List of Arab attacks against the Jewish population
A brief - but not exhaustive - reminder of the facts:
622-627 - Ethnic cleansing of the Jews of Mecca and Medina
629 - 1st Alexandria Massacre (Egypt)
622-634 - Extermination of the 14 Jewish/Arab tribes
822-861 -...
The theory that Ashkenazi Jews are descended from Khazars is junk science
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Doesn’t matter, I’m invited back this year. As a matter of...
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Reform launches a political war in time for the High Holidays
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Who are the most influential Jews in the world?
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Some Secrets of the Jewish Calendar
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