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Painting of men and boys with prayer books and striped prayer shawls in a synagogue with Hebrew inscriptions and ornate railings.


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September 20, 2026

This Jewish heritage news digest is this week’s NewsNosh (The Weekly News Nosh) from L’Dor V’Dor Foundation—a curated set of links for anyone interested in Jewish family history, Jewish history, and Jewish heritage. This week’s NewsNosh Jewish heritage news digest includes Yom Kippur traditions, genealogy research tools, archaeological discoveries, Holocaust remembrance, and more.

Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

  1. In Observance of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement…

  2. Far from the Holy of Holies: How did ancient Jews observe Yom Kippur 2,000 years ago?

  3. Israel unveils National Archaeological Database with some 4 million records

  4. Finding Family History in School Records

  5. ‘A Call to Courage’: Czech parliament to pay historic tribute to 129 ‘Righteous Among the Nations.’

  6. Exhibit at NY Holocaust museum shows how Jews tried to ‘speak through history’ by hiding items in death camps

  7. This Filter Makes DNA Matches Easier to Place

  8. FindAGrave: Search Genealogy Websites

  9. Jewish geneticist finds mutation behind sudden deaths that haunted her family for decades

  10. How to Greet Someone on Yom Kippur

  11. One Woman’s Yom Kippur Sermon During the Holocaust

  12. Kol Nidrei

  13. Kapparot, Swinging a Chicken Over One’s Head

  14. 2,000-year-old Jewish ritual bath uncovered intact in southern Israel

  15. Follow up to above story: 25-ton Second Temple-era mikveh lifted from ground intact during Kiryat Gat construction

  16. ‘We are home again’: Vienna’s Jewish community welcomes renovation of 200-year-old synagogue

  17. ‘Long overdue’: Henry Ford home to confront his antisemitism

  18. LA Federation sues museum for custody of looted paintings once hoarded by Hermann Göring

  19. How synagogues and Southern Jews came to mourn Robert E. Lee

  20. The Founder of the Women’s Pro Baseball League Is an Inspiring Jewish Woman

  21. Jewish sleepaway camp made them comedians, so they made a movie about it

  22. ‘The Housewife’ Review: Naomi Watts Is Chilling In Disturbing Post-Holocaust Drama With A Surprising Twist

  23. Elstree Studios in the UK: 100 years in the making

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