Jewish history
Zohran Mamdani just offered New York's Jews a 234-year-old bargain - comment
In the winter of 1789, a French aristocrat named Stanislas de Clermont-Tonnerre stood in the National Assembly and argued that Jews should be made citizens.
British Museum delays Jewish Culture Month event after learning of planned protest
Reviving Tel Hai: Yair Belachovsky’s mission to preserve a defining legacy
What ancient Jewish wisdom can teach us about the age of AI - opinion
Last remaining survivor of 1929 Hebron massacre passes away at 100
Yitzhak Ben Hebron was about four years old at the outbreak of the riots that led to the massacre, and managed to escape the violence through the window of the Avraham Avinu Synagogue.
Shavuot 2026: Why the Torah still matters in the age of AI and technology
One of the fundamental principles of Jewish faith is that the Torah is eternal and will never be replaced.
Inside Jerusalem’s 1948 siege through the eyes of a child who survived the Old City’s fall
In her book ‘Forever My Jerusalem,’ Shteiner recalls life in the Old City before its fall in 1948 and the emotional return decades later.
Why does Jerusalem belongs to the Jews? Because history says so - opinion
At a time when lies about Israel spread with alarming speed across campuses, social media, and international forums, it is more important than ever to stand unapologetically for truth.
How well do you know Israel’s capital? Take the Jerusalem Quiz
At the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum, middle school students from 33 Jerusalem schools put their knowledge to the test this week at the Jerusalem Quiz.
This month in Jewish history: Revelation, thrill of victory, agony of defeat
A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
'Eishet Chayil': Who is the biblical woman of valor? - book review
Eishet Chayil is re-examined as a theological statement about women’s role in Jewish survival, leadership, and destiny.
‘Broken Glass’ 2026: History repeats itself as Britain's Jews face new wave of terror - opinion
Attacks on synagogues and Jewish-owned businesses are increasing – not only in the UK but throughout the free world.
'The Restoration of Israel': Recovering a forgotten Sephardi Zionist voice - review
Zionism is too often framed as a late 19th-century Eastern and Central European, largely secular movement, born in response to modern nationalism and antisemitism.
Entering the fourth room: We are living in a new stage of Jewish history - opinion
Few modern terms carry as much weight and controversy as the Hebrew word geula, or “redemption.” Redemption is the terminus of history.
