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by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller
7 little known facts about Cleopatra and the Jewish communities she ruled.
10 surprising facts about Jews in the American Frontier.
In 1934, doctors in five hospitals walked off the job rather than work with a Jew.
Crash Course
by Rabbi Ken Spiro
The Europeans didn't know what caused the bubonic plague, but had no trouble blaming the Jews.
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
Gary Ginsberg’s new book “First Friends” chronicles personal relationships that influenced the White House.
The story behind Israel’s flag and why it’s a potent symbol for Jews worldwide.
August and Henrietta Bondi’s Jewish home was a stop for slaves fleeing North.
A madman who murdered his own family and many rabbis, Herod was also the greatest builder in Jewish history.
by Adam Ross
As Israel and Morocco establish full diplomatic ties, take a look at some of Morocco’s epic Jewish history.
The famous U.S. poet fought for Jewish rights and helped spark the Zionist movement.
24,000 Israeli soldiers have sacrificed their lives for the protection of the Jewish state.
The decisive battle paved the way for Israel to reunify Jerusalem in 1967.
October 31 marks the tragic anniversary of the end of a golden age of Hebrew books in Venice.
When Jewish Boxers fought Nazis in the 1930s in America.
by Dovid Zaklikowski
An overview of the notorious 1913 ritual murder trial in Kiev, known as the "Beilis Affair".
by The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Throughout history only Israel has protected the freedom of all peoples and faiths in Jerusalem.
From flowers at Sinai to cooking with flowers.
by Prof. Joshua Berman
Examining the historicity of the biblical exodus.
One of the great patrons of Jewish life supported Jews on three continents.
The surprising and extensive connections the Founding Father had with the Jews.
A thousand years ago, King Louis IX ordered the Talmud burned in Paris.
by Shlomo Horwitz
During the Yom Kippur War, 19 Israeli soldiers fought for 100 hours against overpowering Syrian forces and survived.
by Jerusalem U
Revisiting a painful chapter in the history of modern Israel.
Pope Leo X allowed a remarkable group of men to produce the first printed set of Talmud.
Nachmanides was a tireless Jewish leader 800 years ago - his newly discovered prayer can inspire us today.
by Aaron Feigenbaum
A long lost chapter of Jews in the Diaspora.
by Bluma Gordon
Some interesting facts about the fate of the Jews who boarded the Titanic.
by Ollie Anisfeld and J-TV
The untold story of the Torah’s impact on America's founders and the political documents they codified.
by Rabbi Shlomo Landau
The incredible story of Saul Wahl Katzenellenbogen, who briefly occupied the throne of Poland in 1587.
Jews lived in thriving Kurdish communities for thousands of years.
In 1939 Isadore Greenbaum risked his life to disrupt a major Nazi rally at Madison Square Gardens.
These Jewish nurses made the world a better place.
by Dr. Henry Abramson
Jewish history for ridiculously busy people.
Confined to a tiny island, Venice’s Jews put on magnificent Purim shows for the whole city.
During the Civil War, General Ulysses Grant expelled American Jews from their homes during Hanukkah.
The top-secret program brought 1,600 Nazis to America and whitewashed their past.
Kosher wine is no longer a joke. These days it’s winning awards and accolades.
On October 31st, 1905, thousands of Jews lost their lives in violence that swept across Russia.
by Marc Liebman, Captain USN (retired)
Four American Jews who made a major contribution to the American Armed Forces.
by Rivkah Fishman-Duker
The Jewish identity of Jerusalem in Greek and Roman sources.
The 131-year-old Manischewitz Company is being sold.
Syrian Jewry’s illustrious past began thousands of years ago. Today some 50 Jews remain.
The renowned university town was home to a vibrant Jewish community that is all but forgotten today.
by Jeff Jacoby
The Hebrew Bible indelibly molded the American founding, and its influence remains a part of its national story.
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