Artifacts

Yad Vashem races to preserve Holocaust artifacts as survivors dwindle

As the number of first-hand witnesses dwindles, artifacts from the Holocaust are being carefully collected and preserved to continue telling the story

The documents discovered by Peled’s daughter in Krakow before undergoing conservation work.
A statue of Thutmose III, the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Officially, Thutmose III ruled Egypt for almost 54 years,i inCairo, Egypt Dec 29, 2022:

Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt

Over 1,000 artifacts stolen from Oakland Museum storage four days before Louvre jewel heist.

Over 1,000 artifacts stolen from Oakland Museum storage four days before Louvre jewel heist

A diver photographing the Britannic ruins.

From luxurious liner to wartime tragedy: Titanic’s sister ship Britannic's artifacts recovered


The light within the dark

Ahead of Hanukka, Yad Vashem has created an online exhibition of ‘silent witnesses.’

A brass hannukia from Tranistria

Senate Minority Leader: Don’t return trove of Jewish artifacts to Iraq

"Since the exile of Jews from Iraq virtually no Jewish life remains in the country – this treasured collection belongs to the Jewish community and should be made available to them.”

A Babylonian Talmud from Vienna, 1793. This volume was among the items recovered from the flooded basement of Saddam Hussein’s intelligence headquarters.

Einstein letter musing about relationship with God to be auctioned

The two-page letter, dated April 15, 1950, and postmarked from Princeton, is addressed to Einstein’s best friend Michele Besso.

Albert Einstein

Hitler busts, Nazi-era paintings found in Austrian Parliament building

A box in the basement revealed the historic surprise.

Austrian Parliament in Vienna, Austria March 19, 2016

Seals from Judean Kingdom period shed light on life in ancient Jerusalem

Some of the seals are inscribed with biblical names, several of which are still used today, such as Pinchas.

A complete seal bearing the name “Achiav Ben Menachem.”

Know Comment: Fund the Temple Mount Sifting Project now

After 12 years, the project has run out of funding.

THE RARE stone seal unearthed by the Temple Mount Sifting Project dating to the 10th century BCE.

Letters from Einstein to be auctioned

Four letters written by Albert Einstein will be sold to the highest bidder.

Albert Einstein

Argentina delivers thousands of WWII-era documents to US Holocaust museum

The documents include letters, telegrams, newspaper articles, notes and reports.

Nazi artifacts seized from a house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in June 2017.

French university may be holding remains of Holocaust victims

A team of historians stated that remains in the collections may belong to Jewish Holocaust victims following two years of research.

University Palace, main building of the University of Strasbourg

Beit Berl: Our student did not steal from Auschwitz

Museum demands Israel return Holocaust-era items

Some of the artifacts allegedly stolen from the Auschwitz Museum by art student Rotem Bides.