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Diaspora
“Mr. Shushani” reportedly knew the entire Hebrew Bible, Talmud and countless other texts by heart. His Nobel-laureate student never knew his real name.
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Millions of books were stolen by the Nazis during World War II. These books were utilized by the Nazis to “investigate” the “Jewish problem.”
Diaspora, Judaism
No one knows the exact origins of the little black suitcase filled with hand-written scrolls now kept at the National Library of Israel.
As many conversos began to return to their heritage after the Inquisition, several Jewish cultural books were translated into Spanish for their use – including the Book of Books.
When the Gestapo knocked on 12-year-old Lilli Tauber’s door in November of 1938, her life was forever changed.
The inferno that decimated Thessalonica left 70,000 people, including 52,000 Jews, homeless and penniless.
Were the ancient headstones sold or stolen and who was responsible for their disappearance?
Menasseh Ben Israel, known as the “Ambassador of the Jews,” managed to convince the English that the readmission of the Jews to England would bring about Redemption.
In 1930s Europe, as evil parties were gaining traction in Bulgaria, the Jews managed – in one famous case – a victory of justice over hatred.
Roza Bahar and her sister Matilda were willing to try anything to escape the Nazis but in the end, it was their fake IDs that led to their deaths.
What is the connection between Ronetti Roman’s theatre play “Manasse,” Sholem Aleichem’s novel “Tevye the Milkman,” and Mordechai Spector’s short story “The Prince?”
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