JL;DR

Daily Podcasts Video Research

Places › Greece › Central Macedonia ›

Salonica

Follow Salonica and get notified when new items are published about this location.

0 Culture History

In the course of his 104 years, he resisted the Nazis, fought against blood libel and became a towering Jewish intellectual

Robert Zaretsky in Forward · 3 Jun

Edgar Morin, a towering French intellectual whose life spanned over a century, has passed away at 104.

0 Art History

At a book-lovers’ mecca, a celebration of the Jewish Diaspora

Lisa Keys in JTA · 16 Oct 2025

At New York City's Grolier Club, the exhibit "Jewish Worlds Illuminated: A Treasury of Hebrew Manuscripts from The JTS Library" showcases an extraordinary collection of Jewish manuscripts from across the diaspora.

0 Art History

In a bibliophile's paradise, a treasury of Jewish manuscripts recalls a time when books were truly beautiful

Mervyn Rothstein in Forward · 28 Sep 2025

The exhibition "Jewish Worlds Illuminated: A Treasury of Hebrew Manuscripts from The JTS Library" at the Grolier Club in Manhattan showcases over 100 Hebrew manuscripts spanning 800 years, revealing the diverse cultural influences on Jewish communities worldwide.

0 History Jewish Law

Hakham Tsevi Ashkenazi and the Battlegrounds of the Early Modern Rabbinate

Reviewed by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein in Jewish Action · 24 Jun 2025

Rabbi Yosie Levine's book on Rabbi Tzvi Ashkenazi, a significant figure in early modern Jewish history, explores the rabbi's intellectual journey and the challenges he faced during his tenure as chief rabbi of Amsterdam.