Jewish History
Palmyra Redux: The Clash of Civilization & Barbarism
Amid the stately yet skeletal ruins of Palmyra, Syria, the world is witnessing in real time the clash between civilization and barbarism, a microcosm...
Book Paints Painful-But-Inspiring Picture of Holocaust’s Immediate Aftermath
JNS.org - Dan Stone’s “The Liberation of the Camps: The End of the Holocaust and Its Aftermath” is difficult reading, and not just because it documents what happened in the Displaced Persons camps in the three...
When a Piece of Paper Meant Life or Death
JNS.org - “It is a fantastic commentary on the inhumanity of our times,” journalist Dorothy Thompson wrote at the height of the 1930s European Jewish refugee crisis, “that for thousands and thousands of people a piece...
Let’s Use Nazi War Criminals to Combat Holocaust Denial
The trial of 93-year-old ex-SS officer Oskar Groening currently underway in Germany is receiving a lot of attention in the international media. A trial that may well be the last case against a living Nazi will...
70 Years Later, Recalling the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
JNS.org - On April 15, 1945, the British Second Army entered Bergen-Belsen. One week...
World’s Tiniest Bible to be Presented at Israel Museum for 50th Anniversary
JNS.org - As part of its yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, the Jerusalem-based Israel Museum will...
Anne Frank’s Death at Bergen-Belsen Commemorated With #Notsilent Campaign (VIDEO)
JNS.org - The 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, along...
20 French Mayors to Visit Israel for Yom HaShoah
JNS.org - A delegation of 20 French mayors will visit Israel next week to...
Queens of the Jews
Most of the queens in Jewish history are either unnamed or unknown beyond their names....
Palmyra Redux: The Clash of Civilization & Barbarism
Amid the stately yet skeletal ruins of Palmyra, Syria, the world is witnessing in real time the clash between civilization and barbarism, a microcosm of...
Book Paints Painful-But-Inspiring Picture of Holocaust’s Immediate Aftermath
JNS.org - Dan Stone’s “The Liberation of the Camps: The End of the Holocaust and Its Aftermath” is difficult reading, and not just because it documents...
When a Piece of Paper Meant Life or Death
JNS.org - “It is a fantastic commentary on the inhumanity of our times,” journalist Dorothy Thompson wrote at the height of the 1930s European Jewish refugee...
Let’s Use Nazi War Criminals to Combat Holocaust Denial
The trial of 93-year-old ex-SS officer Oskar Groening currently underway in Germany is receiving a lot of attention in the international media. A trial that may...
70 Years Later, Recalling the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
JNS.org - On April 15, 1945, the British Second Army entered Bergen-Belsen. One week later, prisoners in the concentration camp beat Rachel Genuth (my...
World’s Tiniest Bible to be Presented at Israel Museum for 50th Anniversary
JNS.org - As part of its yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, the Jerusalem-based Israel Museum will display the "Nano Bible," the world's smallest bible, an Israeli...
Anne Frank’s Death at Bergen-Belsen Commemorated With #Notsilent Campaign (VIDEO)
JNS.org - The 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, along with the end of World War II, is being commemorated...
20 French Mayors to Visit Israel for Yom HaShoah
JNS.org - A delegation of 20 French mayors will visit Israel next week to commemorate Yom HaShoah (Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day). The mayors all come from...
Queens of the Jews
Most of the queens in Jewish history are either unnamed or unknown beyond their names. Yet a number of female monarchs figure more prominently due...
Israeli Elections – Then and Now
The first Israeli election I experienced was in the summer of 1961. I was in Yeshivah in Jerusalem, and heard both Ben Gurion and Begin...
Kings of the Jews: Hasmoneans & Herodians
Following Jerusalem's destruction in 586 B.C.E., the Jewish People became subject to a series of foreign empires—Babylonian, Persian, Greek, and Roman. The Maccabean Revolt in...
Kings of the Jews: Judah
After centuries of being governed by authoritative judges, and faced with mounting threats from neighboring foes, the ancient Israelites agitated for a king who would...
Woman Sues Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum Over Oskar Schindler Documents
JNS.org - The Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem has been sued by a woman who claims ownership of a collection of documents that belonged...
Kings of the Jews: Israel
After centuries of being governed by authoritative judges, and faced with mounting threats from neighboring foes, the ancient Israelites agitated for a king who...
