This month in Jewish history: History, memory, destiny
A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars.
History
Hampshire College, incubator of Yiddish Book Center, pioneer in Holocaust studies, to close
KKL-JNF unveils new photographs of Forest of the Martyrs to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day
From Lithuania to Jerusalem, a Holocaust survivor shares his story with diplomats
France returns royal skull of King Toera, two others to Madagascar
France has sought to confront its colonial past by returning artifacts and human remains from its museums to their countries of origin.
This week in Jewish history: 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' published
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Fall of the Roman Empire: Inside Abramovich’s enforced sale of Chelsea FC
Placed under sanctions by the UK government because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Jewish magnate was forced to sell the soccer club he owned for nearly 20 years.
M15 suspected Rolex founder of being Nazi spy - Telegraph
The British consul in Geneva would go on to report that Wilsdorf was “well known for his strong Nazi sympathies.”
'The Last Baker of Vienna': A novel on displaced Jews in post-WWII Europe - review
Chana, the heroine of The Lost Baker of Vienna, gives voice to author Sharon Kurtzman’s feminist subtext.
Tisha B’Av in Jerusalem: Reflections on loss, return, and Zionism
Tisha B’Av was not a figment of my imagination; it provided, annually, a poignancy in time which lifted us from the ruins of the past and deposited us in a new Israel.
