Jewish History
Medieval Jewish Cemetery Discovered In Oxford, England
According to a BBC report , a Jewish cemetery from the Medieval Period has been unearthed under the Rose Garden, near the Oxford Botanic...
Centuries Old Synagogue Found in Israel With Hebrew Inscribed Mosaic Floor
A splendid synagogue from the Talmudic period was unearthed recently during excavations at Khirbet Hukuk in the northwestern Galilee on the site where a Jewish community existed between the fourth and sixth...
Reflecting on the 1972 Munich Olympics
Forty years ago, Palestinian "Black September" terrorists murdered 11 Israeli team members during the Olympic Games in Munich. Although the International Olympic Committee (IOC) declined Israel's request for a moment of silence...
George Washington’s Jewish Correspondence
In a letter that will go on display before Independence Day, George Washington conveys his commitment to one of America's founding principles while corresponding with the Jewish community. At the center of "To...
An Arab-Jewish Conflict — On New York’s Airwaves
A municipal radio station used for attacks on Zionism. Angry Jewish protests. Politicians jumping into...
Cantorial “Ambassadors” Recognize the New Germany
Even as Germany has edged closer to being the icon of high culture it ...
The Forgotten Jewish Aviator
As the clouds and rain gave way to evening sunshine at Maryland's historic College...
Jewish Ties to the U.S. Naval Academy
June marks the arrival of a new Jewish chaplain, Lieutenant Joshua Sherwin, at the sprawling...
Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee and the Jews
While Great Britain celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee—marking 60 years of her reign—with...
Medieval Jewish Cemetery Discovered In Oxford, England
According to a BBC report , a Jewish cemetery from the Medieval Period has been unearthed under the Rose Garden, near the Oxford Botanic Garden...
Centuries Old Synagogue Found in Israel With Hebrew Inscribed Mosaic Floor
A splendid synagogue from the Talmudic period was unearthed recently during excavations at Khirbet Hukuk in the northwestern Galilee on the site where...
Reflecting on the 1972 Munich Olympics
Forty years ago, Palestinian "Black September" terrorists murdered 11 Israeli team members during the Olympic Games in Munich. Although the International Olympic Committee...
George Washington’s Jewish Correspondence
In a letter that will go on display before Independence Day, George Washington conveys his commitment to one of America's founding principles while...
An Arab-Jewish Conflict — On New York’s Airwaves
A municipal radio station used for attacks on Zionism. Angry Jewish protests. Politicians jumping into the controversy. Jewish leaders and activists divided over how to...
Cantorial “Ambassadors” Recognize the New Germany
Even as Germany has edged closer to being the icon of high culture it once was, echoes of the Holocaust still affect its foreign...
The Forgotten Jewish Aviator
As the clouds and rain gave way to evening sunshine at Maryland's historic College Park Airport, Rabbi Gil Steinlauf of Washington, DC's Adas Israel...
Jewish Ties to the U.S. Naval Academy
June marks the arrival of a new Jewish chaplain, Lieutenant Joshua Sherwin, at the sprawling United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. But the Jewish...
Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee and the Jews
While Great Britain celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee—marking 60 years of her reign—with a special extended bank holiday weekend June 2-5, scholars...
Ten Reasons to Admire Israel
In the daily news coverage, as they say, if it doesn't bleed, it doesn't lead. The larger story of Israel, therefore, is rarely told. And the...
Christopher Columbus Was a Secret Jew?
Christopher Columbus was probably Jewish according to a CNN article that refers to several credible sources. On the 508th anniversary of Columbus's death, scholars have...
Israeli Museum to Open Exhibit on Foreign Volunteers in War of Independence
Beit Hatfutsot, the "Museum of the Jewish People" in Tel Aviv, announced the opening of a new exhibition focusing on Jewish volunteers from around the...
An Open Letter to Yale History Professor Timothy Snyder
Professor Timothy Snyder of Yale University, the author of the famous (and controversial) book "Bloodlands" was brought to Lithuania last week for a...
What Happened to the Borscht Belt?
Food, fun, dancing, celebrities, comedians. Grossinger's and the Concord. Bring back any memories? The mostly defunct summer resorts of New York's Catskill Mountains were popular...
