A recent book on Jewish identity before and after Zionism shows the limitations of a progressive critique that doesn’t truly account for the experience of Palestinians. German Jewish refugees looking ...

Jewish life in the early Islamic world was apparently somewhat positive, especially as compared to Christendom. Jews were living in the Arab world since the Romans conquered Israel in 63 BCE when many ...

If you’ve binged Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” with the rest of the Jewish community, you may be inspired to lean into your heritage and learn a bit more about Judaism. (Or, if you’re not Jewish, ...

“Epiphany of Queen Esther” by Los Angeles-based artist Shahin Dardashti (shahinart.com). This time of year, many non-Persian Jewish friends remind me that as an Iranian Jew, “my holiday” is just ...

Seven colleagues pay tribute to the New York University historian, soon to retire, who revealed “entirely new paradigms about the study of the past.” (JTA) — Hasia Diner, renowned scholar of American ...

In February of last year, The New York Times ran a piece titled “A Jewish Teacher Criticized Israel. She Was Fired.” The piece told the story of Jessie Sander, a young woman who was dismissed from a ...

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A new exhibit at the History Museum on the Square in Springfield, Missouri, explores the history of Jewish people in the Ozarks. The exhibit, "Creating Community: Jews of Springfield," features ritual ...

Rabbi David Einhorn, an American abolitionist. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The Jewish people in America have long punched above their demographic weight. Consider how deprived our science, music, ...

Loving your neighbor includes understanding your neighbor. The attack on Jews in Boulder, Colorado, two weeks ago; combined with the attack two weeks before in Washington, DC; combined with the arson ...