Magnes curator, Ruth Eis, talks about purchasing silver jewelry at a shop, sold to the shop by Jews who had left Yemen. During the political upheavals of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Jews fled their homes and communities in and around India, North Africa, and the former Ottoman Empire. As much of this material [...]

Commemorating 50 years of relations between the Philippines and Israel, two flags of Israel and the Philippines are currently competing as contenders for the Guiness Book of Records. Each the size of two football fields. The project was initiated by a businesswoman and nun from the Philippines, Sister Grace Galindez-Gupana. The flags were airlifted from [...]