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Melanie Lidman

Melanie Lidman

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What makes an AI-enhanced haggadah different from all other haggadahs?

For 2,000 years, since Passover seders first became a tradition, Jewish people have searched for innovative ways to make the ancient story of the...

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Morocco increasingly struggles to balance Israel ties with support for Palestinians

RABAT, Morocco — Morocco is struggling to balance its alliance with Israel with support for the domestically popular Palestinian cause, an...

wednesday 30

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Ancient jaws: Recently found 6,000-year-old copper fishhook was likely for sharks

Shark was on the menu in Israel more than 6,000 years ago, archaeologists believe, after they uncovered one of the oldest known copper fishhooks in...

wednesday 30

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It’s in the DNA: Israeli grapes are the mother of all European wines

A massive study that sequenced the DNA of more than 3,525 grape cultivars from around the world, published this month in the journal Science, has...

25.03.2023 100

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Too-good-to-be-true Darius ostracon mix-up teaches a public lesson etched in pottery

When Eylon Levy, international spokesperson for President Isaac Herzog, picked up an ancient potsherd inscribed with Aramaic markings last December...

20.03.2023 30

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Ancient rest stop with flowery mosaic to host tired travelers once again

A stunning mosaic that greeted weary travelers as they traversed the Byzantine version of Route 6, the Trans-Israel Highway, is getting a reboot as a...

19.03.2023 50

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Coin with oldest depiction of Temple menorah displayed for first time

An ancient coin bearing the oldest-known depiction of the Temple menorah will go on display to the public for the first time on Monday with the...

13.03.2023 100

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Students on northern Israel field trip stumble onto 1,500-year-old lioness carving

A group of students taking a class on the history of early Jewish villages in northern Israel became part of the story they were studying last week...

08.03.2023 50

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Hiker discovers 2,500-year-old ancient receipt from reign of Purim king’s father

A hiker in Israel’s Judean lowlands region recently discovered a 2,500-year-old pottery shard inscribed with the name of the Persian king Darius the...

01.03.2023 100

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Earliest brain surgery in the Middle East uncovered at Megiddo

When archaeologists excavated the remains of two brothers from more than 3,500 years ago in Megiddo, northern Israel, they weren’t expecting one of...

24.02.2023 40

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Israel’s Technion, U of Haifa announce game-changing microarchaeology collaboration

For some modern-day archaeologists, shovels and picks are now ancient history. The tools leading to breakthrough discoveries today are microscopes,...

20.01.2023 50

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Still standing: Researchers crack secret of ancient Rome’s self-healing concrete

The Start-up Nation’s crumbling concrete buildings show modern Israel has a thing or two to learn from 2,000-year-old Roman tech. Through...

12.01.2023 10

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Study claims hoards of 3,600-year-old cut silver pieces are first currency in Levant

A team of Israeli archaeologists announced it has discovered the earliest evidence of silver being used as currency in the Levant, dating back more...

08.01.2023 30

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Burial cave dedicated to Jesus midwife Salome reveals treasures ahead of opening

Ahead of opening a burial cave dedicated to Salome, the midwife of Jesus, to the public, archaeologists have recently uncovered a number of priceless...

20.12.2022 70

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7,000-year-old fibers in Jordan Valley oldest known evidence of cotton in Near East

Israeli archaeologists have discovered the earliest evidence of cotton in the ancient Near East during excavations at Tel Tsaf, a 7,000-year-old town...

18.12.2022 50

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Surprise Maccabean-era arrowheads discovered while cleaning house at Tower of David

The Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem recently unearthed dozens of bronze and iron arrowheads dating from around the time of the Maccabees. But the...

13.12.2022 30

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Iran sends German-Iranian activist on medical leave back to prison

BERLIN — A German-Iranian woman held for rights activism in Iran was sent back to prison, after being granted medical leave four months ago, her...

14.11.2022 60

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Australian Xavier Rudd’s soulful folk fusion rocks Tel Aviv

Australian indie rocker Xavier Rudd grew up with a special fondness for making music using the hose from the vacuum cleaner. It was an apt beginning...

14.11.2022 10

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From Auschwitz to Iftar: Danish Muslim-Jewish biker club revs up interfaith dialogue

COPENHAGEN — Three years ago, Danish neo-Nazi groups vandalized more than 80 graves in a Jewish cemetery in Randers on the anniversary of...

09.11.2022 30

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Thirsty to know where her water comes from, CA Jewish activist hikes to its source

On June 28, Nina Gordon-Kirsch picked up her backpack, opened the door to her Oakland, California, home and started walking. The 33-year-old activist...

16.10.2022 40

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