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Shaped like a gladiator: Rare 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle discovered in England

Jerusalem Post The knife handle is a testament to how pervasive the gladiator celebrity culture was in the Roman Empire, reaching all the way to Hadrian’s Wall at the very edge of the Roman Empire. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-829444

Researchers find Aztec ‘death whistles’ do weird things to the listeners’ brains

Jerusalem Post Participants in an experiment rated the sounds of the skull-shaped whistles as extremely negative, defining them as frightening and aversive. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-829441

5th-century Turkish amulet shows Solomon defeating the devil, with angels invoked by a scribe

Jerusalem Post The names of the angels Azrael, Gabriel, Michael, and Israfil are listed on the reverse of the pendant. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-829439

British Museum receives largest donation in its history with Chinese ceramics collection

Jerusalem Post The donation makes the museum’s Chinese ceramics collection the largest outside China, with 10,000 items displayed in a dedicated gallery. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-829246

‘Grinch’ pro-Palestinian protesters force cancelation of Melbourne Christmas tradition

Jerusalem Post The protest entitled ‘Crash the Christmas Windows’ was planned by anti-war activist Amy Settal, according to the Guardian. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-829325

A meeting of minds and hearts: What lessons righteous figures learn from each other

Jerusalem Post Each person saw the value in the other person’s path, and adopted elements of the other’s ethos. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-829163

Vayera: Having the courage to answer God’s call to responsibility

Jerusalem Post Jews do not accept the world that is. They challenge it in the name of the world that ought to be. Walk ahead. Take personal responsibility. Judaism is God’s call to responsibility. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-829230

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