Once upon a time, there was a pogrom in Wales. Yes, Wales. From Jewniverse.
Wales is famous for being the home of woolly sheep, Tom Jones, and difficult-to-pronounce place names (Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, we’re looking at you).
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The Very Worst Week in Wales
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Java’s Last Shul and the World’s Tallest Menorah
The strange story of the disappearing Surabaya shul, plus what may be the world’s only 60-foot (!) menorah. From Jewniverse.
In May 2013, Surabayans awoke to find that the building had been mysteriously demolished. One clue may be that the building had recently been sold, but it remains unclear whether the demolition was authorized, or if guerrilla Muslim hardliners were responsible.
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The Knight Who Saved 700 Jews
Nicky’s Family tells the story of Sir Nicholas Winton, whose efforts to provide homes for Czech children in England saved hundreds of lives. From Jewniverse.
Winton’s story was unknown even to his own family until 1988, when his wife found a scrapbook full of names and photos of the children he’d saved. She helped arrange a moving reunion on the popular BBC television show “That’s Life,” in which an unsuspecting Winton was introduced to some of the grateful (now adult) children.
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Meet Nigeria’s Jews
Introducing writer/director Jeff L. Lieberman’s Re-Emerging: The Jews of Nigeria. From Jewnniverse.
If you thought the wonders of the Internet were best characterized by videos of cats on treadmills and Words With Friends, consider the experience of Shmuel Tikvah ben Yaacov. The web introduced him to his heritage.
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A Charleston Poet in a Calico Gown
Introducing Penina Moise (1797-1880): poet, Southerner, and Sunday school superintendent. From Jewniverse.
Moise’s life could have been a Victorian melodrama: One of 9 children born to French immigrants in Charleston, South Carolina, a fatherless Penina left school at age 12 to care for her asthmatic brother and her sick mother.
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Jewniverse: The Passover After-Party
Click on the link to read about Mimouna, the Passover After-Party.
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Elizabeth Michaelson Monaghan 