day in 2018 Jerry Seinfeld, Jessica Seinfeld and their family at the Western Wall.
“Thank you for everything you have done for our game, and being such an amazing friend of Israel. I will always cherish our time together and the privilege of calling you a friend and mentor. Rest In Peace. Baruch Dayan Emet” – Omri Casspi David Stern was born September 22, […]
“One day Simon called and said that he would like to celebrate his 90th birthday with a few friends in Vienna. I asked him where he would like to celebrate. He said, ‘I have one unfulfilled wish, to have a party at the Imperial Hotel.’ He told me that it […]
“My father was a Holocaust survivor. He was the only one of his family to survive. Growing up, for as long as I can remember, he told me about the Menorah his family had before the war. It was silver, with palm trees and lions. He lost that Menorah of […]
Wow. Last week, on his 100th Birthday, this modern day hero – Yeffim Isakovich, who bravely fought the Nazis, lit the menorah for the very first time #MazalTov! Source: Jewish Community of Rostov
Perfect Shot: Kennedy Space Center, Falcon 9 space X launch right up the middle of this menorah 😍 #OneYearAgoToday Source: Captured by Chavi — in Cape Canaveral, Florida
Happy Chanukah from the Sunshine state Source: Joseph Waks
What happens when you have an overnight flight to Israel during Chanukah? Easy, this NYC > TLV EL AL plane allowed a passenger to use electric candles as a makeshift menorah (no fire onboard). As soon as it turned dark outside, the candles came out and the singing began. The […]
Chanukah is a time of triumph of good over evil. What better time to light with my grandfather’s Menorah made of bullets that was presented to him by his unit during WW2 while he was posted in the Middle East fighting the evil nazis. It is a privilege to be […]
Chanukah 1931 “It was on a Friday afternoon right before Shabbat that this photo was taken. My grandmother realized that this was a historic photo, and she wrote on the back of the photo that ‘their flag wishes to see the death of Judah, but Judah will always survive, and […]
Happy 1st Night of Chanukah from NYC’s Empire State Building: “Lighting up the sky as NYC’s largest Menorah, with blue & white lights topped by a flickering candle in the mast in honor of #Chanukah! 🕎 Photo: @captiv_8” Source: Empire State Building
“Happy #Hanukkah from the New York Transit Museum! In this clever holiday card, created by local Brooklynite Cheryl Berkowitz, the heart of Downtown Brooklyn is transformed into the menorah.” 🕎 Chanukah begins tomorrow December 22nd at sundown. Source: Ny Transit Museum — at Brooklyn, New York
🕎 Then and Now 🔜 Chanukah begins Sunday at Sundown Source: Joseph Waks
“Maintaining a strong Jewish identity is our strongest tool to combat the hate and antisemitism we face around the globe. עם ישראל חי 🇮🇱🙏🏽” – Daniel Marciano — with Daniel Marciano in Santorini, Greece
6 years ago tonight, my father passed away suddenly. One is never prepared for these things. However when the time came for my parents to organize their wills, they discussed their options for burial in New York or Israel. They considered that we live in New York and it would […]
I am in Israel right now for my father’s yartzeit, he is buried here and tomorrow night will mark 6 years since his passing. Humans of Judaism is a project that I started in memory of my father during my year of mourning. My family has great history in Jerusalem. […]
Legendary singer and actor Frank Sinatra was born #OnThisDay December 12, 1915. Sinatra was a lifelong supporter of the State of Israel and a faithful friend to the Jewish people. In 1943, he performed in Ben Hecht’s “We Will Never Die” pageant at Madison Square Garden to raise the American […]
Kirk Douglas, born Issur Danielovitch, on December 9, 1916 in Amsterdam, New York. Douglas is a retired American actor, producer director, author and has appeared in more than 90 movies. Today he celebrates his 103rd birthday. Happy Birthday!
Headed into the week like 💪🏽✡️ #shavuahtov #goodweek Source: Ezra Landau -Artist photographer / עזרא לנדאו -אמן צילום
• May 3, 1898, born Golda Mabovitch in Kiev • 1906, Golda moved from Kiev to Milwaukee, Wisconsin • 1916-1917, Golda attended what is now the University of Wisonsin-Milwaukee • 1921, Golda and her husband, Morris Meyerson, moved from the U.S. to a kibbutz • May 14, 1948, Golda was […]
Thank you Julian Edelman! The wide receiver for the New England Patriots will wear the cleats honoring the Israeli baseball team for today’s game against The Kansas City Chiefs. “Back in 2015 I had the chance to visit Israel for the first time with some of my buddies. It’s hard […]
Did you know that the beloved character Paddington Bear, Paddington Movie, was inspired by Jewish children who escaped the Holocaust on the Kindertransport? Creator Michael Bond (1926-2017) was motivated by his memories of children arriving at London’s Reading station during WWII. These young refugees each carried a small suitcase and […]
