David Ian Klein covers breaking news and international Jewish communities for the Forward. You can reach him at Klein@forward.com and on Twitter @davidianklein.
David Ian Klein
By David Ian Klein
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Fast Forward New archaeological find in Israel may shed light on the era of biblical judges
In 2019, Israeli archaeologists dug up a pottery fragment in the Judean foothills. Akin to the disposable ‘plasticware’ of the ancient world, broken pottery is nothing out of the ordinary for near-eastern archaeologists, and almost any dig site of significance will be littered with dozens if not hundreds of pieces. This piece, however, was special….
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Fast Forward Israeli archaeologists reveal ‘magnificent’ Second-Temple era banquet hall
A new route to explore in the Western Wall tunnels will be opening to the public, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation and the Israeli Antiquities Authority revealed on Thursday. The newly opened tunnels, to the west of the Temple Mount, include two massive chambers flanked with columns and fountains that were once part of a…
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Fast Forward Donald Trump said ‘Hitler did a lot of good things,’ new book claims
“Well, Hitler did a lot of good things,” former President Donald Trump reportedly insisted to his chief of staff, John Kelly, while the two were in Europe at a 2018 event to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The revelation comes from a new book, “Frankly, We Did Win This…
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Fast Forward In the Netherlands, the newly vaccinated are greeted with an Eastern European Jewish staple — herring
To entice its population into taking the COVID-19 vaccine, the Netherlands is offering a local favorite at vaccination sites around the country – soused herring, the Guardian reported. Of course the Dutch, who consume some 75 million batches of the forage fish each year aren’t the only fans of fresh or pickled herring. Another style…
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Fast Forward Israeli archaeologists celebrate gift of Talmudic era ‘magic’ amulet
Forty years ago, a resident of the Israeli town of Arbel, made an incredible find. By the ruins of ancient Arbel’s Ancient synagogue, he uncovered an amulet with Greek writing – including the four Greek letters which parallel the Hebrew letters of the Tetragrammaton, the ineffable name of God. Now, his family has handed the…
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Fast Forward Modern Jonah is safe after ordeal in the jaws of a whale — yes, it really happened
On Friday, a man found himself inside the mouth of a whale. No, it wasn’t an ancient Hebrew prophet fleeing a God-given quest to the Assyrian city of Nineveh. This time it was a Cape Cod fisherman, Michael Packard, 56, diving for lobster off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts. To secure their catch, lobster divers…
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Fast Forward Israel becomes first to ban furs — but makes exception for shtreimels
Israel has become the first nation in the world to ban the import and sale of animal furs, thanks to a bill signed into law in the Knesset on Wednesday, after it was first passed in the fall of 2020 Its one major loophole allows fur to be used for religious purposes, and so it…
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News 75 years after Nuremberg, America’s top Nazi hunter looks back
Seventy-five years after the Nuremberg trials, the man many call the world’s foremost Nazi hunter is still on the job. There may have been more famous Nazi hunters — think Simon Wiesenthal — but none have successfully prosecuted more World War II-era war criminals than Eli Rosenbaum and his team. The Northern Virginia attorney is…
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