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‘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 ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency11h
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 ...
The Forward on MSN4d
This graphic history of Jerusalem is a big hit. But its Jews have hooked noses
French pop historian Vincent Lemire's illustrated tome makes some loaded choices in depicting the Jewish parts of history.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
Jewish Food Is Making a Comeback in Poland
Jewish food, and especially Ashkenazic Jewish food, is slowly but steadily returning to the country, where many of the dishes ...
New exhibit honors LGBTQ+ Jewish history
It's called "LGBT Jews in the federal city" and it highlights the stories of trailblazers who shaped D.C.'s Jewish and queer ...
The Forward on MSN7d
Why Jews bury books like they bury the dead
Why is there a Jewish practice to bury prayer books and other texts that contain God's name? A rabbi offers the mystical ...
Jews were barred from Spain’s New World colonies − but that didn’t stop Jewish and converso writers from describing the Americas
Two 16th-century texts about the Americas by Jewish writers reflect the complicated place Jews and ‘conversos’ held in the ...
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.
Mamdani is an existential threat to Jewish New Yorkers
Candidate Mamdani's controversial positions on Israel, his "Not on Our Dime" bill targeting Jewish nonprofits, and campus ...
Truthout1dOpinion
Jewish Safety Will Not Come Through More Guns, Policing, and Repression
The best route to Jewish community safety lies in building solidarity with all marginalized groups. Truthout is a vital news ...
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 ...
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 ...