Shoshana Ovitz survived Auschwitz. After the war, she met her husband Dov, who lost his wife & children in the concentration camps. Together, they moved to Haifa, Israel where she worked as a tailor and helped her husband in his business. Shoshana just celebrated her 104th birthday. As a gift, […]
Holocaust survivor Saul Dreier blowing the shofar at the Kotel! Born in Krakow, Poland, Saul was the only member of his immediate family to survive the Shoah. He survived the Kraków ghetto and several concentration camps, including Plaszów, Auschwitz, Mauthausen, and Linz. After the war, Saul was sent to a […]
On June 5, 1967, a war began between Israel and three neighboring countries, Egypt, Jordan and Syria. Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War, 52 years ago, became a defining moment for the young country. David Rubinger documented those crucial days. His images have become a symbol of Israel. Source: Government […]
View from the Western Wall Source: Avivit Pasternak Mikhli
What a View! Birchat Kohanim, the Priestly blessings at the Western Wall. Happy #Passover ✡️ חג פסח שמח
✡️ Happy #Passover from the old city walls of Jerusalem
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 […]
Western Wall employees remove millions of handwritten notes from between the ancient stones. The notes are placed in a repository in accordance with Jewish law, with the laborers – working under the supervision of Western Wall and Holy Sites Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz – taking care to not read their content. […]
Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem Source: Noam Chen – Photographer | נועם חן – צלם
🎭 #OldbutGold 🕸 Spiderman at the Western Wall. This week we celebrate the Jewish holiday of #Purim, where people wear costmes as part of the festivities. 🔜 #Purim begins Wednesday at Sundown — in Jerusalem, Israel
Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem Source: @s.gelber.photography @stateofisrael — in Jerusalem, Israel
Shabbat Shalom Source: @stateofisrael @luca.m.schneider — in Jerusalem, Israel
💐🇮🇱 Good Morning from Jerusalem Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer — in Jerusalem, Israel
Last week, Yaakov Weksler (b. 1943) had his Bar Mitzvah in the Yad Vashem Synagogue. A former Polish Catholic priest, Yaakov (formerly Romuald Waszkinel) discovered at age 35 that he was in fact the son of Jews killed in the Holocaust. In the hopes of saving their infant son’s life, […]
🇮🇱 Western Wall Entrance 1967: Then and Now #AgingChallenge Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer — in Jerusalem, Israel 🇮🇱 Founding of Tel Aviv 1909: Then and Now #AgingChallenge — in Tel Aviv, Israel
”I arrived at the hospital lying down, and I am leaving on foot.” – Shira Ish Ran, the Israeli woman who was shot by terrorists and critically injured while seven months pregnant. Her unborn child did not survive the attack, however today, one month later, Shira was discharged from Shaare […]
Did you know? Have you ever tried sending a letter to God, Jerusalem?
Headed into Shabbat like .. 😜 Source: Jason Cohen — in Jerusalem, Israel
💙 Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem Israel Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer — in Jerusalem, Israel
🇮🇱💪🏼 #AmYisraelChai 💙 Have a Good Week #ShavuahTov Source: Noam Chen – Photographer | נועם חן – צלם— in Jerusalem, Israel
Then and Wow 🇮🇱 Jerusalem’s Mamilla mall in 1949 and now. Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer — in Jerusalem, Israel
♥️ Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer — in Jerusalem, Israel.
IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER: Revised December 1, 2018 Andy Cohen June 2018/ Photo: Andy Cohen Prince William June 2018/ Photo: The Royal Family Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld & Family January 2018/ Photo: Jessica Seinfeld Conan O’Brien August 2017/ Photo: Conan O’Brien Justin Timberlake May 2014/ Photo: Justin Timberlake Mariah Carey […]
November 2018 marked 5 years since my father passed away. Humans of Judaism was created in his memory, in an effort to share the good within the community. My dad is buried in Israel and this trip was planned to honor his memory. Below are some snapshots and moments from […]
When planning this trip to Israel, it was important to prioritize a visit to Yad Vashem: World Holocaust Center, Jerusalem. Yad Vashem is Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. I invited along my incredible friend JamieGeller.com and her mother to share in the experience. Having been there […]
🕎🔜 Chanukah preparations are underway in Jerusalem. The Chanukiah was delivered to the Western Wall today ahead of the upcoming holiday which begins this coming Sunday night. Source: @western_wall_news
Then and WOW! 🇮🇱 Check out this incredible collection of before and after photos of some familiar spots in Jerusalem. Source: Sharon Gabay – Photographer
It is extremely meaningful to be here right now. 5 years ago pretty much to the day, my brothers flew with my fathers body to Israel for a 2nd funeral and burial. There was a man in the back of the Israel funeral that my brothers did not know. It […]
✡️📝 Posted on the Wall. As promised, I printed out all of your prayers, from comments here and on Facebook, private messages, emails and special requests. Each note was carefully folded and placed in the cracks firmly! Thank you for trusting me as your messenger, may everyone’s prayers be answered.
“I am in Israel on behalf of @HumansOfJudaism for my father’s 5th yertzeit (memorial); I started Humans of Judaism in my year of mourning with the intent to do something meaningful in his memory. It has been five years, so I am here to mark the occasion. The Churva Shul, […]
It’s Friday of Thanksgiving weekend and I’m in Israel, but not alone. I met up with the Nefesh B’Nefesh-FIDF Lone Soldiers, who also are not alone. There was one soldier in particular that I was fortunate to meet. Meir and Sarah Riebenfeld narrowly escaped Nazi Germany in 1936 to build […]
