Jewish History

Cleopatra and the Jews

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Jewish History

The Flag of Israel: 7 Facts

Jewish History

Ramban’s Newly Discovered Prayer

Jewish History

Alexander Hamilton and the Jews

Jewish History

When King Louis IX Burned the Talmud

Jewish History

The Pope who Printed the Talmud

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Pope Leo X allowed a remarkable group of men to produce the first printed set of Talmud.

Jewish History

Newark Minutemen: Fighting Nazis in New Jersey

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

When Jewish Boxers fought Nazis in the 1930s in America.

Jewish History

The Silver Platter: Establishing the State of Israel

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

24,000 Israeli soldiers have sacrificed their lives for the protection of the Jewish state.

Evidence for the Exodus

by Prof. Joshua Berman

Jewish History

King Saul: King of Poland for a Day

by Rabbi Shlomo Landau

The incredible story of Saul Wahl Katzenellenbogen, who briefly occupied the throne of Poland in 1587.

Jewish History

Defying 20,000 Nazis in New York City

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

In 1939 Isadore Greenbaum risked his life to disrupt a major Nazi rally at Madison Square Gardens.

Jewish History

6 Amazing Jewish Nurses

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

These Jewish nurses made the world a better place.

Jewish History

All Jewish History in Under 18 Minutes

by Dr. Henry Abramson

Jewish history for ridiculously busy people.

Jewish History

The Hanukkah Expulsion of American Jews

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

During the Civil War, General Ulysses Grant expelled American Jews from their homes during Hanukkah.

Jewish History

Operation Paperclip: The Truth about Bringing Nazi Scientists to America

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

The top-secret program brought 1,600 Nazis to America and whitewashed their past.

Kosher Wine: The Rise and Fall of Manischewitz

Jewish History

Kosher Wine: The Rise and Fall of Manischewitz

by Jerusalem U

Kosher wine is no longer a joke. These days it’s winning awards and accolades.

Jewish History

Jewish Conductor on the Underground Railroad

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

August and Henrietta Bondi’s Jewish home was a stop for slaves fleeing North.

Jewish History

The October 31 Pogroms

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

On October 31st, 1905, thousands of Jews lost their lives in violence that swept across Russia.

Jewish History

Jews in the American Military

by Marc Liebman, Captain USN (retired)

Four American Jews who made a major contribution to the American Armed Forces.

Jewish History

Jews of Kurdistan: 10 Facts

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Jews lived in thriving Kurdish communities for thousands of years.

Jewish History

Rabbi Manischewitz and His Iconic Company

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

The 131-year-old Manischewitz Company is being sold.

Jewish History

Jews of Venice’s Ghetto

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Confined to a tiny island, Venice’s Jews put on magnificent Purim shows for the whole city.

Jewish History

The Jewish History of Afghanistan

by Aaron Feigenbaum

A long lost chapter of Jews in the Diaspora.

Jewish History

The Jews of Syria: A Lost Civilization

by Aaron Feigenbaum

Syrian Jewry’s illustrious past began thousands of years ago. Today some 50 Jews remain.

Jewish History

Oxford’s Surprising Jewish History

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

The renowned university town was home to a vibrant Jewish community that is all but forgotten today.

Jewish History

The Titanic and the Jews

by Bluma Gordon

Some interesting facts about the fate of the Jews who boarded the Titanic.

Jewish History

Proclaim Liberty: How the Hebrew Bible Molded America

by Jeff Jacoby

The Hebrew Bible indelibly molded the American founding, and its influence remains a part of its national story.

Jewish History

The Blood Libel Against Mendel Beilis

by Dovid Zaklikowski

An overview of the notorious 1913 ritual murder trial in Kiev, known as the "Beilis Affair".

Jewish History

Abraham Lincoln and the Jews: 10 Fascinating Facts

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Snapshots of Lincoln’s remarkable relationship with Jews.

Jewish History

Israel’s Unknown Heroic Spies of World War I

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

The Aaronsohn siblings founded an espionage ring in Zichron Yaakov to help Britain defeat the Turks.

Jewish History

Rabbi Yitzchak Abarbanel, Renaissance Man

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

An advisor to kings, Rabbi Don Yitzchak Abarbanel dedicated his life to helping Jews in Europe.

Jewish History

Meet the Non-Jew Who Made Daf Yomi Possible

by Dr. Henry Abramson

Daniel Bomberg capitalized on the disruptive new technology – printing, understanding the potentially huge market for books amongst Jews.

The Influence of the Hebrew Bible on America's Founding Fathers

Jewish History

The Influence of the Hebrew Bible on America's Founding Fathers

by Ollie Anisfeld and J-TV

The untold story of the Torah’s impact on America's founders and the political documents they codified.

Jewish History

Jews in the Wild West

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

10 surprising facts about Jews in the American Frontier.

Jewish History

The Miracle of Jewish History

by Rabbi Ken Spiro and J-TV

As David Ben-Gurion said, "For a Jew to be a realist, you have to believe in miracles."

Jewish History

Christopher Columbus, Secret Jew

by Bluma Gordon

What is the evidence that Columbus was a Jew?

Jewish History

Freeing Russian Jewry: The Refuseniks

by Jerusalem U

The campaign to free the Jews of the USSR grew into a global phenomenon that motivated Jews across the world to fight for their fellow Jews. With incredible results.

Jewish History

Passover and the Spanish Inquisition

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Generations of secret Jews defied the Spanish Inquisition to celebrate Passover and other holidays.

Jewish History

Lost World of Yiddish Theater

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish recalls a world of thriving Yiddish theater in New York and beyond.

Jewish History

Rescuing the Wandering Jew

by Jerusalem U

How Israel rescued Jews from countries such as Yemen, Ethiopia and even Saudi Arabia in a series of daring operations including Operation Magic Carpet, Operation Moses and Operation Solomon.

Jewish History

The Jew who Financed the American Revolution

by Ronda Robinson

Haym Salomon’s financial risk-taking helped establish America.

Theodor Herzl: The Zionist Dream of a Jewish State

Jewish History

Theodor Herzl: The Zionist Dream of a Jewish State

by Jerusalem U

What is Zionism and why is it so controversial? How did Herzl, a secular writer, transform an ancient longing into a modern political movement that changed the course of history?