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During a visit to a Ford factory in Michigan, President Trump praised the "good bloodlines" of Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, sparking criticism ...

In this edition, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the visions of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister Gantz for ...

The discussion in the COMMENTARY podcast explores the unmasking scandal and the Justice Department's treatment of Michael Flynn, questioning Barack Obama's m...

In this episode, Michael Koplow and Evan Gottesman critically analyze the Trump administration's Israeli-Palestinian peace proposal as articulated by U.S. Am...

Abraham Caslari, a Jewish physician in Besal during the Black Death in 1348, wrote the Tractate on Pestilential Fevers, providing a medical perspective on th...

The Israel-EU relationship, stemming from their post-World War II founding ideals, is complex, characterized by strong economic ties but political tensions. ...

The text discusses how Jane Hirshfield's poem "Before the Collapse" captures feelings of uncertainty and impending loss on a global scale, drawing parallels ...

In this poignant reflection on survival during the Holocaust, the author, the daughter of Polish Holocaust survivors, contemplates the pivotal moments that l...

Ronnie Perelis, an expert in Sephardic Studies, delves into his book "Narratives from the Sephardic Atlantic," focusing on the lives of three Iberian crypto ...

The author reflects on her family's unique Seder traditions and the challenges of passing down her parents' story of struggle and resilience to her children....

This episode discusses how Gaza is confronting the challenges of the coronavirus outbreak amidst its existing public health crises, particularly its water sh...

The text discusses the myth of America as a nation of immigrants and challenges this narrative by highlighting that America was founded by Anglo Protestant c...

Jess Olson, an Associate Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University, talks about his book "Jewish Culture: A Quick Immersion," exploring the title's p...

"The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth explores a counterhistory where Charles Lindbergh becomes president in 1940, paralleled with real events reported b...

"The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth, both the novel and the subsequent HBO miniseries, explores an alternate history where Charles Lindbergh, a sympath...

In this episode of Unorthodox, the hosts discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Jewish communal life and feature interviews with Ben Cohen about his ...

In Seymour Epstein's "Suspecting Esther," he presents a provocative interpretation of the Book of Esther, suggesting that it serves as a critique of Jewish l...

The article discusses the tradition of "Little Purims" within Jewish communities, which are local festivals commemorating miraculous events similar to Purim....

The article discusses the controversy surrounding AIPAC's hosting of Serbian President Aleksandar Vui at their annual conference, despite his controversial p...

Bernie Sanders once embarked on an educational film project through the American Peoples Historical Society, creating a documentary about socialist leader Eu...

"Bukra fil Mish-Mish," a documentary by Tal Michael, highlights the remarkable story of the Frenkel brothers, Jewish pioneers of animation in Egypt and the A...

Professor Dan Porat's book "Bitter Reckoning: Israel Tries Holocaust Survivors as Nazi Collaborators" sheds light on a lesser-known chapter of Jewish history...

Salka Viertel, a prominent figure in European stage acting and Hollywood screenwriting during the first half of the 20th century, is celebrated not only for ...

Dr. Yoav Di Capua, a history professor at the University of Texas at Austin, delves into Arab intellectual history in his new book "No Exit: Arab Existential...

The recently discovered collection of 361 photographs, including 62 from the Sobibor death camp, sheds light on the complicity of Nazi guards, particularly n...

In this text, Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss various important topics including U.S. Ambassador Martin Indyk's suggestion...

Photos have emerged showing convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk at the Sobibor death camp, despite his denial of ever working as a guard there. The im...

Andrea Bernstein's book "American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps and the Marriage of Money and Power" explores the intricate dynamics of power and corru...

Louisa May Alcott, renowned for her iconic novel "Little Women," has roots tracing back to Sephardic Jewish ancestry. This discovery is part of the lesser-kn...

While visiting Vilnius, the author stumbles upon a life-size statue of Leonard Cohen in a courtyard, part of a series of public sculptures by Lithuanian arti...

At the start of Parashat Vayetze, Jacob dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending. A midrash expands on this dream, suggesti...

The podcast discusses the origin of the Maccabiah Games, likening their inception to a great miracle similar to Hanukkah. It also touches on controversial to...

Yiddish children's literature evolved from being nonexistent to having its own dedicated stories in newspapers in the late 19th century, coinciding with the ...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas intends to republish the book "Exodus from Iraq" by the late Iraqi-Israeli writer Yitzhak Bar Moshe, detailing ...

The text explores the deaths of Abraham, Gideon, and David in the Bible, particularly focusing on their endings at a ripe old age. It delves into the connect...

A Torah scroll, believed to be from a small Ukrainian town, made a remarkable journey from a thrift store in Virginia to multiple collectors including non-Je...

In this excerpt from "One Hundred Autobiographies: A Memoir" by David Lehman, the narrator recounts seeking advice from a wise man in the synagogue on how to...

In the fall of 1989, Prague experienced a metamorphosis towards democracy and freedom. The initial student-led protests on Nov. 17 against the Communist regi...

In 1988, East Germany under Erich Honecker made unprecedented efforts to engage with its Jewish community, organizing events around the 50th anniversary of K...

Fifty years ago, the Soviet Zionist movement, known in America as the refuseniks movement, sparked a significant resurgence of Jewish identity when 18 religi...

The Letter of the Eighteen, written by 18 religious Jewish families in the Soviet republic of Georgia in 1969, was a bold plea to emigrate to Israel rooted i...

Philip Glass's Egyptian opera "Akhnaten" is set to be staged at the Metropolitan Opera, marking its American production story, which has been more modest tha...

National Redhead Day prompts a look at the complex historical association between Jews and redheads, from biblical references to Esau and David described as ...

The discussion explores the concept of messianism in Jewish history and thought, tracing it from the late 2nd Temple period in Roman-controlled Judea to mode...

The story of Herschel Grynszpan, a 17-year-old Jewish boy who assassinated a German diplomat in 1938, not only sparked Kristallnacht but also outlined the de...

David Witzthum explores the unlikely alliance formed between David Ben Gurion and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer shortly after WWII in his book "The Begin...

In his book "The Beginning of a Wondrous Friendship? The story of Israeli-German reconciliation 1948-1960," historian David Witzthum explores the unlikely al...

In remembrance of the Tree of Life shooting a year earlier, an exhibition titled "Lest We Forget" featuring oversize images of Holocaust survivors by Luigi T...

The Codevilla Tapes discuss the complex nature of power and governance in America, highlighting the role of an elite ruling class that is purportedly impoten...

As Hungary commemorates the 30th anniversary of the fall of Communism in Central Europe, the author reflects on their time in Budapest in the late 1980s. Des...