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The Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry
culture and memory in a historic and contemporary German city German and Jewish ways of life have been interwoven in Worms, Germany for over a thousand years. Despite radical changes brought about by ...
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Save the planet, don’t cremate, says this Jewish cemetery
The new South Florida Jewish Cemetery is advertising itself as a traditional and green option. LAKE WORTH, Fla. (JTA) — When Rabbi Jay Lyons prepares a dead body for burial, it feels like he’s ...
‘Forgotten’ 700-year-old cemetery discovered beneath famous London landmark
A medieval Jewish cemetery was found hidden beneath the Barbican after hundreds of years. Volunteer group The Jewish Square ...
The New York Times28d
These Tiny Worms Account for at Least 4 Nobel Prizes
Caenorhabditis elegans, one millimeter long, has just 959 cells. The worm’s simplicity has made it a mainstay of scientific research.Credit... Supported by By Teddy Rosenbluth When scientists ...
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Urban Forest & Lost Civilisation: The Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw
The Warsaw Jewish Cemetery on Okopowa Street is one of the most evocative and moving places in Warsaw to visit for those interested in exploring Jewish life in the city and catching a glimpse of how ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency3y
Gravestones vandalized at Jewish cemetery in Baltimore
More than a dozen headstones were discovered vandalized with swastikas over the July 4 weekend. (Jmore – Baltimore Jewish Living via JTA) — More than a dozen headstones were discovered ...
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A Gateway to a Lost World: The Old Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw
Gate and wall of the Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw, photo: Adrian Grycuk/Wikimedia.org The black metal door is rarely wide open; you must intend to come here, it seems people rarely know about this ...
Live Science1mon
Ghostly white giant worms appear to be reproducing under the seafloor where tectonic plates meet
Researchers have discovered enormous tube worms and other creatures thriving in cavities beneath the seafloor on the East Pacific Rise, an ocean ridge near the Galápagos Islands. Giant worms ...
BBC3y
Bushey Jewish cemetery: Graves damaged as car crashes
Nine gravestones were damaged when the car crashed into the Jewish cemetery A car has crashed into a Jewish cemetery and damaged nine gravestones. Hertfordshire Police were called to Bushey Old ...
BBC13y
Did you know? Worms
A worm is a long, creeping animal, with a soft, often segmented body. They don't have legs but instead are covered in hairs or bristles that help them to move. They breathe through their skin ...
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‘Forgotten’ 1000-year-old cemetery discovered beneath famous London landmark
A medieval Jewish cemetery was found hidden beneath the Barbican after hundreds of years. Volunteer group The Jewish Square Mile is drawing attention to the cemetery next to the remains of an ...