THE WEEKLY NEWS NOSH September 13, 2026

 

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### About The Weekly News Nosh The Weekly News Nosh (NewsNosh) is the L’Dor V’Dor Foundation’s weekly Jewish heritage news digest—a curated set of links for anyone interested in Jewish family history, Jewish history, and Jewish heritage. NewsNosh is published on Sundays and shared on our website and social media platforms. “A Family Without The Understanding Of Their Past History, Foundation And Ethnicity Is Like A Tree Without Roots.” Subscribe to receive NewsNosh every Sunday, directly in your inbox. Browse past issues of our Jewish heritage news digest in the NewsNosh archive. A Happy, Healthy, and Sweet New Year to All... Phil Goldfarb

JewishGen’ s Memorials & Plaques Database Grows to 368,000 Records New update to the LitvakSIG All Lithuania Database Important new resource: A Living Story Across Europe – Handbook on Jewish Heritage, developed by the AEPJ and published by the European Commission Family Search: New Free Historical Records from 31 Countries | September 2026 Update All 24 volumes of the important journal Jewish Art, formerly the Journal of Jewish Art, have been digitalized and made freely available for download Sotheby’s selling one of ‘most significant’ manuscripts by renowned Jewish medieval artist Joel ben Simeon that have not been seen in 100 years Must-Know Rosh Hashanah Words and Phrases How the Yiddish project took root in the U.S. after the Holocaust How a new tool in Lithuania helps people read letters from their Jewish ancestors He went to a different Manhattan synagogue every week. Here’s what it taught him Western Wall Foundation completes pre-holiday removal of prayer notes from holy site How did ancient Israelites make wine? Over 20,000 olim made Aliyah to Israel from 100 countries in past year, data shows In Taiwan, a new cemetery marks rebirth of Jewish life Argentine court orders return of Nazi-looted painting found via a real estate ad German general honored for helping restore identities of fallen Jewish soldiers Switzerland releases 200-page intelligence dossier on Nazi ‘Angel of Death’ Mengele In a San Francisco garage, this 84-year-old keeps the art of shofar making alive Gal Gadot Blows a Shofar on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live.’ A Recipe for Remembering – How Jewish Cookbooks Preserve Family Stories The Jewish Roots of Rummikub Carnegie Deli Opened 89 Years Ago. 10 Years After Closing Its Doors, It’s Returning to N.Y.C Paws for reflection: early Rosh Hashanah service for pet dog’s delights congregants.