Tag: Jewish history
Jews and Zionism: An ancient bond
How old is the concept of Zionism?
It did not emerge in 1947 from the U.N. General Assembly Resolution 181 Partition Plan, as those who try to weaponize Zionism would have you believe.
It did not emerge...
The cathartic effects of the past year on Jewish life and identity
The last 15 months have been a tragedy for the individual and a triumph for the collective. History is rife with examples of this dichotomy. The tragedy of Oct. 7, 2023, and the ensuing aftermath...
The world against Israel: Prophecies fulfilled
For the next week, the Jewish people are celebrating the holiday of Sukkot. Last year, the holiday ended with the Oct. 7 pogrom in Israel. This year, we are celebrating our strength, resilience and...
Teen trip to Poland, Israel puts young leaders face to face with Jewish history
Twenty-five Jewish teens from around the world traveled through Poland and Israel this summer as part of a CTeen Heritage Quest designed to connect young Jews with their history and traditions.
The group visited significant...
Blood libels, then and now
This past Wednesday was the 20th of Sivan, which was once a fast day that commemorated the first violent blood libel. (The Vaad Arba Aratzot later redesignated it to commemorate the Cossack massacres of...
‘Jews in Magic’: Reviving a 1933 history book by Guenther Dammann
New York Times business reporter David Segal tells the story of Richard Hatch, a physicist-turned-magician who works to revive the writing of Guenther Dammann, author of 1933’s Jews in Magic, who died during the Holocaust in 1942.
At 23,...
Two books to read this summer
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The Jewish Century, Yuri Slezkine
The Jewish Paradox, Nahum Goldmann
You wouldn't believe it, but walking into a yogurt store I found this book, And as an art of miracle, I have to suggest...
‘Soundtrack of our lives,’ KKL-JNF releases photos of poet Hayim Nahman Bialik
The Hebrew poet Hayim Nahman Bialik died on July 4, 1934—158 years after the adoption of the American Declaration of Independence. As the anniversary of his death approaches on this year’s U.S. Independence Day,...
Attempts by ancient rabbis to curb Greek theater a comedy of errors, per new...
All the rabbinic world was not a stage, and all the halachic scholars were merely players in it telling obedient Jews to avoid the theater at all costs.
In the sixth-century Midrashic text, Ruth Rabah, Naomi tells her...
New film to chronicle the 1493 exile of 2,000 Jewish children from Portugal
With 1,000 Portuguese schoolchildren in attendance on Thursday, the Oporto Jewish Community announced its newest project, “The 2,000 Exiled Jewish Children.”
The film will chronicle the largely unknown story of how 2,000 Jewish children up...