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Morocco’s Spanish-speaking Jewish minority illuminated in prizewinning book

National Jewish Book Award recipient Aviad Moreno’s work focuses on northern Morocco’s Hispanic Jews, whose yearning for a 'homeland' was often for Spain, not elusive Israel

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Roman-era Jewish bath in Italy may be oldest outside of Israel, points to vibrant Diaspora

Newly excavated site in Ostia Antica, dating as early as the 3rd century CE, offers fresh insight and new enigmas about the city's potential melting pot of Roman Empire communities

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Burning Haman: The lost Purim tradition of India’s ancient Cochin Jewish community

For centuries, Cochin Jews marked Purim by burning effigies of Haman, while the holiday represented the day when Jews from all backgrounds celebrated together

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Today in Jewish History​

• Rebuilding of Jerusalem Wall Begun (c. 41 CE)
Agrippa I, appointed by the Roman Emperor to rule over Judea, was pious and kind to his subjects. During his reign, the Jews began to prosper and live comfortably. The Sages of the time accorded him great respect.

Agrippa I started construction to repair, broaden and heighten the walls around Jerusalem. The Romans, wary of the Jews' rising prosperity, placed many obstacles in his way. Nonetheless, the wall was completed, though the finished product was not as magnificent as originally planned.

The 16th of Adar, the day when the construction commenced, was instituted to be a joyous day.

 

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Today in Jewish History​

• Purim Fossano (1796)
On this day in 1796, the Jewish community of Fossano, Italy was miraculously saved from the hands of a murderous mob by a French bomb which landed just in time to scare away the attackers. This day was established as "Purim Fossano" in commemoration of the miraculous salvation.

 

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Today in Jewish History​

• Second Crusade Mourned by Cologne Jews (1147)
The Jewish community of Cologne, Germany, designated the 23rd of Nissan as a day of fasting and mourning to commemorate the Jews of Cologne massacred in 1147 during the Second Crusade.

 

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In Search of a Lost Jew

I’m not really a Jew, you know, just Jewish. —Peter Cook, Beyond the Fringe Marcel Proust’s novel is not everybody’s cup of tea, not even if taken with a dab

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Azerbaijan's Eurovision vocalist is a proud Mountain Jew

"We stand for love and prosperity for all nations, Jewish, Arab, Azeri,” Asaf (Sefael) Mishiyev's Muslim bandmate Hasan Heydar tells JNS.

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