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Silas Anastacio

Jun 22, 2026, 5:57 AM

IBArq: Rediscovering Biblical History and the Roots of Western Civilization

In an era marked by debates on identity, culture, and historical memory, interest is growing in understanding the origins of Western civilization and the context in which the biblical texts—works that have influenced generations for millennia—first emerged. This is the...

Barry Mellinger

Jun 16, 2026, 6:10 PM

Francesca’s Colonialism

Francesca Albanese has emerged as the UN’s loudest activist, not because she has uncovered anything new, but because she applies a single academic framework to every conflict she addresses. Her method is simple. History is reduced to two roles,...

Jun 16, 2026, 8:46 AM

Truths and Constructed Myths Regarding the Jewish Presence in Albania

The tendency to produce, package, and instrumentalize myths for specific purposes—whether individual, collective, historical, or political—is considered “normal” in the Balkan Peninsula. It suffices that such actions yield the desired effect or outcome for those who construct, package, or...

Jun 14, 2026, 10:26 PM

Why I Traveled to Jordan Just to See a Map

The author standing in front of the 6th-century Madaba map, pointing to the section that depicts Jerusalem. (photo taken by the author)

Reflections on how a sixth-century mosaic in Jordan helped solve a Jerusalem mystery and uncover a lost city beneath the Jewish Quarter

Jun 7, 2026, 5:39 PM

The Seal and the River of Time

The Pashupati Seal A 4,300-year-old steatite seal found at Mohenjo-daro. May 27, 2026 (Source Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, X.)

A Meditation on the Pashupati Seal, the Indian Civilizational Continuum, and What Humanity Owes to the Clay’s Memory The Undeciphered Witness There are objects that survive. Then there are objects that remember. The Pashupati Seal of Mohenjo-daro, carved from steatite, no larger...

Jun 6, 2026, 4:36 PM

Why I Write – l’dor v’dor

The tagline of The Jew News Review is l’dor v’dor. From generation to generation. When I launched this publication nearly five years ago, I chose those words because they captured something essential about Jewish life: the responsibility each generation bears to...

May 21, 2026, 10:49 PM

Protecting Heritage & ‘Jerusalem Syndrome’: Then and now

“Jerusalem syndrome” is a term referring to a cluster of religiously oriented psychological phenomena and acute psychotic episodes associated with visiting Jerusalem. Individuals affected by the syndrome may develop intense religious delusions, including the belief that they are biblical...

May 17, 2026, 1:09 PM

Bhojshala: The Living Wound of Indian Memory

Arcade of the pillared hall known as the Bhoj Shala. 7 September 2021, Saumysbag (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

On a Monument That Is Also a Civilization’s Unfinished Argument With Itself “Yā Kundendutusārahāradhavalā, yā śubhravastrāvṛtā.” She who is white as jasmine, white as the moon, white as the garland of Kunda flowers - Goddess Saraswati. The Error of the Monument We...

Reuven Chaim Klein

Apr 19, 2026, 12:20 AM

Facing Death – mitah, niftar

The Torah introduces the laws of the sacrificial services of Yom Kippur by noting that Hashem relayed them to Moses after the deaths (acharei mot) of Aharon’s two sons (Lev. 16:1). The Torah then continues to discuss various other topics, running...

Apr 7, 2026, 10:30 AM

Oslo’s blind spot: Making Jewish heritage negotiable

A 1,300-year-old menorah-decorated pendant was found at the Davidson Archaeological Park in Jerusalem, in a discovery announced on December 15, 2025. (Eliyahu Yanai/City of David)

In the pursuit of peace, Israel treated elements of its past as peripheral, leaving essential sites and stories vulnerable to neglect and reinterpretation

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