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October 19, 2015

Excavating Jewish Rhodes

Solving the mysteries of a 2,300-year-old Jewish community.

Two years ago, the archaeologist Richard Freund visited the Greek island of Rhodes to determine why a 16th-century synagogue there had two arks for its Torah scrolls rather than one. His research led him to launch a major archaeological investigation, uncovering information about a Jewish community that dates back to the time of the Second Temple. (Interview by Cindy Mindell.)

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