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Historian and journalist Dr. Tom Segev's new book, "A State at all Costs: The Life of David Ben-Gurion," delves into the life of Israel's founding father, dr...

In his new book "A State at all Costs: The Life of David Ben-Gurion," historian and journalist Dr. Tom Segev delves into the life of Israel's founding father...

Emma Goldman, a prominent anarchist figure, is explored in the Jewish Lives Podcast through the perspective of Vivian Gornick, who authored a biography about...

Flora Spiegelberg, a Jewish woman from New York, played a pivotal role in advocating for modern waste disposal methods, including covered garbage cans and in...

The author reflects on the significance of family meals during the High Holidays and the impact of reduced refugee entrance to America under President Trump,...

The controversy surrounding Victor Arnautoff's murals at George Washington High School in San Francisco continues to escalate, with conflicting views on whet...

Ukrainian President Zelensky is currently entangled in American politics due to his phone call with President Trump being a focal point of the ongoing impeac...

Shmuel Yosef Agnon's work "The Ubiquitous Gabirol" delves into the story of a mystical encounter with the medieval poet Solomon ibn Gabirol, where Agnon weav...

Yosef Begun, initially unknown outside Soviet prisons, gained recognition when Elie Wiesel mentioned him in a Nobel Prize speech. Begun's activism for Jewish...

The text recounts a personal interaction with Gershom Scholem, a prominent Jewish scholar of mysticism, at an event in Jerusalem. Scholem's interest in surna...

Joachim Gans, a metallurgist from Prague, is celebrated as the first documented Jew in North America, having been part of the 1585 Roanoke Island expedition,...

The American Library of Nazi-Banned Books is a significant collection of books that were banned by the Nazis during World War II and is now housed at the Leo...

In "We Stand Divided," Daniel Gordis explores the longstanding rift between American Jews and Israel, tracing its roots back to differing views on religion, ...

Known as a legal shark and a remorseless political fixer, Roy Cohn was infamous for his Machiavellian tactics that shaped American politics and law. His care...

The text delves into reflections on the timeless influence of Virgil's works, particularly the Aeneid and Georgics, on various literary figures and cultures ...

Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered a powerful speech at Washington Square, referencing the historic Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire of 1911 to highlight the...

Elizabeth Warren delivered a speech at Washington Square Park focusing on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, drawing parallels between the tragedy and cor...

In "State or Substate?", Dmitry Shumsky explores the idea of nonstatist Zionism, focusing on major Jewish figures like Judah Magnes and Martin Buber who envi...

Doba-Mera Medvedeva's memoir details life in a shtetl in late 19th and early 20th-century Belarus, marked by poverty, revolution, and war. Despite being bare...

Samuel Greenberg, a Jewish poet and artist born in Vienna in 1893, moved to New York with his family and settled on the Lower East Side. Despite dropping out...

Rocketmen, curated by Adolfo Roitman, Hagit Maoz, and Michael Maggen at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, focuses on Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, who ...

The text discusses different perspectives on Jewish identity and the relationship between Israel and the diaspora. There are critiques of a book analyzing Eu...

Abraham Joshua Heschel, a prominent Jewish thinker and refugee scholar, faced uncertain times during Nazi rule in the 1930s. In a new collection of his writi...

The exhibit "Jews, Money, Myth" at the London Jewish Museum curated by Joanne Rosenthal, Dominik Czechowski, and Morgan Wadsworth-Boyle until October 17, exa...

Bob Silverman's piece explores the historical alliance between American Jews and African Americans in founding the NAACP, emphasizing the importance of inter...

The transition from Tishah B'Av to Shabbat Nachamu reflects Jewish history's pattern of tragedy followed by revitalization and creativity, such as the Mishna...

"Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land: The Hebrew Bible in the United States: A Sourcebook" delves into the deep American biblical tradition, emphasizing the...

The anthology "Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land: The Hebrew Bible in the United States: A Sourcebook" explores the significant influence of the Hebrew Bi...

The overthrow of Communism and the end of the Cold War were marked by various significant events across Eastern Europe. The collapse of the Berlin Wall on No...

Roman Polanski's new film, "An Officer and a Spy," about the infamous Dreyfus Affair, faces scrutiny due to the director's controversial history and previous...

In ancient Jerusalem, to partake in Hellenistic sports, Jewish teenage boys had their circumcisions reversed. This act was a result of Jews aligning with Hel...

Sharon Osbourne shared the profound impact of antisemitism on her family during an exploration of her ancestry for the BBC show Who Do You Think You Are. Des...

Joseph Losey's 1976 film "Mr. Klein" is a potent exploration of French collaboration and complicity during the Nazi occupation. The narrative follows Robert ...

The season one finale of Adventures in Jewish Studies delves into the complexities of Jewish identity and whiteness in America, highlighting the historical j...

Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai, known for guiding the Jewish community after the Temple's destruction, grapples with personal mourning in a story from Avot de-Rab...

The article discusses the longstanding question of whether B. Traven, the enigmatic proletarian writer, was a German Jew named Moritz Rathenau, possibly the ...

This episode features actress Michaela Watkins discussing her Jewish identity and its influence on her activism, alongside historian Pamela Nadell exploring ...

In episode 193 of the podcast "Unorthodox," actress Michaela Watkins discusses her Jewish identity, her work portraying Jewish and non-Jewish characters, and...

Bernard Malamud's story "Angel Levine" explores themes of belief, identity, and acceptance through the character of Manischevitz, a Jewish tailor who encount...

Edda Servi Machlin, author of "The Classic Cuisine of the Italian Jews," passed away at 93, leaving behind a legacy of preserving Italian Jewish culinary tra...

Throughout history, there has been a disturbing trend of accusing Jews of disloyalty to their countries, leading to consequences such as wrongful convictions...

Rabbi Solomon Shlumil of Dreznitz's letters to Bohemia in 1607 were foundational in creating the mythic image of Safed as a place of miracles, shaped by the ...

The text discusses the historical roots of anti-Semitism, particularly focusing on the origins of anti-Jewish sentiment in ancient Alexandria, where Jews exc...

Allan Arkush discusses his experience with the book "Yirimiyahu be-Tzion: The Religion and Politics of Judah Leib Magnes" by David Barak-Gorodetsky. The book...

The Night of the Murdered Poets refers to the tragic events of August 12, 1952, when 13 members of the Soviet Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee were executed for...

In Sean Wilentz's book "No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation's Founding," he discusses the role of slavery in the United States Constitu...

Shlomo Avineri delves into the Jewish background of Karl Marx, a prominent and revolutionary thinker often misunderstood or disregarded in terms of his Jewis...

The writer reflects on how the events of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018, have deeply impacted their community, mak...

Alter Druyanov, a Russian Jew and Zionist, compiled a three-volume book of Jewish jokes in Hebrew, showcasing the humor of Jewish folklore with some jokes re...

Styopa and Simon plan a trip to Bluebell Inn in the Catskills, reminiscent of the once-popular Jewish resort area known as the Borscht Belt. Simons first Ame...