The discovery of a Jewish Negro League star forces a rewrite of Jewish baseball history
Oscar Levis was one of the finest pitchers of his era. He was Black and he was Jewish. And for a century, baseball didn’t have the categories to say so.
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The forgotten German who saved Jews in Japan - and the diary that resurfaced 80 years later
Saved from Nazi-occupied Prague, thousands of Torah scrolls find new life through a Satmar scribe
On This Day: Final living hostages return from Gaza, as Trump addresses Knesset following ceasefire
The blast that still echoes: The King David Hotel bombing, 80 years on
Eight decades after the bombing shook British rule in Mandatory Palestine, its role in the struggle for statehood and the controversy surrounding it continue to be debated.
'Out of the Sky': The Jewish parachutists who jumped into Nazi-occupied Europe - review
Matti Friedman uncovers the forgotten stories behind the Jewish parachutists who risked everything to return to Nazi-occupied Europe.
'Digging Deep': The lost Jewish football greats who once shaped European soccer - review
"Digging Deep" reconstructs a lost Jewish sporting world and the remarkable careers of 11 players whose stories were nearly forgotten.
This week in Jewish history: The SS Exodus, Tisha B’Av, and Nobel pioneers
From the destruction of the Temples to Nobel Prize breakthroughs, the coming weeks mark defining moments of Jewish loss, resilience and achievement.
Lincoln Memorial to pull historic documents from public display over fear of heat damage - report
The documents include rare copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, bearing the original signatures of Abraham Lincoln and other Civil War-era officials.
A short history of games of chance in the Middle East
From ancient dice and royal game boards to modern digital platforms, the Middle East's long relationship with games of chance reveals a timeless fascination with luck, fate and uncertainty.
Coming full circle: Luxury watch belonging to Chabad rebbes found by hasidic children in Lyubavichi
The moving discovery came alongside a visit by Russia’s chief rabbi, Rabbi Berel Lazar, to the main summer camp outside Moscow.
'Jewish, Christian and Islamic Traditions': Jerusalem and its names - review
The book offers a perspective on how language itself shapes the identity, and holiness of Jerusalem.
Theodor Herzl and American Jews: The untold story of a Zionist bond that changed history
From early skeptics to aliyah pioneers, American Jews have carried forward Theodor Herzl’s dream for more than a century.
Ammunition Hill memorial now honors Six-Day War veterans killed on October 7
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Built on a base of rough stones used by the members of the 66th Battalion to memorialize their fallen, the monument has evolved into a memorial for the all battalion's fallen.
