In ‘Black and Jewish America,’ Henry Louis Gates Jr explores the history of Black-Jewish partnership and conflict
A new PBS series on Black and Jewish relations shows the promise and peril of allyship
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Opinion For 250 years, American Jews have answered prejudice with defiance
Starting with the Revolution, writes a historian, Jews publicly rebutted wartime slander and asserted their place in the American story.
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Opinion It was the wildest scheme in American Jewish history. 200 years later, should it be remembered as a failure?
In the two centuries since the founding of Ararat — a self-governing Jewish colony in New York — much has changed, and much has stayed the same
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News He wrote the book on American Jewish history. Stepping back from teaching, Jonathan Sarna says he has plenty of chapters still to go.
Retiring from the classroom after 50 years in academia, every journalist’s favorite Jewish historian is enjoying a victory lap
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Books What was the Jewish record on slavery? It’s (very) complicated.
Richard Kreitner's 'Fear No Pharaoh" unpacks the myths surrounding Jews and slavery in and around the Civil War and its aftermath
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Fast Forward Rare document that shows contributions of Jewish financier to American Revolution up for sale
Haym Salomon was also one of the founders and main donors to Mikveh Israel, a Philadelphia synagogue still active today, nicknamed the ‘Synagogue of the American Revolution’
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Culture How American Jews have managed to survive a history of antisemitism and bigoted fanaticism
'Acts of Faith,' an exhibit at the New York Historical Society, explores the history of religion and prejudice in America
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Fast Forward Wife of submersible operator is a descendant of Titanic’s famed Jewish victims
Wendy Rush’s great-great-grandfather was Macy’s president Isidor Straus
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