The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/guinness-world-records/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:05:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Guinness World Records | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/guinness-world-records/ 32 32 US Jewish legal group accuses Guinness records of consumer fraud for hiding ban on Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-legal-group-accuses-guinness-records-of-consumer-fraud-for-hiding-ban-on-israel/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:40:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3715512 Louis D. Brandeis Center says company's claim of documenting world records 'materially misrepresents' reality as entries from Israel, Palestinian territories blocked for 2 years

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]]> Guinness World Records says it stopped taking records from Israel after October 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/guinness-world-records-says-it-stopped-taking-records-from-israel-after-october-7/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:59:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3703665 'In current climate, we are not generally processing record applications from Palestinian Territories or Israel,' it says; Israel holds strawberry, mezuzah, pi, many other records

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]]> Prince Harry’s ‘Spare’ sets record for single-day book sales https://www.timesofisrael.com/prince-harrys-spare-sets-record-for-single-day-book-sales/ Sat, 14 Jan 2023 17:14:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2925391 1.4 million English language copies of prince's memoir sold on first day on shelves; Harry says he left out revelations about his family: 'I don't think they would ever forgive me'

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]]> Light up Hanukkah with wintry pride, a record-breaking LEGO menorah and more https://www.timesofisrael.com/light-up-hanukkah-with-wintry-pride-a-record-breaking-lego-menorah-and-more/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 06:43:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2898205 There will be more than enough performances, exhibits, screenings and concerts to last 8 days, from the EclectiQueer festival to urban park appreciation, museum tours and beyond

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]]> At 100, a Jewish doctor in Cleveland is the world’s oldest practicing physician https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-100-a-jewish-doctor-in-cleveland-is-the-worlds-oldest-practicing-physician/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:43:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2801788 Dr. Howard Tucker earned the Guinness World Record distinction last year; after passing US bar exam at age 67 and while he still teaches medical residents, he's got big plans ahead

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]]> Israeli strawberry wins Guinness record as world’s largest https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-strawberry-wins-guinness-record-as-worlds-largest/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:54:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2703277 Organization confirms that 289-gram fruit grown at Ariel family plantation is the heaviest ever recorded

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]]> 97-year-old British-Israeli earns Guinness record for world’s oldest journalist https://www.timesofisrael.com/97-year-old-british-israeli-earns-guinness-record-for-worlds-oldest-journalist/ Sun, 02 May 2021 02:11:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2532866 Actor, model, and radio personality Walter Bingham was awarded the hoary title this month, but says he feels 50 years old on a bad day and doesn't know the meaning of retirement

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]]> Israeli artist sets Guinness World Record for longest megillah scroll https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-artist-sets-guinness-world-record-for-longest-megillah-scroll/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 05:14:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2529815 Avner Moriah’s version of the Purim story is 28.03 meters long, around the length of a basketball court

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]]> Guinness World Records certifies world’s most valuable dreidel https://www.timesofisrael.com/guinness-world-records-certifies-worlds-most-valuable-dreidel/ Tue, 24 Dec 2019 23:00:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2207953 18K gold piece stands at 10.8 cm high and is valued at $70,000, with a 4.2-carat diamond on its tip and letters made of white gold encrusted with 222 round brilliant diamonds

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]]> Australian Jews bake world’s longest challah https://www.timesofisrael.com/australian-jews-break-world-record-for-longest-challah/ Fri, 15 Nov 2019 01:28:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2184083 Record-setting piece of bread is 32 feet long, made from 150 pounds of dough

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]]> This Jewish family is traveling to every single country https://www.timesofisrael.com/this-jewish-family-is-traveling-to-every-single-country/ Sat, 11 May 2019 13:35:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2072809 Hollywood screenwriter Justin Zackham literally coined the term 'bucket list.' Now he, his wife, and kids are 21 countries into their goal -- and just may earn a world record title

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]]> Israeli goalie recognized as world’s oldest pro soccer player https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-goalie-recognized-as-worlds-oldest-pro-soccer-player/ Sun, 07 Apr 2019 09:45:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2051820 Maccabi Or Yehuda's Isaak Hayik, 73, sets new Guinness World Record

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]]> Israeli flag made of cookies in Atlanta breaks Guinness record https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-flag-made-of-cookies-in-atlanta-breaks-guinness-record/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:41:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1864961 Volunteers lay out 117,000 edible baked treats over 3,224 square feet to celebrate 70 years of Israel's independence

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]]> Tel Aviv toys with world record via 118-foot Lego tower https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-toys-with-world-record-via-118-foot-lego-tower/ Wed, 27 Dec 2017 14:52:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1759629 Half a million pieces used for project, launched in memory of an 8-year-old who died of cancer

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]]> New Jersey students break world record for largest human menorah https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-jersey-students-break-world-record-for-largest-human-menorah/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 01:48:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1750733 Formation certified by Guinness World Records sees 500 students stand in the shape of a Hanukkah candelabra to mark start of the Jewish holiday

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