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The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died

The Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest and most infamous battles in history, was intended to break the German lines and bring World War I closer to an Allied victory.

British infantry soldiers running out of their trenches at the signal to assault  the Somme, France, 1916.
THE TAIPEI Synagogue.

Taiwan's Jewish community establishes first-ever cemetery in Taipei, buries 74-year-old man

Graves of recently-buried people killed in US-Israeli airstrikes are pictured at Beheshta Zahra cemetery on the southern outskirts of Tehran on March 9, 2026.

Burial prices in Iran skyrocket by up to 50% after Tehran council approves new tariff - report

Tomb stones of Jewish soldiers fallen during the WWI on the side of the Romanian Army, witness the once large Jewish comunity of Iasi, on February 2, 2024 at the Jewish Cemetary in Iasi, eastern Romania.

Gravestones toppled in Romanian Jewish cemetery where Gantz's family is buried


IDF names soldier killed in battle in southern Gaza

Kabeda served in the 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion in the 7th Armored Brigade.

Fallen IDF Sgt.-Maj. (res.) Andu’alem Kabeda, 21, from Kiryat Gat.

Swastikas found on gravestones at Cleveland Jewish cemetery

The Cleveland Jewish Federation called the vandalism "absolutely sickening."

Swastika on a wall (illustrative)

Jewish cemetery in Belarus destroyed by Nazis, now being made into a memorial

The Nazis also destroyed the city’s Jewish cemetery in part by selling half of its headstones.

People take part in a protest against the presidential election results demanding the resignation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and the release of political prisoners, in Minsk, Belarus August 16, 2020

Israelis rebuild Moroccan Jewish cemetery after brutal earthquake

The Israeli Eyalim Association continued with its annual tradition in Morocco for the seventh year despite the earthquake that recently devastated the country.

 Eyalim volunteers work to restore Jewish graves at Sale, Morocco's Jewish cemetery.

A Talmudic scholar's posthumous journey to Jerusalem

The journey to bring a beloved relative home for burial from lonely Czestochowa.

 FAMILY MEMBERS cover the remains with the soil of Jerusalem.

Lamentations at Rabin’s tomb link Tisha Be’av to modern tragedies

A young man was playing a somber tune on a piano as dozens of people waited for the chanting of lamentations to start.

 Dina, who asked that we not use her last name, waved two Israeli flags, one being her own design, at Zion Square on Wednesday night to commemorate the eve of Tisha Be’Av

Rediscovery of celebrated rabbis' tombs fuels restoration of Morocco's Jewish history

Many people have worked to restore most of the graves and are planning to start cleaning off the vegetation growth around the tombstones and clearing the walkways.

 An aerial view of the ‘Mellah,’ a quarter of the city to which Jews were once confined in Marrakesh.

Ancient cemetery discovered at UK Spaceport site in Shetland Islands

The archaeological findings include pits, large boulders, and burnt bones, all pointing toward the existence of a ritual cremation cemetery.

 Shetland Isles

Jewish rituals can profoundly enrich our lives - opinion

I often find myself reflecting on my father’s passing. It is during such moments that I experience a profound sense of love, pride, and appreciation for my Jewishness. 

Yahrzeit candle

Stonehenge-like 4,000-year-old sanctuary discovered in Netherlands

The sanctuary - as big as at least three soccer fields and built with soil and wood - was built to align with the sun on the solstices.

 Revellers attend summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge near Amesbury, Britain, June 21, 2023.