Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological site of an ancient Roman city.

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical region of Israel and the surrounding area.

Newly excavated site in Ostia Antica, dating as early as the 3rd century CE, offers fresh insight and new enigmas about the city's potential melting pot of Roman Empire communities ...

Old Jewish 'Purification' Bath Found While Digging a Roman City; 'Oldest Discovery of Its Kind in the World' Ancient ...

A rare mikveh, a Jewish ritual bath, was found at Ostia Antica, near Rome, offering concrete evidence of a Jewish presence in ...

The “mikveh,” used by religious Jews for ritual purification, was discovered during the ongoing excavation of the ancient port city of Ostia. It was the first Roman colony and an important ...

In what many are calling a historic moment for Jewish life in eastern Hungary, the city of Debrecen will soon be home to a ...

In what many are calling a historic moment for Jewish life in eastern Hungary, the city of Debrecen will soon be home to a new mikveh (ritual bath) after Mayor László Papp transferred a ...

Debrecen, Hungary, announces construction of new mikveh in historic Jewish quarter. 'This represents more than just a building project - it's a symbol of renewal.' ...

The monuments include the Kahal Synagogue, Asilah's historic Jewish cemetery, and a mikveh (ritual bath) and oven attached to the synagogue. The Kahal Synagogue was built in 1824 but remained ...