National Library of Israel Launches Unprecedent Effort to Collect Everything It Can About Oct. 7 Attacks

The NLI is working with groups and archives around the world to gather testimony, footage and documentatio.

Amy WatermanNovember 9, 2023

Inside the Museum of Tolerance's Screening of Hamas Attach Footage

With tensions over the conflict running high, the screening also drew about 50 protesters to the museum.

Amy WatermanNovember 9, 2023

Fire set, swastikas spray-painted on wall at Jewish cemetery in Austria

On November 1, police were investigating a fire that damaged a hall at the Jewish part of the Vienna cemetery, with politicians condemning antisemitic violence.

Amy WatermanNovember 3, 2023

Protesters Rip Down Israeli 'Kidnapped' Posters

In the weeks since Hamas attacked Israel, fliers depicting the hostages have become ubiquitous. But in cities and college campuses across the globe, anti-Israel protesters have removed them.

Amy WatermanOctober 31, 2023

Yad Vashem Opens School for Evacuated Children

The museum is converting part of its facility to a school in order to create a learning environment for evacuees from Gaza-area communities.

Amy WatermanOctober 29, 2023

Antisemitica

Some of the biggest collections of anti-Jewish artifacts in the world are kept by Jews. Should they be preserved in museums, or are some things better left unseen?

Amy WatermanOctober 2, 2023

Breman Jewish Museum in Atlanta Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat

A bomb threat was reported at The Breman Museum in Atlanta at 3 p.m. on August 16, causing immediate evacuation.

Amy WatermanAugust 25, 2023

International Museum Leader to Head Jewish Museum

James S. Snyder, 71, after a long career split between MoMA and the Israel Museum, will lead one of the largest museums dedicated to Jewish culture worldwide.

Amy WatermanAugust 15, 2023

Jewish Museum London Prepares for Closing Day

The institution is leaving its Camden premises due to rising costs.

Amy WatermanJuly 30, 2023

'The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries’ Review: From Torah Scrolls to Postage Stamps

A show at the Yeshiva University Museum in New York focuses on the 12th-century physician, jurist, philosopher, rabbi and teacher and his reach from his own times to today.

Amy WatermanJune 14, 2023

Yiddish Book Center to Launch Major Core Exhibition This Fall

“Yiddish: A Global Culture’ will tell stories of migration, personal transformation, creativity, and ethnic solidarity through 350 objects

Amy WatermanJune 13, 2023

With Watchful Eyes, a Nationwide Network Tracks Antisemitic Threats

The mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh led to arguably the most ambitious effort ever undertaken to protect Jewish institutions in America.

Amy WatermanMay 29, 2023

Preaching Tolerance Abroad, as Hatred Surges at Home

As U.S. envoy combating global antisemitism, Deborah Lipstadt first acknowledges America’s surge in hate crimes. She is also navigating a debate about the very definition of antisemitism.

Amy WatermanMay 19, 2023

Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Sells for $38.1 Million

The Codex Sassoon, believed to date from the late 9th or early 10th century, was purchased by the American Friends of ANU—Museum of the Jewish People.

Amy WatermanMay 18, 2023