Houston Public Media

Permanent Jewish artifact collection unveiled at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

In a first for Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, a recently unveiled collection of Jewish artifacts will call the museum home. More than two dozen traditional Judaica items are now displayed in the museum ...
Sun Sentinel

Prewar Jewish artifacts unearthed in Poland

(JTA) Construction workers renovating an old tenement house in Lodz, Poland, unearthed a surprising find: an untouched cache of hundreds of Jewish artifacts believed to have been hidden in advance of ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

For every looted Schiele, there are countless looted Jewish artifacts. They need to be returned to their rightful owners, too.

The president of the World Jewish Restitution Organization reports on new efforts to find everyday heirlooms still being kept in private hands. One of them is identified simply as Tova Esther, the ...
The Jewish Exponent

Massive Trove of Prewar Jewish Artifacts Unearthed by Construction Workers in Poland

Construction workers renovating an old tenement house in Lodz, Poland, unearthed a surprising find: an untouched cache of hundreds of Jewish artifacts believed to have been hidden in advance of the ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Jewish artifacts disappear from Damascus in fog of Syria war

BEIRUT — Jewish artifacts, including ancient parchment torahs from one of the world’s oldest synagogues, have gone missing from the Syrian capital amid the tumult of ongoing civil war, with some ...
The Forward

Jewish Artifacts Unearthed in Poland Glass Decanter

WARSAW, Poland – A backhoe operator working on a construction site in Poland dug up a glass decanter filled with valuables, including Jewish artifacts. Among the objects discovered inside the decanter ...
Washington Examiner

Deal reached to protect rare Jewish artifacts in Cincinnati library

(The Center Square) – Rare Jewish artifacts housed at a Cincinnati university are now under the protection of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Yost announced a settlement with Hebrew Union College on ...
Jewish Journal

Jewish artifacts in glass decanter of valuables found in Polish town

A backhoe operator working on a construction site in Poland dug up a glass decanter filled with valuables, including Jewish artifacts. A backhoe operator working on a construction site in Poland dug ...
The Jewish Exponent

For Every Looted Schiele, There Are Countless Looted Jewish Artifacts. They Need to Be Returned, Too

In 2021, a leather-bound book dating from the second part of the 19th century came up for sale at a New York auction house, together with other similar works. Originally from the Jewish community in ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Massive trove of prewar Jewish artifacts unearthed by construction workers in Poland

“A find like this comes along once in a decade,” the city’s vice mayor said as he shared photos. (JTA) — Construction workers renovating an old tenement house in Lodz, Poland, unearthed a surprising ...