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The history of the Jews – told through 100 objects

To mark its centenary, the YIVO Institute in New York has used a tiny fraction of its vast collection of artefacts to condense the Jewish story into a coffee-table book

By Jenni Frazer

5 min read
Yiddish stage and screen star Mae Simon's red shoes and the keys to the New Yiddish Theatre in London's East End
The jar, which has been at the museum for 35 years, has been dated to between 1130 and 1500 BC (Photo: Hecht Museum)

Boy accidentally smashes Israeli museum’s 3,500 year old jar

1 min read
Cramped but full of hope: step inside a Jewish flat from 1913

Cramped but full of hope: step inside a Jewish flat from 1913

3 min read

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