A diamond cutter’s ultimate quest is to optimise the yield, beauty and profit from a rough stone. New technology is enabling manufacturers to map rough diamonds and assess their polished potential ...

Have you ever found a Petoskey stone on a trip up north? They are so spectacularly beautiful that it’s no wonder they are designated as Michigan’s State Stone. The only problem with Petoskey stones is ...

The process of polishing stones is slow and tedious. The hobbyist knows that the polishing process cannot be rushed. The method is time-consuming, whether done mechanically or by hand, but the results ...

SANTA CLARA, Cuba, May 3 (JTA) — Barely a five-minute taxi ride from Cuba’s imposing shrine to Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara is a lesser-known monument honoring the six million Jews killed in the ...

Spring nail colors usually call to mind pastels like lilac, baby pink, and light yellow. But the biggest nail trend of the season—“stone nails”—is an unlikely shade: gray. Before you cry out in ...

Authorities in Szczecin cited fears by the Institute of National that visitors might think the perpetrators of the crimes were Poles. WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — Authorities in the Polish city of Szczecin ...

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Stolperstein Holocaust memorials, or stumbling stones, in front of an apartment building in the Rome Ghetto. (Marcy Oster) WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — Authorities in the Polish city of Szczecin declined to ...