Diamonds endure as the industry feels the pressure

For over five centuries, Antwerp's diamond district has been the cornerstone of the global diamond trade. Now, that legacy is ...
Chicago Tribune

Diamond city of Antwerp now has a sparkling diamond museum

Antwerp has long been known as the world’s greatest diamond city. Now it has a new museum to go with a vibrant diamond trading scene that goes back six centuries. The DIVA museum opened its doors in ...
Hyperallergic

Letter from Antwerp II: Rubens, More Diamonds, and Dogs

ANTWERP — The Jewish Diaspora and the diamond trade are not synonymous. Their stories don’t merely intertwine either. Together they have given rise to two cultural and literary archetypes, the ...
Jewish Journal

Antwerp’s Diamonds, Jews Are Forever

If you own a diamond, you can be 80 percent sure it’s been to Antwerp, Belgium, at some point in its life. Perhaps it was graded there in the heart of ancient Europe — or ground, polished, valued, ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

For Antwerp Jews, turns out diamonds aren’t forever

The transformation of the diamond business has brought to a close decades of job security during which virtually any Antwerp Jew could acquire work that reliably provided the means to support a vital ...