Posts Tagged: Jewish History
The History of the Jews of Brazil — the Oldest Jewish Community in the Americas
It’s not New York, Cincinnati, or Philadelphia. The oldest and first Jewish community in the Americas was established in Brazil, where Sephardic Jews founded the...
From the Editor: The Audacity of the Jews to Survive
History has returned for the Jews. For 78 years following the end of World War II, the Jewish people enjoyed an unprecedented period of peace...
Vast Trove of Medieval Jewish Records Opened Up by AI
Researchers in Israel are hoping to make new discoveries about Jewish history by loading a digital database of manuscripts stretching back a thousand years into a new...
The Only Pro-Israel Argument That Works
Baruch Hashem, this is the only pro-Israel argument that works: There is a Creator Who made the universe, And gave a slice of it to the Children of...
Rabbi Turned Filmmaker Makes Riveting Holocaust Movie: ‘Jewish History Is Very Powerful’
A US-based Jewish educator has brought to life a movie about one of the more unknown but riveting stories from the Holocaust. After years of educating...
Israel Isn’t Going Anywhere
JNS.org - Trying to understand current events in the Middle East without knowing its history is doomed to failure. Trying to understand Israel without an...
‘Free Palestine’ Is the Latest Attempt to Drive Jews From Israel; It Won’t Work
When things couldn’t possibly get more grim, the power of historical reflection can often become a beacon of hope, granting vital solace to anxious hearts. Amid...
Romania Marks Decision to Teach Jewish History, Holocaust in Schools
Romania, a former ally of Nazi Germany, on Tuesday marked its decision to make the Holocaust and Jewish history part of the school curriculum, with...
New Exhibit Focusing on Jewish Comics, Pop Culture Opening in New York
The Center for Jewish History in New York City announced this week a new exhibition opening in the fall that will showcase the history of...
Holocaust Becoming More Acknowledged in Arab World—Report
JNS.org - Recognition and teaching of the Holocaust have spread to countries where they were previously uncommon, including Arab states and countries in Africa, according...
Remembering Hanukkah 1917 and the Liberation of Jerusalem
On December 9, 1917, British forces accepted the Turkish surrender of Jerusalem. Two days later, British forces officially entered the walls of the city. As the...
Learning From the Past: Reckless Jewish Kings Through the Ages
The Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz that we have just passed initiates a three-week period of mourning for the loss, twice, of Jerusalem and...
Still Looking for the Lost Tribes of Israel
On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus -- together with his Hebrew-speaking interpreter Luis de Torres -- made landfall in the Bahamas, greeted by enigmatic Arawak...
Hebron Remembered
The Torah reading for Shabbat Chaye Sarah (November 23) begins with Abraham, describing himself to Hebron Hittites as “a resident alien,” revealing his need to...
