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Viktor Ullmann’s Shoa opera ‘Emperor of Atlantis’ premieres in Hebrew

The first Hebrew production of Der Kaiser von Atlantis brings Ullmann’s opera to stages across Israel this month.

The Carmel Quartet.
The Nile Mosaic of Palestrina, depicting several ancient Egyptian pleasure boats; illustrative.

In first-ever discovery, archaeologists find ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off Alexandria coast

 An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.

Older folks, use your new time wisely: It’s a special present, make it magical - opinion

Was it autumn or spring? Pompeii excavations.

Slaves in Pompeii may have been better fed than many free Romans


On This Day: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, thrusting US into WWII

The infamous Japanese surprise attack on the US naval base in Hawaii 80 years ago became immortalized as a "day which will live in infamy."

THE DEVASTATING surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941.

'The Accomplices': Restaging history of efforts to save European Jews from the Holocaust

Inside the creative process of a play that forces us to reflect on what happens when the world looks away – from the 1940s to today.

Lior Berlin as Peter Bergson, who fought to rescue Europe’s Jews from the Nazis, in The Accomplices.

Archaeologists find record-size Ming Dynasty cannon at Great Wall of China

Chinese archaeologists uncovered the largest Ming Dynasty cannon ever found during excavations at the Great Wall’s Jiankou section, alongside rare artifacts and ancient structures.

A Chinese flag flies with tourists hiking along the Great Wall, near Beijing, China, November 10, 2025; illustrative.

Scientists solve the mystery of the prehistoric 'Burtele Foot'

The Burtele Foot showed that this species was bipedal but still had an opposable big toe, a feature useful for tree climbing - evidence that it walked upright.

The 3.4 million-year-old bones of the "Burtele foot", which belonged to the ancient human relative Australopithecus deyiremeda and were discovered in the Afar Rift region of Ethiopia, in their anatomical position and with the foot bones embedded in an outline of a gorilla foot; illustration.

The Jerusalem Post marks 93 years as a link to Israel and the Jewish world - editorial

What began as The Palestine Post in 1932 has become a global media force. As we turn 93, our dedication to Israel and the Jewish world remains unchanged.

The first edition of "The Palestine Post," the newspaper that would become "The Jerusalem Post."

Nazi killer in infamous ‘Last Jew in Vinnitsa’ picture finally identified using AI

Jakobus Onnen, a teacher from the town of Tichelwarf, was identified as the Nazi gunman in the 1941 photograph titled ‘The Last Jew in Vinnitsa.’

The last Jew in Vinnitsa

Abba Hillel Silver: The American Zionist leader who brought Israel into being

We have the state, but could it have been different if Abba Hillel Silver’s ideas had been embraced?

MAY 8, 1947. Abba Hillel Silver (at table, 4th L) – Zionist Organization of America president and Jewish Agency for Palestine representative – advocates for the Jewish National Home in Palestine.

Israeli Air Force hero Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky passes away at 104

Maj.-Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky will be laid to rest, with a full military ceremony, on Monday at 2:30 PM at the Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery in Tel Aviv.

Maj. Gen. (ret.) Dan Tolkowsky

Parashat Vayetze: 'Wise people, be careful with your words’

If we were truly aware of the power embedded in our words, in casual conversation, in a sentence spoken in anger or sarcasm, we would be far more cautious.

Close-up of letter cubes spelling "Words Have Power" (illustrative)

Defense Minister Israel Katz is a strategic liability that Israel cannot afford - opinion

Israel's defense minister does not have the skills that his job demands. The kind of strategizing that Ben-Gurion, Eshkol, and Arens did in their jobs is beyond Katz’s abilities

Defence Minister Israel Katz inspects a missile at the Tel Nof Air Force base in March.

Steinmeier becomes first German head of state to visit Guernica since 1937 Nazi bombing

The German president laid a wreath at a cemetery housing a mausoleum built in 1973 for hundreds of victims of the bombings.

Spain's King Felipe welcomes German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during a ceremony at the Royal Palace, in Madrid, Spain, November 26, 2025.