History
From blood libels to ‘genocide’: Has the Church of England learned from history? - opinion
These libels, often promoted or legitimized by influential churchmen, fueled massacres, dispossession, and ultimately the expulsion of every Jew from England in 1290.
'Out of the Sky': The Jewish parachutists who jumped into Nazi-occupied Europe - review
'Digging Deep': The lost Jewish football greats who once shaped European soccer - review
This week in Jewish history: The SS Exodus, Tisha B’Av, and Nobel pioneers
Entebbe daze
Having lived in Israel, now for several decades, I’ve come to realize that my personal history and Israel’s modern history are inextricably intertwined.
America at 250: Why Washington’s promise to US Jews still matters - opinion
George Washington promised that this Republic would “give to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.” May we prove worthy of that promise for the next 250 years.
America at 250: Fighting antisemitism begins with reclaiming America's Jewish story - opinion
The fight against antisemitism begins with historical truth and remembering the vital role Jews played in building America.
Games of chance and society in the Middle East
Was Netanyahu chosen by God, or judged too harshly by man? - opinion
There was a young man who was chosen. He did not choose himself. In fact, he had no plans to enter politics and no ambition to become prime minister. Yet God often chooses people who never expect it.
Outcry in Germany over controversial plans to demolish Nazi bunker for luxury apartment building
The bunker is part of a subterranean bunker complex constructed over a period of ten years, and which served as the headquarters of the Nazi regime until the last week of World War II in Europe.
Breaking the individual to break the collective - opinion
Occupation does not begin at a border. It begins inside the human mind. That is why sexual violence has remained such an effective weapon across centuries.
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.