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On 9 March 2024, the Government announced the introduction of The Elizabeth Emblem. This commemorative emblem is awarded as a mark of recognition to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the course of undertaking eligible public service.

Congregation Bonai Shalom is thrilled to announce that we have received a Torah from the Pinchas Synagogue in Prague, Czech Republic!

Cantor Julie Yugend-Green was the first member of the Oak Park Temple B'nai Abraham Zion (OPT) to see the Holocaust Torah Scroll, which was transferred to the care of the Oak Park synagogue last month by the Memorial Scroll Trust in London, UK.“The first time I opened it,” she recalled, “I saw how beautiful it was, and I thought about how many hundreds if not thousands of people have chanted and told stories from it. I felt those voices. I felt the history.”

87-year-old Gidon Lev was in the UAE as special guest at International Holocaust Remembrance Day event held at Crossroads of Civilizations museum in Shindagha

An emotional journey with Holocaust survivors to bring a Torah Scroll that survived the Holocaust and will now make Aliya to Israel


The Czech Torah originated from Pragues oldest synagogue in 1850 will become a part of JMOF collection.

Details of the medals awarded to serving members of the armed forces, veterans and MOD employees; and who can receive them.

Premium Content Subscriber only Imagine a treasure trove of Australian history hidden away from the public eye for decades, just waiting to be uncovered for future generations. Such is the stuff of Untraceables: The Mystery of the Forgotten Diggers which took John Gillam and Yvonne Fletcher 10 years to research and two years to write. The treasure in question comprises military medals awarded to Australian soldiers, often posthumously, during WWI and WWII , Korea and Vietnam. Minted in the UK ...

Jewish Ledger Massachusetts rabbi highlighted in documentary “Commandment 613” By Stacey Dresner WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS – Miriam Lewin was in Leeds visiting her first cousin Rabbi Kevin Hale in August of 2016 when she learned of his work with the Czech Memorial Scrolls. Hale is one of 17 authorized scribes who work on the restoration and repair of scrolls that were rescued after World War II by the Czech Memorial Scrolls Trust in London. Today more than 1,500 restore...