History
A Nazi concentration camp on British soil? A fuller history of Alderney comes to light
“How, I asked myself, could such evil have occurred in such a beautiful place, a place I love more than any other?”
Why do we keep turning Holocaust survivor stories into self-help books?
“If you look at the Holocaust without that triumphant, redemptive story arc, you have to grapple with the randomness of what happens to people.”
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