The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tattoo/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png tattoo | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tattoo/ 32 32 Inking over scars: Victims of terror attacks in Israel get tattooed in New York https://www.timesofisrael.com/inking-over-scars-victims-of-israel-terror-attacks-get-tattooed-in-new-york/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:14:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3763314 'More beautiful than it was': Advocacy group Healing Ink tattoos survivors, family members as part of a therapeutic process

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]]> Bernie Sanders ‘absolutely’ sticking by US Senate candidate after Nazi tattoo revelation https://www.timesofisrael.com/bernie-sanders-absolutely-sticking-by-us-senate-candidate-after-nazi-tattoo-revelation/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:49:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3672628 Progressive Jewish senator says Maine's Graham Platner went through 'dark period in his life,' hits out at media for asking about the SS tattoo that has since been altered

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]]> Trump Pentagon pick flagged in 2021 as potential insider threat for extremist-linked tattoo https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-pentagon-pick-flagged-in-2021-as-potential-insider-threat-for-extremist-linked-tattoo/ Sat, 16 Nov 2024 06:03:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3420537 Hegseth's fellow service member sent warning over 'Deus Vult' bicep tattoo linked to white supremacists; Fox host previously said was unfairly labeled as extremist for chest marking

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]]> New York Mets player stumps fans with botched Hebrew tattoo https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-york-mets-player-stumps-fans-with-botched-hebrew-tattoo/ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:12:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3375596 Mark Vientos's shirtless celebration reveals ink that seemingly refers to New Testament verse

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]]> Daily Briefing July 9: Day 277 – Tension in Knesset as coalition swerves https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-july-9-day-277-tension-in-knesset-as-coalition-teeters/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:01:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3328026&preview=true&preview_id=3328026 Knesset reporter Sam Sokol reviews Monday, when a hostage's brother is tossed from a meeting, Ben Gvir and Shas trade insults, and Naftali Bennett considers a return to politics

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]]> Beauty through the pain: Survivors of October 7 inked by visiting tattoo artists https://www.timesofisrael.com/beauty-through-the-pain-survivors-of-october-7-inked-by-visiting-tattoo-artists/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:00:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3326983 12 inkers from abroad join 50 local artists to offer body art to 120 survivors, soldiers and relatives of victims of the Hamas massacre

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]]> More than skin deep: Israelis who inked October 7 on their bodies as a living memorial https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-than-skin-deep-israelis-who-inked-october-7-on-their-bodies-as-a-living-memorial/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:01:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3201417 As they mourn loved ones and grieve the worst terror attack in the country's history, many turn to tattoos to keep close the memories of those they lost

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]]> UK studio offers removal of Kanye tattoos after antisemitic comments https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-studio-offers-removal-of-kanye-tattoos-after-antisemitic-comments/ Sat, 17 Dec 2022 05:59:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2901139 Owner says about 100 people got in touch about free offer and 2 were selected; Second Chance program previously aimed at those with tattoos connected to gangs, toxic relationships

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]]> Yad Vashem: ‘Auschwitz tattoo stamps’ likely not used on Jewish prisoners https://www.timesofisrael.com/yad-vashem-auschwitz-tattoo-stamps-likely-not-used-on-jewish-prisoners/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:18:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2699937 But Holocaust memorial, in report for court on a controversial sale, notes it 'cannot be determined with absolute certainty' that dies weren't used on Jewish inmates at Nazi camp

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]]> Court freezes Jerusalem sale of Auschwitz prisoner tattoo stamp set https://www.timesofisrael.com/court-freezes-jerusalem-sale-of-auschwitz-prisoner-tattoo-stamp-set/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:08:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2643472&preview=true&preview_id=2643472 'Such an evil item can't have an owner,' Holocaust survivors' group argued; Yad Vashem protested sale as 'morally unacceptable'

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]]> Auschwitz prisoner tattoo stamp set goes on sale at Jerusalem auction house https://www.timesofisrael.com/auschwitz-prisoner-tattoo-stamp-set-goes-on-sale-at-jerusalem-auction-house/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 13:05:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2642594 Yad Vashem condemns sale by 'greedy traders,' says there may be a need for legislation; auctioneer defends sale

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]]> Healing Ink offers free tattoos to those affected by Tree of Life shooting https://www.timesofisrael.com/healing-ink-offers-free-tattoos-to-those-affected-by-tree-of-life-shooting/ Sat, 21 Aug 2021 23:43:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2600493 The initiative brings local artists and 'heavy hitters' from around the tattoo world together on October 3-4 to help victims of the 2018 synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh

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]]> Tattoo that Auschwitz survivor cut out of her arm features in new UK exhibition https://www.timesofisrael.com/tattoo-auschwitz-survivor-had-cut-out-her-arm-to-feature-in-new-uk-exhibition/ Sat, 07 Aug 2021 07:42:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2595435 Kitty Hart-Moxon, 97, says most die with their tattoos, but hers will 'be there forever'; also, she'd had enough of 'silly questions' when asked if it was boyfriend's phone number

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]]> Austrian soldier in trouble for pics of swastika tattoo on testicle https://www.timesofisrael.com/austrian-soldier-in-trouble-for-pics-of-swastika-tattoo-on-testicle/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:12:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2568928 29-year-old serviceman previously received suspended sentence for posting online pictures of Nazi World War II memorabilia

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]]> Pope kisses Holocaust survivor’s Auschwitz tattoo https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-kisses-holocaust-survivors-auschwitz-tattoo/ Wed, 26 May 2021 13:59:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2553347 Lidia Maksymowicz says she and pontiff 'understood each other with a glance' as Francis silently embraced the 80-year-old Polish citizen

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