Famous jews in history
Here’s why May 14 is a date that matters – opinion
On May 14, 1948, at 6:11 p.m. in Tel Aviv, prime minister David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the modern State of Israel, and the trajectory of the Jewish people changed irrecoverably
Actors, leaders, Holocaust survivors among 18 notable Jews who died in 2025
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest
Is Barbie Jewish? The complex Jewish history of the doll, explained
Dr. Nelson Glueck: How it really was
Freedom of religion – for Jews as well.
The legacy and generosity of the Safras
A family whose example of leadership and sense of mission is unparalleled.
A piece of Zionist history - to the highest bidder
What Zionist relic is up for auction in June?
From ‘Diaspora’ to ‘Jewish people’
Beit Hatfutsot Museum is trying to shift paradigms when telling the Jewish story.
David Gans: Beyond Ashkenazi insularity
Jews could never simply ignore the world around them. And if they did so, it was at their own peril and ignorance.
Fundamentally Freund: Recalling the hassidic rebbe who pioneered aliya
At a time when tensions between religious and secular Israelis are once again on the rise, we can all learn an important lesson or two from Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk.
Books: Tale of a neighborhood
Historian Jeffrey Gurock delves into the rise, decline and revival of Jewish Harlem.
Expert claims inscriptions from Egyptian exodus proves Hebrew is world’s oldest alphabet
Critics argue first alphabet an amalgam of Semitic languages.
Can great thinkers teach us tolerance, in an era of ideological radicalism?
In founding the first library of America in Philadelphia, Franklin observed: “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.”
Twitter users lampoon Palestinian claim to Dead Sea Scrolls
Hundreds of social media users poked fun at the latest Palestinian claim to a piece of Jewish history.
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