Publisher cites mounting interest in Jewish culture in Italy for ‘extraordinary demand’ in early sales of translated text

News agency linked to Islamic State gives name of airman, posts video of charred remains of jet in the desert

Struggling synagogues examine unconventional means of dealing with declining membership and smaller budgets

Stunned fans mass outside superstar’s studio complex on outskirts of Minneapolis, looking to resolve mystery around loss of their idol

Seven adults and teenage boy, all members of same family, shot dead in four homes; killer thought to be loose

Washington agrees to buy 32 tons of Iranian heavy water as Kerry meets with Zarif for second time in week

The 18th-century structure made of amber panels and gold leaf, was fitted into Russia’s Catherine Palace near St. Petersburg, where it remained until it was looted by Germany’s Nazis in 1941

Museum of Jewish People at Beit Hatfusot celebrates one of the 20th century’s most influential Jews