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The article pays tribute to Israeli soldiers, particularly focusing on the stories of Sergeant First Class Amichai Yisrael Yehoshua Oster and Master Sergeant...

In the wake of the Six-Day War, Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe witnessed and encouraged a religious awakening among secular Israelis, inspired by the miraculous events o...

"The Shochet (Vol. 1)", a memoir by Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn, translated and annotated by Michoel Rotenfeld, offers a vivid portrayal of Jewish shtetl life i...

Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett is inviting enthusiasts of Eastern European Jewish cuisine to contribute memories, recipes, and photos to her online cookbook a...

Yardena Schwartz explores the historical significance of the 1929 Hebron massacre in her book, "Ghosts of a Holy War," in a conversation with Eylon Levy. Sch...

Journalist and author Yardena Schwartz delves into the historical roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict, focusing on the 1929 Hebron Massacre with her book "Gho...

David Makovsky, Andrew Tabler, and Tamir Hayman examine the intricate aftermath of the Assad regime's fall in Syria and its implications for regional stabili...

The video explores the Jewish roots of the tradition of wearing yellow ribbons to protest against hostage-taking and express solidarity, a practice noticeabl...

Henry Abramson's lecture on "Introduction to The Spanish Inquisition: Medieval Antisemitism" provides an insightful exploration of the factors leading to the...

Kyle Orton's essay explores post-World War II Germany's relationship with Nazism, highlighting how Germans perceived themselves as victims rather than perpet...

The Tel Dan Stele, the earliest archaeological evidence of King David's existence, is currently displayed at New York City's Jewish Museum. This 9th-century ...

Reflecting on the question "How, from where we started, did we ever reach this Hanukkah?," Joan Afton ponders familial and cultural transitions over the year...

"September 5" is a new film that revisits the 1972 Munich Olympics tragedy, focusing on the media's role in the live coverage of the abduction and murder of ...

Hussein Aboubakr Mansour and Jonathan Silver explore the ideological consequences of the recent fall of Syria's Baathist regime, marked by Bashar al-Assad's ...

The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria has brought to light the precarious state of the country's Jewish heritage sites, which have suffered negle...

Yonit and Jonathan explore the dramatic fall of the Assad regime in Syria and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial with insights from Richard...

In exploring the complex legacies of Flavius Josephus and Lion Feuchtwanger, the USC Doheny Memorial Library exhibit delves into themes of survival, compromi...

Ami Kozak, a comedian and impressionist, shares his emotional and insightful reflections on contemporary antisemitism and the unsettling parallels he perceiv...

The closure of Manhattan's Friars Club, a hallmark of old Jewish social traditions and comedy, raises questions about the preservation of such institutions. ...

Tim Benson's book, "Drawn to the Promised Land," delivers an insightful exploration of the Israel-Palestine conflict through political cartoons during the Br...

Focusing on the importance of historical context, Shuly Rubin Schwartz, chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), discusses how understanding the ...

President Joe Biden has signed a law that may lead to the integration of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History with the Smithsonian Institu...

Charlotte Buchsbaum, a Jewish teen from Brooklyn, wrote a diary in 1945 documenting her personal and historical experiences during a transformative year. Her...

In this piece, Jeffrey K. Salkin critiques the use of a keffiyeh-clad baby Jesus in nativity scenes as an act of theological antisemitism. He argues that thi...

YIVO, an institute dedicated to the research and preservation of Yiddish culture, will be offering a new educational program focusing on the rich history of ...

Stuart Schear describes a meaningful journey to Poland with his cousins, echoing the themes of Jesse Eisenberg's film "A Real Pain." Their family heritage tr...

Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein explores the fall of Bashar al-Assad, highlighting its implications for Israel and the broader geopolitical landscape. He also connec...

Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat stationed in Lithuania during World War II who undertook a courageous and risky mission to save Jewish refugees fleei...

Canada Post released a Hanukkah stamp featuring a historic peacock-shaped hanukkiah from Montreal, symbolizing Jewish resilience and the continuity of tradit...

Ya-Ping Lee, serving as the Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Tel Aviv, underscores the importance of Taiwan being ready to face p...

In an analytical exploration of Syria's recent political upheavals, Richard Hanania reflects on the fall of the Assad regime and its implications for regiona...

Following the upheaval in Syria, rumors surfaced on social media claiming a 500-year-old Torah scroll was discovered in Bashar al-Assad's residence. However,...

Rav Chaim Mordechai (Mottel) Katz was instrumental in the post-Holocaust revival of the Telshe Yeshivah in America. With his brother-in-law, Rav Eliyahu Meir...

Rebbetzin Batya Barg, originally from the USSR and later a key figure in Israel, was renowned for her unwavering commitment to Judaism and community activism...

Ephraim Kholmyansky's journey from an unaware Jewish child in Moscow to a key player in the underground Hebrew education network of the USSR is both remarkab...

Cindy Scarr reflects on recounting the tragic fate of the Holtzbergs, victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, to her children in 2024. She describes her children...

Jan Grabowski's new book, "On Duty: The Polish Blue & Criminal Police in the Holocaust," reveals the active role of Polish police in the Holocaust, often act...

Former President Bill Clinton reflects on the complex history of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and the impact of Yasser Arafat's rejection of a peac...

Michael Winterbottom's film "Shoshana" delivers a powerful narrative by intertwining a love story with the complex political landscape of 1930s Palestine. Se...

Dr. Henry Abramson offers an inviting video message from Jerusalem, addressing students and enthusiasts of Jewish history. He introduces a series of scholarl...

Ya-Ping (Abby) Lee, the Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Tel Aviv, draws parallels between the early histories of Israel and Taiw...

Peter Beinart engages in a conversation with Alia Malek, a Syrian-American journalist and author of "The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria", about...

Historian Mark Walker's book, "Hitler's Atomic Bomb," delves into Nazi Germany's nuclear research and the tensions between scientific discovery, fascist ideo...

The pig has long held a complex and significant place in Jewish culture and identity, explored in Jordan D. Rosenblum's new history. From its presence in Bib...

The video "8. Disputations and the Pogroms of 1391" delves into the significant historical events that occurred in medieval Spain, impacting the Jewish commu...

The role of Caribbean Jews in the spread of chocolate production is an often overlooked chapter of Jewish and Caribbean history. Jewish communities, particul...

Margalit Fox will discuss her book, "The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an American Organized-Crime Boss," during a One Book, One Hadassah ev...

The video "The 133 Days of Bla Kun (1919)" delves into the turbulent period in Hungarian history when Béla Kun, a Jewish communist revolutionary, led the sho...

The article examines the transformation of Pearl Harbor's memory from a solemn site to a tourist attraction, reflecting broader changes in American religiosi...

The discussion centers on the recent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, scrutinizing its contents, implications, and the challenges in its imp...