“During communism, Catholicism was seen as a symbol of resistance,” recalls Tadeusz, a retired biophysicist who discreetly attended Mass throughout the era. “When the Soviet bloc ...

Stapleton, a recent graduate of Franciscan University, a Catholic college in Ohio, will be among the less than 1 percent of nuns in the United States today who are 30 or younger. That number has ...

Karen Kirsten knew that a group of Catholic nuns hid her mother from the Nazis in Poland during the Holocaust, but that was all. So, she embarked on a quest to find them, while her mother was still ...

The escalation of antisemitism in the wake of the Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terror massacre in Israel has paved the way for attacks on Jewish communities around the world ...

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An American Jewish tourist who was allegedly verbally ... her using a phone adorned with a Star of David sticker, a symbol associated with Judaism and featured on the Israeli flag.

HELENA — One of six historically Jewish cemeteries in the Treasure State sits on quiet land behind Capital High School in the West Helena Valley. The Hebrew Benevolent Society of Helena founded ...

The dreidel is best known as a beloved Hanukkah tradition. But it actually started as a European gambling toy, only acquiring religious significance in the new world.

HELENA — One of six historically Jewish cemeteries in the Treasure State sits on quiet land behind Capital High School in the West Helena Valley. The Hebrew Benevolent Society of Helena founded ...

“The menorah, the incense burner, and the lulav are symbols related to the Jewish population’s connection to the Temple.” This find is particularly surprising, according to ...

A rare 1,700-year-old lamp with Jewish Temple symbols has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursday. Excavation Director Michael Chernin explained the ...