World War One
‘Blood Flows Like Water And People Fall Like Flies,’ The Forverts Remembers The Great War
Forverts readers were often desperate for news of their hometowns and families in Europe during World War I.
A Tale Of Madness, Murder, And Mathematics
The story of Andre Bloch, the brilliant French mathematician who murdered three family members during the First World War.
It Was the Year of the Centenary
This year marked the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, ushering in a whole century of centenaries.
My Opa's Story of World War One's Other Fight
A hundred years on, it’s still all quiet about the Eastern Front. Allan Jalon’s family diary sheds human light on the Russian-Austrian war.
How Military Photos Testify to Our Place — in World War II and Gaza
Jenna Weissman Joselit never paid much attention to photographs of relatives in uniforms until a more recent picture appeared on the mantle. That one was taken near Gaza.
Did Germany Help Save Palestine’s Jews During World War I?
Palestine’s Jewish community faced death and destruction at the hands of Ottoman ruler Ahmed Jamal Pasha during World War One. Then, Germany stepped in.
How World War I Shaped Jewish Politics and Identity
The spark that ignited World War I took place a century ago this week. Jews mostly did not support America’s entry into the first modern war — but they were profoundly shaped by it.
Heir to The Austrian Throne And His Wife Are Shot
The imperial couple was on a tour of the Bosnian province that Austria had won from Turkey six years earlier. A young Serbian student was the shooter.
My Beloved America, I Don't Recognize You!
Our country has taken up arms. Bloody questions marks hover above us. What are we fighting for? Why aren’t we heeding our holy credo to stop the bloodshed?
A Terrible Blood Bath
Forward editor Ab Cahan wrote: The great powers began a terrible blood bath. The war will be the most terrible, the worst in human history.