History of the Jews of Ukraine

Click Here to Read: History of the Jews of Ukraine Once Europe’s largest Jewish community, Ukraine has had a major influence on the development of Ashkenazi Jewish culture  on the My Jewish Learning website.

Jewish musicians (Faust family) from Rohatyn (modern western Ukraine). Klezmorim (Klezmers) – traditional musicians among Jews, most of them members of the Faust family. Rohatyn, 1912 (then in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian monarchy). Jewish klezmer music band, antique photo. Image: Unknown photographer from Rohatyn

 

World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbol

Click Here to Read: World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in mysterious, undeciphered symbols By Ashley Strickland on the  CNN website on November 7, 2024.

Cuneiform tablet describing religious devotion and civic achievements of Nebuchadnezzar II (BM 129397 reverse), British Museum, London. Source: unknown. uploaded as w:en:Image:Cuneiform script.jpg by en:User:ChrisO  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

 

The Quest to Build a Star on Earth

Click Here to Read: The Quest to Build a Star on Earth: Start-ups say we’re closer than ever to near-limitless, zero-carbon energy from fusion. When will we get there? By Raymond Zhong, who visited fusion companies in Massachusetts, California, Washington and British Columbia in the New York Times on November 15, 2024.

Nuclear Fusion Reactor: Image: Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.