France returns royal skull of King Toera, two others to Madagascar
France has sought to confront its colonial past by returning artifacts and human remains from its museums to their countries of origin.
History
This week in Jewish history: 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' published
Fall of the Roman Empire: Inside Abramovich’s enforced sale of Chelsea FC
M15 suspected Rolex founder of being Nazi spy - Telegraph
'The Last Baker of Vienna': A novel on displaced Jews in post-WWII Europe - review
Chana, the heroine of The Lost Baker of Vienna, gives voice to author Sharon Kurtzman’s feminist subtext.
Tisha B’Av in Jerusalem: Reflections on loss, return, and Zionism
Tisha B’Av was not a figment of my imagination; it provided, annually, a poignancy in time which lifted us from the ruins of the past and deposited us in a new Israel.
Gaza Disengagement, revisited: Sharon’s gamble, Israel’s price
Disengagement was sold not just as a diplomatic move, but as a security one. Pulling out of Gaza, Ariel Sharon argued, would save lives.
The youth of Gush Katif: The trauma, struggles of the once-teens of Israel's Gaza settlements
How a few teens dealt with the trauma of the expulsion, and where are they today?
Gaza Disengagement twenty years later: A summer of changes and turbulence
Who knew then that 20 years later, Iran would be sending massive rockets, and Houthis would be blowing up ships?
It began in Neveh Dekalim: How the Gaza Disengagement led to judicial reform
For Religious Zionists, who link Torah, people, and land, the state’s bulldozers felt like a theological betrayal.
Historic discovery: New species of ancient shark discovered in Kentucky cave
Macadens olsoni is notable for its unique tooth whorl, a curved row of teeth designed for crushing small sea creatures.
Divers discover World War I cruiser HMS Nottingham in the North Sea
Undisturbed at a depth of 82 meters, the wreck of HMS Nottingham bore a tragic human toll - 38 crew members perished when the cruiser was torpedoed by the German submarine U-52 on August 19, 1916.
This week in Jewish history: Israel and Jordan end state of enmity
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Team behind Nazi Gold Train 'discovery' cite pseudoscientific radiesthesia as main tool
The team asserts a hidden tunnel contains three wagons of Nazi treasures.
