'Out of the Sky': The Jewish parachutists who jumped into Nazi-occupied Europe - review
Matti Friedman uncovers the forgotten stories behind the Jewish parachutists who risked everything to return to Nazi-occupied Europe.
History
'Digging Deep': The lost Jewish football greats who once shaped European soccer - review
This week in Jewish history: The SS Exodus, Tisha B’Av, and Nobel pioneers
Lincoln Memorial to pull historic documents from public display over fear of heat damage - report
After 144 years, Israel's Health Ministry to move from Jerusalem’s Ottoman-era health building
Its history spans the late Ottoman Empire, in which the Turks ruled Jerusalem from 1516 until 1917, to the British Mandate, to the State of Israel.
Josephine Baker: Dancer, spy, and champion against racism and antisemitism
From Paris stages to WWII spy missions, Josephine Baker fought racism and antisemitism while inspiring generations worldwide.
A forgotten voice from 1391: 'Hasdai Crescas: Collected Writings' - book review
Hasdai Crescas became crown rabbi of Aragon under King John I and Queen Violant de Bar. He counted among his friends Rabbi Isaac ben Sheshet and Rabbi Simeon ben Tzemah Duran.
How a machzor survived over six centuries and Nazi attacks to make it to Israel
The first volume of the machzor was completed in1272 in Wurzburg, Germany. Today, it is displayed in the National Library in Jerusalem.
This month in Jewish history: The first permanent government of Israel
A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Looking back at George Washington’s 1790 letter, the root of American religious freedom
George Washington to the Jews of Newport, Rhode Island, and the presentation of him by artist Arthur Szyk.
KKL-JNF marks Tu Bishvat, highlighting tree-planting tradition with newly released archival photos
“These photographs document a tradition that continues today and connects generations and Jewish communities around the world,” Sinai said.
On This Day in 1945: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp is liberated by Soviet Army
At last year's 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation, only 50 survivors attended the ceremony in Poland, and it is estimated that fewer than 1,000 Auschwitz survivors remain globally.
I went looking for Holocaust ‘upstanders.’ I found a Nazi rescuer who chose conscience
The goal of the series is to gently introduce children ages eight to 12 to stories of courage and sacrifice during the Holocaust, inspiring them to become Upstanders, champions.
Jerusalem commemorates the ‘Egoz’ shipwreck disaster, 65 years later
This is the tragic story of 44 illegal immigrants – men, women, and children – who set out from Morocco to Israel in 1961 and met their deaths at sea.
