One Life: Nicholas Winton’s Quiet Heroism

Schindler’s Right-Hand Man became Israel’s Walt Disney

Working for Oskar Schindler, Joseph Bau forged identities and saved hundreds of Jews. The famous artist also worked for the Mossad.

Harry Bingham IV, Unsung Hero

Defying U.S. policy, Harry Bingham IV saved thousands of Jews fleeing the Nazis with fraudulent visas.

In 17th Century Venice, A Female Jewish Literary Sensation

Sarra Copia Sullam was a famous Jewish writer at a time women and Jews were marginalized.

Who Was King Herod the Great?

How controversial leader became king of the Jews and built a massive empire.

Christian Dior and the Jews

The true story behind Apple TV’s new series about the fashion designer’s actions during and after WWII.

Golda Meir: 11 Little-Known Facts about Israel’s Remarkable Prime Minister

There’s a lot you don’t know about Israel’s Iron Lady.

Macy’s Moguls: The Straus Brothers

The rags to riches story of Isidor and Nathan Straus.

How Emma Lazarus Discovered Her Heritage and Became the Voice of Her People

The famous Jewish writer should be remembered for more than her immortal words inscribed on the Statue of Liberty.

Herod’s Complicated Relationship with Judaism

Herod was a controversial figure. As king of Judea he reconstructed the Second Temple, but as a puppet of Rome was distrusted by his people.

Sir Isaac Newton: The Greatest Scientific Mind of All Time

At the foundation of all of Newton's discoveries was a profoundly deep faith in a Creator who shaped all things through logic and reason.

French Prime Minister’s Secret Holocaust History

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne’s father, Joseph Bornstein, survived Auschwitz.

Everyone Has Benefitted from This Holocaust Survivor’s Inventions

Professor Abraham Lempel arrived in Israel as a 12-year-old orphan escaping WWII Europe and became one of the greatest minds of our century.

Albert Reichmann: A Towering Life

The wealthy Jewish property developer exemplified a life of giving.

Warder Cresson was Accused of Being Insane for Converting to Judaism

The prominent Quaker opened America’s first consul to Jerusalem. After converting and returning home, he was put on trial for insanity.

Two Jewish Women who Broke through Gender Barriers in Science

Hertha Ayrton and Gertrude B. Elion are two great scientists you probably never heard of.

Meet the 19th Century Radical who Revolutionized Jewish Scholarship

How Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin created the first model of a yeshiva.

Trailblazer: The Incredible Life of Farha Sassoon

Torah scholar, financial leader, socialite and mother, Farha blazed a path for women’s scholarship and business in India and Britain.

Three Monumental Jewish Pioneers: Levi Straus, Abraham Schreiner and Jacob Blaustein

Jews have played a major part in inventing, creating, and running companies. Here are three early industry game-changers.

Meet the Rabbi Who Ended 1300 Years of Ritual Humiliation

Why were European Jews who appeared in court subjugated to humiliating acts like standing bare-chested and bare-headed on a bloody pigskin?

Yehuda HaLevi: A Glittering Jewel of the Golden Age

An illustrious poet-philosopher from Spain’s “Golden Age”, Yehuda HaLevi gave us the Kuzari, a systematic and remarkably enduring defense of the Jewish faith. But why did he write it?

Dr. Samuel Katz: Innovative Scientist who Helped Develop the Measles Vaccine

The renowned virologist passed away recently at the age of 95.

 

Golda Meir: The Girl from Milwaukee who Became Prime Minister

Though some of her five years as prime minister were controversial, her commitment to helping the Jewish people and the State of Israel remain her legacy, earning her a spot as an integral part of Israeli history.

The Shofar of Auschwitz

In a Nazi labor camp, Jewish prisoners blew the shofar on Rosh Hashanah.

 

Eli Cohen: The Real Story of Mossad's Master Spy

How did his dangerous work help Israel and what led to his identity finally being revealed?

Rafi Eitan: 5 Fascinating Things to Know

The man who captured Eichmann fought tirelessly for the Jewish people.

 

Theodor Herzl: The Zionist Dream of a Jewish State

What is Zionism and why is it so controversial? How did Herzl, a secular writer, transform an ancient longing into a modern political movement that changed the course of history?

Shimon Peres: The Face of Israel

Remembering the indefatigable Jewish leader whose life embodied the saga of the Jewish state.

The Mufti and the Holocaust

Who was Haj Amin Al Husseini and what role did he play in the Holocaust?

Lawrence of Judea

The champion of the Arab cause and his little-known romance with Zionism.

Remembering a Hero from Virginia Tech

Liviu Librescu survived horror to shine his light in a dark world. His candle burns still.

Two Holocaust Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews Have Died

Both Andree Guelen and Jozef Walaszczyk lived over 100 years and were named Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem.

Who Was Josephus? The Controversial Backstory of the Famed Historian

When Yosef ben Matityahu, a great warrior, defected to the Romans and became Josephus Flavius.

The Nobel Prize-Winning Neuroscientist Mussolini Couldn’t Stop

Despite WWII-era fascist laws barring Jews from society, Rita Levi-Montalcini, a brilliant scientist, conducted pioneering experiments in her bedroom.

 

The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Holocaust

Who was Haj Amin Al Husseini and what role did he play in the Holocaust?

The Boxer of Auschwitz: Fight or Be Killed

Harry Haft’s shocking true story, portrayed in HBO’s new Holocaust film, The Survivor.

The Forgotten Jew Who Developed the Cholera and Bubonic Plague Vaccines

Who was Mordechai Wolff Haffkine, a Ukrainian Jew, and why was he compared to Alfred Dreyfus?

Fiorello La Guardia’s Jewish Roots

The former New York City Mayor was one of Hitler’s most outspoken critics.

Dr Eilat Mazar: Queen of Biblical Archaeology

The renowned Israeli archaeologist who discovered ‘King David’s Palace’ has died in Jerusalem aged 65.

The Indian Princess who Fought Nazis

Noor Inayat Khan courageously spied for Britain behind enemy lines.

Marcel Marceau Saved Hundreds of Holocaust Orphans

The pantomime artist’s greatest performance: risking his life to save others.

Justice Antonin Scalia and the Jews

Five little-known facts about the late Justice Scalia and his relationship with the Jewish community.

Heroic Soviet Prisoner of Zion

The valiant courage of Sylva Zalmanson. Marking the 50th anniversary of Operation Wedding.

My Grandfather: Patriot & Traitor

There’s a time to uphold the law and there’s a time to outright break it.

Tell Me Who Are the Jews Or Die

An American sergeant in WWII risks his life ordering 1000 POWs to say they are all Jews.

A Modern Day Oskar Schindler

Steve Maman has saved 130 Christian and Yazidi women. His Jewish ethics are driving him to do more. An Aish.com exclusive interview.

10 Years in Siberia

The remarkable story of Eliezer Nanas.

Unbroken Spirit

Yosef Mendelevich’s heroic story of faith, courage and survival.

Changing the World

Remembering Rabbi Noah Weinberg on his second yahrtzeit.

The Prime Ministers’ Man

Adviser to five Israeli leaders, Yehuda Avner shares his perspective on Israel and what it means to be a Jew.

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