since such amulets are easily transportable,” said Prof. Gideon Bohak, of the Department of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud at Tel Aviv University, in a message to The Times of Israel.

The amulet, which also includes a drawing of the ... the most crowded and cruel ghettos in Poland.” JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong ...

The amulet was found buried with a devout Christian ... while avoiding pagan or Jewish elements. Professor Markus Scholz, an archaeologist from Goethe University, led the deciphering effort ...

Twitter users had challenged the amulet label after an automated account ... s labeling anti-Semitic because it did not reflect the Jewish nature of the item. The new label does not indicate ...