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destruction of ancient sites

Matyas Kiraly kneels next to some of the oldest gravestones, dating back to 1750, in the ancient Jewish cemetery in Nagyteteny, May 11, 2021. (Yaakov Schwartz/ Times of Israel)
May 29, 2021, 9:45 am
With popular Instagram account, Europe’s abandoned Jewish sites aren’t forgotten
Budapest-based Matyas Kiraly has amassed 14k followers in his travels to over 100 ruined cemeteries and synagogues, which he documents in an homage to a once-flourishing community
By Yaakov Schwartz
Yael Leibowitz
July 20, 2018, 3:42 pm
Yael Leibowitz
If hills could speak
Jewish history has taught us that survival is less fragile than we have been led to believe (poetry)
The Great Synagogue of Slonim, which has been selected for preservation as part of the Historic Synagogues of Europe project. (Foundation of Jewish Heritage)
February 28, 2018, 6:47 pm
US and Israel teaming up to protect Europe’s Jewish heritage sites
Mosaic United is set to bring thousands of volunteers from around the globe to restore and preserve historical properties decimated in the Holocaust and under Communism
By Yaakov Schwartz
David Stav
December 28, 2017, 3:21 pm
David Stav
Yes, the 10th of Tevet is relevant today
The blockade of Jerusalem reminds us that only time tells whether the lasting impact of any event is good or bad
In this Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 photo, a bulldozer removes sand at Tel Es-Sakan hill, south of Gaza City. Palestinian and French archaeologists began excavating Gaza’s earliest archaeological site nearly 20 years ago; unearthing what they believe is a rare 4,500-year-old Bronze Age settlement. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
October 6, 2017, 11:35 am
In Gaza, Hamas levels an ancient Canaanite archaeological treasure
Much of the 4,500-year-old Bronze Age city known as Tel Es-Sakan is being bulldozed to make way for construction projects and military bases
By Fares Akram
In this Friday, April 4, 2014 file photo, Mohamed Maouloud Ould Mohamed, a mausoleum caretaker, prays at a damaged tomb in Timbuktu, Mali. (AP Photo/Baba Ahmed, File)
August 17, 2017, 5:25 pm
Mali ex-jihadist liable for Timbuktu destruction, ICC says
Court says Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi caused $3 million in damage to fabled shrines
By AFP
In this image made from video posted on a social media account affiliated with the Islamic State group on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, militants destroy winged-bull Assyrian protective deity in the Ninevah Museum in Mosul, Iraq. (Photo credit: (AP via militant social media account, File)
June 8, 2017, 12:49 pm
Jewish-American artist to exhibit ancient statue in London
Sculptor Michael Rakowitz, grandson of Iraqi Jewish emigres, to show replica of Assyrian sculpture destroyed by Islamic State group
By Tracy Brown
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, right, and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gesture as they pose for the photographers as they attend the "Ancient Civilizations Forum" (ACForum) at Zappeio Conference Hall in Athens, April 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
April 24, 2017, 8:44 pm
‘Ancient civilizations’ team up to protect heritage from terrorism
10 nations launch effort at Athens meeting in wake of Islamic State’s destruction of ancient sites
By AFP
Smoke rises from the detonation of the 2,000-year-old temple of Baal Shamin in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, August 25, 2015. (Islamic State social media account via AP, File)
March 25, 2017, 11:00 am
UN warns destroying cultural heritage may be war crime
New measure urges prosecution of any parties responsible for attacks against historic monuments, sites and buildings
By Edith M. Lederer
Iraqi federal police inspect the inside of Mosul's heavily damaged museum in western Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)
March 8, 2017, 4:27 pm
Rubble and ash in Mosul museum retaken from Islamic State
Jihadis have systematically destroyed ancient palaces, temples and churches over past two years
By SUSANNAH GEORGE
Smoke billows in the background as Syrian regime fighters advance to retake the ancient city of Palmyra, from Islamic State fighters on March 2, 2017. (AFP/ STR)
March 2, 2017, 6:15 pm
Syrian forces recapture Palmyra from IS for second time
Backed by Russians, Assad’s military pushes terrorists out of ruined ancient city
By Agencies
This file photo taken on March 31, 2016 shows the remains of the destroyed Arc du Triomphe in the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria. (AFP/JOSEPH EID)
March 2, 2017, 1:24 pm
Islamic State reportedly pushed out of Syria’s Palmyra
Human rights monitor says retreating jihadists littered city’s famed ruins with mines as government troops advanced
By Agencies
This photo combo, made from footage taken from the Russian Defense Ministry official website, purports to show the Roman-era amphitheater on June 6, 2016, left, and on Feb. 5, 2017, right, in Palmyra, Syria. (Screen capture/YouTube)
February 28, 2017, 4:38 pm
Activists: Syrian pro-government forces close in on IS-held Palmyra
Archaeologists decry the extensive damage to the city’s famed ancient ruins, which once served as Syria’s main tourist attraction
By AP
People inspect the destroyed Mosque of the Prophet Younis, or Jonah, in Mosul, Iraq, on July 24, 2014. (AP)
February 28, 2017, 12:29 pm
Islamic State looting uncovers ancient palace beneath Jonah’s Tomb
Archaeologists in Iraq find residence of biblical kings Sennacherib and Esarhaddon in IS-dug tunnels beneath ruined shrine, according to report
By ToI Staff and AFP
Screen capture from Russian military drone footage showing damage at the ancient site of Palmyra, Syria, February 2017. (screen capture: Sputnik/YouTube)
February 13, 2017, 1:30 pm
Russia releases drone footage of fresh Palmyra destruction
After recapturing ancient historical site, Islamic State appears to have demolished Roman amphitheater, other structures
By AFP
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