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He wrote the book on American Jewish history. Stepping back from teaching, Jonathan Sarna says he has plenty of chapters still to go.
Retiring from the classroom after 50 years in academia, every journalist's favorite Jewish historian is enjoying a victory ...
‘100 Objects From the YIVO Institute’ Review: A Jewish History in Artifacts
Family photos, cherished sacred books, children’s toys and many more items create a collage like portrait of Jewish ...
Greek Reporter12d
King Cyrus, the First and Only Foreign Messiah of the Ancient Jews
In the holy writings of the ancient Jews, King Cyrus of Persia has the distinction of being the first and only foreign Messiah.
Study Finds7d
500-Year-Old Texts Reveal Secretive Jewish Community That Helped Build The Spanish Empire (While Being Hunted By It)
Was the Genoese navigator who claimed the Americas for Spain secretly Jewish, from a Spanish family fleeing the Inquisition?
Greek Reporter14d
The Fascinating History of Romaniote Jews in Greece’s Ioannina
The Romaniote Jews of Ioannina are a Greek-speaking ethnic Jewish community native to Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean ...
Cleveland Jewish News6d
New book focuses on YIVO Institute for Jewish Research’s 100th year
One-hundred objects representing Jewish history are featured in the celebratory 100th year book, “100 Objects from the ...
After centuries of isolation, ultra-Orthodox Jews engage with the world more than ever
NEW YORK (AP) — Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ties, she became a successful online personality and guide to the ...