History
‘Extra, extra!’ New book brings ancient Talmudic texts to life for readers of all ages - review
The Talmud Chronicles: Bringing Talmudic Events to Life covers significant historical events from around 100-200 CE and breathes life into characters from the Talmud.
'Deni Avdija on track to become one of the greatest in Portland history'
Using an 800,000-year-old tooth, researchers unlock the secrets of Israel’s ancient elephant haven
The discovery of a Jewish Negro League star forces a rewrite of Jewish baseball history
The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died
The Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest and most infamous battles in history, was intended to break the German lines and bring World War I closer to an Allied victory.
Sorin Hershko, soldier most severely wounded in Entebbe, honored on operation's 50th anniversary
The recognition was awarded by the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, whose chairman is Chemi Peres, son of former prime minister Shimon Peres.
On this day: Bodies of Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel, and Eyal Yifrah found in West Bank
The murder of the three teenagers led to the IDF’s invasion of Gaza the next week, launching the 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge.
Jewish hero’s inclusion in French Panthéon uncorks divisions over who wears mantle of resistance
About 80 national heroes have been inducted over two centuries in the Paris monument, from philosopher Voltaire and writer Victor Hugo to magistrate and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil.
Damascus synagogue tours highlight renewed interest in Syrian Jewish history and diaspora ties
Tours of synagogues and meetings with religious leaders highlight renewed interest in Jewish history and unresolved questions over historic sites, property, and diaspora ties.
Resurrecting Herodium: A royal desert fortress awakens After 2,000 years
The quiet weapon: Sexual violence is a strategy, not a byproduct of war - opinion
The United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict later concluded that there were reasonable grounds to believe conflict-related sexual violence had occurred during the attacks
Unearth World War II art history through people's eye
The true artistic and historical depth of renaissance of evil.
On this day: Russian Tsarist forces start Bialystok Pogrom, killing at least 70 Jews
Bialystok, an industrial town in modern-day Poland, had a major Jewish population that was terrorized by local antisemitic Russian military members and police officers.
An unbounded revolution: The power of the Iranian diaspora - opinion
Iranian diaspora communities abroad are amplifying pressure on Tehran, but sustaining momentum for change is proving difficult.
