Historicus Hasidicus
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Joined January 2020
A YouTuber reviewing a pizza shop in Westcliff-on-Sea meets a local Jew...
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British officers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem during the winter of 1921.
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Louis Sholim, a German Jewish immigrant, joined the Union Army during the Civil War despite being past his prime. This discharge record shows him released just a few months later because of “disability.” His diagnosis: “old age.” He was 61 years old, according to the record.
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The Franks Casket is an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon whalebone casket, the back of which depicts the enslavement of the Jewish people at the lower right.
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apparently if you like a tweet with the words "happy new year" the heart explodes in a little firework
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Difficult decisions to make before Rosh Hashanah — which chazzan to daven with?
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Literally……. Iykyk
Artificial intelligence brings historical figures back to life
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British archeologists discovering the skeletons of Pharaoh's seven cows, 1893.
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The British conquered Jerusalem on the third day of Hanukkah. To celebrate this, an Ohio paper published this awesome poster comparing Allenby in 1917 CE with Judah Maccabee in 165 BCE. The famous Jewish song Hava Nagila ("Let us rejoice") was written in honor of the occasion.
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Jews are not backing down. A few return to Bondi Beach. Daniel Lazurus and his friends returned to Bondi Beach this morning to wrap tefillin. Just hours earlier, 16 innocent people were murdered there during a Chanukah celebration. In the face of terror and hatred, the
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This is the first public menorah lighting in Moscow https://t.co/UnvvHV6MgD
Moscow’s government didn’t give permission to Habad (the first time since 1991) to light the Menorah on Revolution Square in Moscow, because of “security reasons”. Sad but predictable….
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Ever wonder about the identity of the chaplain in this historic Chanukah photograph? Check out the thread below 👇
An iconic image: A group of Jewish soldiers in the German Army gather on a frosty Chanukah in 1916 to kindle the menorah and warm themselves by its light. But who is the chaplain in the center? I believe I have the answer.
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A 1920 ad convinces shoppers to use Aunt Jemima's Pancake Flour for their latkes
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This is not stam amazing - a Shmuel Kunda medley! https://t.co/Ua3rCFkmt9
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Yemenite silversmiths at the Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem, 1909
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Instead of arguing about which shape menorah to use, just compromise
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