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The surprising and extensive connections the Founding Father had with the Jews.
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Some interesting facts about the fate of the Jews who boarded the Titanic.
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Some Jews turned to piracy as a way to fight against Spain and Portugal, the hosts of the brutal Inquisition.
10 surprising facts about Jews in the American Frontier.
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Appreciating the trailblazing scholarly work of Rabbi Yitzchak al-Fasi.
by AIPAC
The amazing story of Harry Truman, his close friend Eddie Jacobson, and the founding of the State of israel.
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Despite enormous danger, 28 Alaska Airlines pilots made some 380 flights and airlifted 48,818 refugees to Israel.
The rags to riches story of Isidor and Nathan Straus.
Some lesser-known facts about Jewish individuals and communities in Early America.
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FDR did not support the creation of Israel. Destiny had other plans.
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A new book explores the unique nature and incredible survival of the world’s holiest language.
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Syrian Jewry’s illustrious past began thousands of years ago. Today some 50 Jews remain.
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When General Grant expelled the Jews.
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Large numbers of Jews were exiled and disappeared. Where are they now?
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Throughout history only Israel has protected the freedom of all peoples and faiths in Jerusalem.
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Why Jews should care about the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
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The Jewish identity of Jerusalem in Greek and Roman sources.
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When the Ghetto walls came tumbling down.
by Larry Domnitch
A horrific era when Jewish boys were forced into 25 years of Russian military service.
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Explore 7 remarkable milestones of Jewish history that defy historical patterns and fulfill ancient prophecies.
by Rabbi Asher Resnick and Motty Berger
Seven remarkable milestones that defy historical patterns and fulfill ancient prophecies.
by Avraham Broide
Publicly, Dr. Nunez was serving Church dignitaries; privately he was committing religious crimes deserving of death at the stake.
Why Britain just dedicated a new statue to commemorate the trailblazing Licoricia of Winchester.
7 little known facts about Cleopatra and the Jewish communities she ruled.
Jews lived in thriving Kurdish communities for thousands of years.
Generations of secret Jews defied the Spanish Inquisition to celebrate Passover and other holidays.
The renowned university town was home to a vibrant Jewish community that is all but forgotten today.
Confined to a tiny island, Venice’s Jews put on magnificent Purim shows for the whole city.
An advisor to kings, Rabbi Don Yitzchak Abarbanel dedicated his life to helping Jews in Europe.
Gracia Nasi defied the Spanish Inquisition to ferry thousands of Jews to safety.
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He was a protector of the Jewish People and builder of the Land of Israel.
What is the evidence that Columbus was a Jew?
As England goes to the polls for a historic referendum, here are some little-known facts about Jews in the United Kingdom.
Another instance in Jewish history when a woman saves the day.
A long lost chapter of Jews in the Diaspora.
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