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


New Yorkers donate family WWII artifacts to the US Holocaust Museum

These are just a few of the 250 artifacts that the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has collected recently through a drive launched last month.

A photo of three Polish young women wearing yellow stars

Notre-Dame's famed rose window spared but blaze harms priceless artworks

Gold, silver and gem-inlaid chalices, candelabras and many other artifacts survived the blaze thanks to quick-thinking firefighters, police and city employees.

Sparks fill the air as Paris Fire brigade members spray water to extinguish flames as the Notre Dame Cathedral burns in Paris, France, April 15, 2019.

Temple Mount Sifting Project to relaunch for Jerusalem Day

A third of the removed Temple Mount soil remained unsifted and is in danger of being lost by erosion.

Large dirt mounds remain on the Temple Mount and are still waiting to be recovered for archaeological sifting. In the picture one of the dirt mounds shows signs of eradication by further recent illegal excavation.

Impressive Jewish artifacts found in Arab neighborhood of Jerusalem

2,000-year-old olive and wine presses, a burial cave and mikvah from the descendants of the Maccabees were found in south Jerusalem neighborhood.

Archaeologist Yaakov Billig stands next to impressive discoveries from the Second Temple period in Jerusalem's Sharafat neighborhood, March, 2019

Spotting a fake: Flourishing industry of Jewish manuscript forgeries [PICTURES]

The National Library is swamped with calls from “collectors” from Arab countries offering “historical manuscripts” that supposedly once belonged to Jewish communities in Islamic lands.

Collection of ancient Jewish artifacts allegedly found on Islamic lands.

Israel to seek $250bil in compensation from Arab, Muslim countries

The estimate was released in anticipation of the announcement of the Trump administration's long-awaited peace plan, according to the report.

Libyan Jewish exile David Gerbi prays inside Dar Bishi synagogue in Tripoli October 1, 2011. Gerbi and his family fled Tripoli in 1967 when an Arab-Israeli war stoked anger against the Jewish state and led to attacks on Jews in his neighbourhood. Gaddafi expelled the rest of Libya's 38,000 Jews two

New Jerusalem museum looks at the origins of Christianity

After extensive renovations, Terra Sancta Museum showcases archaeological artifacts linked to the life of Jesus.

The Church of Saint John the Baptist in Jerusalem

Israeli child unearths rare 11,500-year-old fertility figurine

Itamar Berna discovered the figurine while hiking in northern Israel.

Itamar Berna and the 11,500-year-old figurine

En route from Iowa to Paraguay, Torah scroll tells tale of modern Judaism

How this Torah found its way from the plains of Iowa to the central hills of Paraguay is a remarkable story of Jewish geography and connection, history and timing, ancient ties and internet links.

View from the women's gallery behind the Mechitza of the Torah ark in the B'nai Jacob Synagogue in Ottumwa, Iowa

Archaeologists uncover gate to biblical city of Zer

Archaeologist at biblical city of Zer