Šiauliai is a city in northern Lithuania, the country's fourth largest city and the sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 108,000 in 2023. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County.
Volodymyr, previously known as Volodymyr-Volynskyi (Володи́мир-Воли́нський) from 1944 to 2021, is a small city in Volyn Oblast, northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Volodymyr Raion and the center of Volodymyr urban hromada. It is one of the oldest cities in Ukraine and the historic centre of the region of Volhynia; it served as the capital of the Principality of Volhynia and later as one of the capital cities of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia. Population: 37,910.
Bar is a town located on the Riv River in Vinnytsia Oblast, the central Ukraine. It was the administrative center of the former Bar Raion until 2020, and is part of the historic region of Podolia. The town's estimated population is 15,337.
Ostroh is a historic city located in Rivne Oblast (province) of western Ukraine, on the Horyn River. Ostroh was the administrative center of the Ostroh Raion (district) until 2020. Administratively, Ostroh is incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population: 14,894.
Olyka is an urban-type settlement in Lutsk Raion, Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located east of Lutsk on the Putylivka Rriver. Its population is 3,032.
For exact dates in the Gregorian calendar see Jewish and Israeli holidays 2000–2050.
Liuboml is a town in Kovel Raion, Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located close to the border with Poland. It serves as the administrative center of Liuboml urban hromada. Population: 10,295.
Jewish partisans were fighters in irregular military groups participating in the Jewish resistance movement against Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II.
Aryeh Carmell was a British Orthodox rabbi, scholar, and author.
The Center for Jewish Art (CJA) is a research institute at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, devoted to the documentation and research of Jewish visual culture. Established in 1979, it documented and researched objects of Jewish art in ca. 800 museums, libraries, private collections and synagogues in about 50 countries. Today, the Center's archives and collections constitute the largest and most comprehensive body of information on Jewish art and material culture in existence. The CJA's research and documentation is included in the Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art.
Yossi Malka, is an Israeli former footballer who played for Maccabi Netanya.
Nikol Reznikov is an Israeli model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Israel 2018 and represented Israel at Miss Universe 2018 pageant.
The Synagogue in Sataniv, a town in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine was built in 1514, which probably makes it the oldest existing synagogue in Ukraine.
Ne’emanei Torah Va’Avodah (Hebrew: נאמני תורה ועבודה is a nonprofit organization in Israel that focuses on education research and policy in the Religious Zionist community. The organization supports democratizing the State-controlled religious services, so that the public plays a greater role in religious decision making and functions.
Moshe Alafi is an Israeli producer, director, and creator.
Elisheva Baumgarten is the Yitzchak Becker Professor of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is an expert on the social and religious history of the Jews of medieval northern Europe (1000-1400). Her research includes those who did not write the sources that have been transmitted, focusing particularly on women and gender hierarchies.
Aliza Cohen-Mushlin is an Israeli art historian, a specialist in medieval Latin and Hebrew manuscripts and Jewish architecture, an author of important researches on the medieval scriptorium.
Daniel "Danny" Gold was appointed head of the Israeli Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D) and a Tat Aluf in the Israel Defense Forces in 2016. Additionally, he serves as the head of the National Technological Center for Combatting the COVID-19 pandemic at the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
