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Avner Moriah said it took him 15 years to complete the “Ganze Megillah.” (Rahn Sas via JTA)
April 24, 2021, 2:51 pm
Israeli artist sets Guinness World Record for longest megillah scroll
Avner Moriah’s creation is 28.03 meters long, just about the exact length of a basketball court. He laid it out on a court for press photos earlier this month.
By JTA
Walter Bingham skydives over northern Israel!
October 19, 2018, 10:04 am
British Kindertransport refugee, 94, becomes Israel’s oldest skydiver
Walter Bingham fell from 13,000 feet as a belated birthday present - and insists he'll do it again before he reaches 100
Blue Peter’s 60th birthday cake
October 11, 2018, 4:11 pm
Who knew Blue Peter was so… Jew Peter!
As the iconic children’s show celebrates its 60th birthday and 5,000+ episodes, we take a look at its finest Jewish moments
By Francine Wolfisz
Screen capture from video of a world-record breaking Israeli flag made out of cookies on the floor of the Heritage Hall in Atlanta’s Congregation Beth Jacob, June 3, 2018. (YouTube)
June 6, 2018, 11:56 am
Israeli flag made of biscuits in U.S. breaks Guinness World Record
Atlanta Jewish community uses 117,000 cookies stretching across more than 3,000 feet in their mammoth feat
By JTA
Lego blocks of all shapes, colours and sizes were used in Tel Aviv during the world record attempt. Credit: @GalitPeleg on Twitter (Head of Public Diplomacy at the Consulate General of Israel in New York. )
December 28, 2017, 11:15 am
Lego tower built in Tel Aviv set to break Guinness World Record
118-foot tower was built from more than half a million Lego bricks donated by residents of Tel Aviv, in memory of a young cancer victim
By JTA
July 21, 2017, 10:12 am
British Kindertransport escapee officially world’s oldest living radio host
German-born Walter Bingham, 93, awarded Guinness World Record as most senior talk show presenter
By Stephen Oryszczuk
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