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A German soldier looted postcards from doomed Jews in Poland. 80 years later, his granddaughter brought them back.

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 30 Apr

Karla McCabe, the granddaughter of a German soldier in World War II, returned 36 postcards looted by her grandfather from the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva in Poland to their rightful place more than 80 years later.

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The Lublin Yeshiva Library was thought to be destroyed by the Nazis. Then its books started turning up.

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 31 Jan

The Lublin Yeshiva Library in Poland, which was believed to have been destroyed by the Nazis during World War II, has actually resurfaced.

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The Balabatish Daf Yomi Revolution

Zev Eleff in Lehrhaus · 14 Jan 2020

The text discusses the historical development of the Daf Yomi movement, which involves studying a page of the Talmud daily to complete the entire Babylonian Talmud in a seven-and-a-half-year cycle.

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Thousands gather to celebrate women’s Talmud study in Jerusalem

Forward · 6 Jan 2020

Thousands of women and men gathered in Jerusalem for the first public celebration of women's Siyum HaShas, marking the end of a global cycle of daily Talmud learning.

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Massive Crowd Gathers for Talmud Celebration

Forward · 2 Aug 2012

The largest-ever Siyum HaShas celebration gathered 90,000 people at MetLife Stadium to mark the completion of the 7-and-1/2-year Talmud learning cycle, known as Daf Yomi.