How a Kindertransport Saved and Shaped My Mother-in-Law’s Life

 

Hero or Traitor? The Complicated Story Of Rudolf Kastner

How a libel case between a Hungarian survivor and Israeli government official, Israel Rudolf Kastner, tore Israel apart, causing a government fallout and one of Israel’s first political assassinations.

Hitler and The Boxheim Documents

In 1931 The Boxheim Documents revealed how the Nazis were a terrorist organization that would use the defense of Germany as an excuse for violence. They were largely ignored.

Child Survivor of the Holocaust

Dr. Mark Nusbaum hid from Nazis in a secret room and is one of the few children who survived Bergen Belsen concentration camp.

How Oswego, NY Became a Haven for America’s Jewish Refugees during World War II

And the arduous road it took to persuade the U.S. government to save them.

 

Kosher Dillin': The Jewish history of Pickles

Did you know that pickles are an essential part of the Jewish immigrant experience in the U.S.? Watch and find out.

Patriotic Jews and the American Civil War

During the American Civil Wars, Jews served their country with steadfastness and valor.

Save the Children: Yvonne Nèvejean and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium

When the lives of thousands of Jewish children were at stake, royalty came to their rescue.

The 21st President of the United States: Failure or Inspiration?

Some rank Chester Alan Arthur as one of the worst presidents of all time. I think his life story is exactly what we need to hear this Yom Kippur.

The US and the Holocaust: “We Did Nothing to Prevent It”

In a powerful film, Ken Burns chronicles America's abandonment of the Jews during the Holocaust.

King Charles III and the Jews

6 Facts about Britain’s new king.

The Iranian Schindler

With his legal education, diplomatic experience and considerable wit, Abdol Hossein Sardari courageously saved 3000 Jews living in France.

Mikhail Gorbachev in His Own Words

10 quotes by and about the Soviet leader.

75 Years After the Holocaust, A Violin Returns

Bram Rodrigues entrusted his best friend Johnny de Haan with his beloved violin. Transcending time and space, the violin is back with the owner’s family.

We Were at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games

Fifty years ago, 11 Israeli athletes were massacred by Palestinian terrorists in Germany. We were there for our honeymoon.

When Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of State Went to Jerusalem

The bond between Judaism and Jerusalem is ancient and unbreakable, on the saddest day of the year and every other day.

The Six-Year-Old Holocaust Heroine from Ukraine

Yaroslava Levytska is the youngest person recognized as a Righteous of the Nations for saving Jewish lives during the Holocaust.

The Real Story behind the Spy who Infiltrated Argentina’s Jewish Community

Amazon Prime’s Yosi, the Regretful Spy unmasks the dangerous consequences of irrational antisemitism, and the non-Jewish spy who came to regret his role in the terrorist attacks on Jews.

Elvis: 7 Jewish Things You Didn’t Know about The King

The Lansky Bros. are responsible for Elvis’s fashion sense. But don’t blame them for the jumpsuits.

No Hitler, No Holocaust?

Two divergent views on the causality of the Holocaust and the driving forces of history.

Adolf Eichmann’s Confession

Eichmann claimed he was bureaucrat following orders. Recently released transcripts of conversations he had with a Nazi journalist show Eichmann boasting of his significant role in executing the Final Solution.

 

This Man Was Executed in Iran for Being Jewish

Habib Elghanian was executed in 1979 by an Iranian Revolutionary Tribunal. His crime? Being Jewish.

Mordecai Manuel Noah and the Jewish Colony Near Niagara Falls

How a small island in the Niagara River almost became home to a Jewish haven in the early 1800’s.

 

A Jewish American Tale

Jewish life in America has been fraught with tension between assimilation and maintaining their unique identity.

 

That Time The Ivy League Found A Way To Limit Jewish Enrollment

In the early 20th century, Jews were doing so well on college entrance exams that some people got nervous they would take over the Ivy League. The result was a new system that succeeded in limiting Jewish enrollment.

The Abortionist of Auschwitz

Dr. Gisella Perl was forced to care for tens of thousands of women in the Holocaust.

The Stockdale Paradox

Surviving what life throws our way requires maintaining the sometimes-contradictory attitudes of hope and optimism, and realism and pragmatism.

The Two Jewish Brothers who Defied Segregation in Atlanta

And paved the way for Atlanta to join the Major Leagues in the 1960s.

 

That Time The Jews Got Kicked Out Of Tennessee

As an oppressed minority, Jews have been expelled from countries throughout Europe and the Middle East. Did you know that during the Civil War, Jews were expelled from Tennessee?

 

Henry Ford's Virulent Antisemitism

There's a good reason why Hitler regarded the industrialist as his inspiration.

Queen Elizabeth II and the Jews

Six facts about the monarch’s tumultuous relationship with Jews, on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee.

Unlikely Zionists: The Fascinating Story of Early American Zionism

Though Israel and the United States don’t always see eye to eye, America remains Israel’s greatest ally. For that, we can thank two unlikely heroes: Rabbi Isaac Leeser and John Nelson Darby.

The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem: 6 Jewish Communities Who’ve Long Called Jerusalem Home

Israel’s capital has always been home to diverse Jewish communities.

The Mass Expulsion of Jews from Lithuania during Shavuot 1915

One of the largest single expulsions of Jews since Roman times occurred in May, 1915.

10 Big Jewish Inventions

We can thank members of the tribe for many wacky, wonderful, important, life-changing inventions of the past 120 years.

The Jewish Trader called “One Tongue” by Native Americans

Julius Meyer spoke six Native American languages in 19th century Nebraska.

When the State of Israel Was Born: 6 Fascinating Eyewitness Accounts

On Israel’s first Independence Day, May 14, 1948, the country’s Jews were fighting for their lives.

Who was Two-Gun Cohen?

The Chinese president’s Jewish confidant who mustered Chinese support of the creation of Israel.

Ridley Road: The Real Story of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Group in 1960s London

The history of this remarkable movement is even stranger and more incredible than depicted in the hit series Ridley Road.

20 Questions about Israel: Take the Quiz

In honor of Israel's 74th Independence Day, test yourself on some less-known facts about Israel's war of independence and learn something new along the way.

 

Auschwitz-Birkenau: A Day in the Worst Nazi Concentration Camp

On January 27, 1945 Allied forces entered the camps and found a tragic scene of mass extermination the likes of which our world had never witnessed before.

The Miracle of Israel

Israel’s return to its homeland after 2,000 years of exile - an event completely in the annals of history – is miraculous.

The Passover Story is an American Story

The Exodus story is, of course, first and foremost a Jewish narrative. But it has over time become an American narrative as well.

The 125-Year-Old Bagel: History with Chutzpah

The keepsake bagel is hard as a rock and surprisingly not moldy. But hold the cream cheese!

11 Famous Ukrainian Jews

Pres. Zelensky joins a long list of amazing Ukrainian Jews who have made the world a better place.

 

The 8 Biggest Jewish Moments In Oscar History

The Academy Awards celebrates the best in movies, and for almost 100 years, Jews have been killing it.

Bambi Was Jewish

A century after it was originally published, the authentic story of Bambi as a parable of antisemitism is coming to light.

Why These Foods are So Quintessentially Jewish

You’ll never look at these Jewish dishes the same way again.

Death at Sea: The Tragedy of the Struma

In 1942, the dilapidated ship carrying 769 desperate Jewish refugees en route to Palestine, was blown up. There was one sole survivor.

 

Jewish Swag; 7 Ways to Adorn Your Home Like a Mensch

From books, mezuzah and candles, who doesn't love a little swag.

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