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.

MAY 10, 2026|ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER

Hannah Arendt, pictured in 1958, was a German-American historian and philosopher. She was imprisoned by the Nazis for doing research into antisemitism.

’LIFT THE BAN’ rally organized by Defend Our Juries, challenging the British government’s proscription of ‘Palestine Action’ under anti-terrorism laws, in London’s Parliament Square, Sept. 6, 2025

‘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.

MAY 9, 2026|ByBRENDA KATTEN

RABBI JOSEPH DWECK teaches at The Habura.

'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.

MAY 4, 2026|ByASHLEY PERRY PEREZ

(Illustrative). Hand opens door to allow stream of light to enter.

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.

MAY 2, 2026|ByMOSHE TARAGIN

Keeping time: How Jews preserved ritual and hope in the Holocaust’s darkest days

Yad Vashem exhibition chronicles the times and lives of Jewish communities before and during the Holocaust.

MAY 1, 2026ByBARRY DAVIS

A Hanukkah candlelighting ceremony at the Westerbork transit camp in the Netherlands, December 1943.

Parashat Emor: The social revolution

This portion is read during the days of the Counting of the Omer, when Judaism emphasizes mutual respect and love between people as preparation for receiving the Torah on the festival of Shavuot.

MAY 1, 2026ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

GOODWILL: PROVIDING volunteer massage therapy to soldiers at an IDF outpost in Samaria, March 12.

Jewish Shanghai: From refuge to renewal, exploring the living history of a city’s Jewish legacy

In this episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast – Travel Edition, Mark and David discover Shanghai's Jewish history.

APRIL 28, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

Adding Hebrew letters to a dreidel at the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum.

From Passover to sirens: Why Jewish survival still demands action - opinion

In every single generation, there are those who would seek our destruction – but we are still here.

APRIL 25, 2026BySTEWART WEISS

PROF. YISRAEL AUMANN speaks at a Nov. 2005 news conference at the Hebrew University, after winning the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis. He shares the prize with American economist Thomas Schelling.

‘The Jewish Revolt: A Warsaw Ghetto Exhibition’ turns memory into witness - review

Auerbach arrived in Warsaw in 1933 as a journalist and has dedicated her life to remembering Holocaust victims.

APRIL 19, 2026ByNOAH ROTHSTEIN

CAPTURED JEWS are led by German troops to the assembly point for deportation. Photo taken at Nowolipie Street, near intersection with Smocza Street.

This month in Jewish history: History, memory, destiny

A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars.

APRIL 18, 2026BySTEVEN DRUCKER

AS AN astronomer, Ralbag influenced Copernicus. Pictured: Nicolaus Copernicus Monument in his hometown of Torun, Poland.

Vienna: A Jewish story of resilience and rupture

In this episode of The Jerusalem Post Podcast – Travel Edition, Mark and David discover Vienna's Jewish history.

APRIL 14, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

The waiting room in Vienna Sigmund Freud's clinic

Antisemitism is returning – and the world is silent, again - opinion

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer statements suggesting that a confrontation with Iran is not Britain’s concern, raise serious questions about whether the West is willing to learn from history.

APRIL 11, 2026ByDAVID BEN-BASAT