Blinged-Out Menorah Debuts at Pioneering Exhibit in Rome The piece, which is encrusted with precious jewels, was gifted to the Jewish Museum in Rome by the artist Joel Arthur Rosenthal ...

Rome, Italy, May 18, 2017 / 02:04 am. At the center of the first joint exhibit between the Vatican Museums and the Jewish museum in Rome is the Magdala Stone, a large decorated stone block from a ...

ROME (RNS) A 2,000-year-old ... will be part of an exhibit titled “Menorah: Worship, History and Myth,” tracing the history of the seven-branched symbol of Jewish faith ...

Vatican Museums Director Barbara Jatta (L) and Head of Rome's Jewish Museum Alessandra Di Castro (R) pose during a news conference where they presented an exhibition on the menorah, the ancient ...

Titled “Menorah: Cult, History and Myth,” the exhibition is a joint project of the Vatican Museum and the Rome Jewish Museum — the first time the two museums have cooperated in this way. It ...

Vatican City, Feb 21, 2017 / 15:24 pm. The Vatican and the Jewish community in Rome are marking a new step in relations between the two religions by rolling out the first-ever joint exhibition ...

The Vatican Museums and the Jewish Museum of Rome are exploring together the significance of the menorah, although they also give a nod to the centuries-old legend that the Vatican is hiding the ...

Hidden treasure is not just for pirates. Perhaps these tales of treasures that remain untracked will inspire you to go on your own treasure hunt.

Israeli archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest depictions of a menorah, the seven-branched candelabra that has come to symbolize Judaism, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Friday.

By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - The Vatican and Rome's Jewish museum will jointly host an unprecedented exhibition on the menorah, the ancient symbol of Judaism, and try to put to rest legends ...