History
Did George Washington really love the Jews?
Our first president more than tolerated Colonial Jews, writing a historic letter to the warden of Touro Synagogue that resonates today.
Eulogy: Max Bendich, 105, an ordinary life lived extraordinarily
“He didn’t do anything out-and-out special. But he had an unbelievable impact on people. An outsized impact.”
Here’s what a 16th-century rabbi said when Henry VIII asked for relationship advice
Surprise: Henry didn’t listen.
Inside a forgotten camera, a time capsule
The photos document the author’s life and family history, from a displaced person’s camp after the Holocaust to a Brooklyn childhood.
Four Jewish facts for the 4th of July
It’s that time of year again.
Can Jewish schools meet the challenge of Black Lives Matter?
Jewish schools face a reckoning in the current calls for racial justice.
Round Challah For The High Holidays? Try These Other Traditional Shapes!
Jews around the world do bird, ladder, and ring-shaped challah.
Lithuania Defends Nazi Collaborator Accused Of Killing Jews
Lithuania’s state historical institute on the Soviet domination of the country defended in court a deceased collaborator with Nazi Germany
Neither Ashkenazi Nor Sephardi, Italian Jews Are A Mystery
Geographical and linguistic history reveals that the question is much more complicated than it seems.
In Cologne, Archaeologists Unearth The History Of Germany’s Oldest Jewish Community
An archaeological project and a forthcoming museum seek to shed light on the long presence of Jews in Cologne, Germany.