‘Shema Yisrael’ pendants discovered during excavations in Sobibor death camp

January 28, 2022 by  
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Over the past decade, archaeological excavations in the Sobibor extermination camp in Poland have uncovered three pendants bearing depictions of Moses and the tablets of the Law on one side and the Hebrew prayer “Shema Yisrael,” (“Hear O Israel”) in the other. Read more

Putin plays with the Holocaust

November 21, 2018 by  
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Back in January, the unlikely figure of Paddington Bear—the cuddly, bright-eyed cub much adored by young children down the years—ran afoul of the Russian government. Read more