The Malta Independent

Tracing the history of the Jewish community in Malta: from early times to World War Two

The history of the Jews in Malta is one of the lesser-known stories across Maltese history - but while never anywhere near ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The real Jewish history in Mel Brooks’ and Hulu’s ‘History of the World, Part II’

Spoilers for “History of the World: Part II” follow. (JTA) – Finally fulfilling the promise Mel Brooks made in 1981, the long-belated “History Of The World, Part II” brings us … “Hitler on Ice.” For a ...
The Christian Century

When Judaism became Judaism

Yonatan Adler posits a convincing thesis, tightly and compellingly argued, that widespread observance of Pentateuchal legislation by Judeans—or what we now call Judaism—emerged no earlier than the ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

‘Bad Jews’ describes a history of American Jewish infighting

(JTA) — The history of Jewish identity and politics in America has been told as a triumph of spiritual renewal (“A Certain People,” Charles Silberman, 1986), as an overdue flexing of political muscle ...
The Michigan Daily

An exploration of Jewish friendship across time and borders

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This image is courtesy of Ruto Modan for The New Yorker Magazine “What does it even mean to be ...
BroadwayWorld

Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History To Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month

This May, Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) will celebrate the inspiring history of Jewish Americans, serving as an antidote to antisemitism by amplifying the true, joyful, and powerful stories of ...
Washington Examiner

The modern American history of Orthodox Judaism’s thriving

In the 1950s, the future of American Orthodox Judaism looked so gloomy that the prominent sociologist Marshall Sklare predicted its imminent extinction. Sklare’s ominous forecast could not have proved ...
The Times of Israel

Judaism (and Hanukkah) in Light of History

I attended a modern Orthodox Jewish Day School from 1st through 8th grade, and then a similar high school. The secular education was quite good, and the Jewish part – at least from the standpoint of ...