Famous jews in history
Actors, leaders, Holocaust survivors among 18 notable Jews who died in 2025
Despite its grief, the Jewish world also took time to celebrate the lives lived by a constellation of figures who made lasting contributions to film, architecture, politics, and Jewish scholarship.
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest
Is Barbie Jewish? The complex Jewish history of the doll, explained
Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel: A new look at corona conspiracies
The History of Romanian Jewry: An Understudied Topic
Grumpy Old Man: The Saunder B. Rifkin commemorative column
Authentic Jewish leadership comes from dedication, humility and a willingness to dirty your hands; Not just from visibility or money.
Books — 'Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn'
Scholar Daniel Gordis brings Israel’s history to life and makes it accessible for a new generation.
Inside Jerusalem
Batim Mibifnim, the Jerusalem edition of an annual open-house event, draws our attention to a range of impressive, grandiose, historic or simply beautiful edifices in the city.
The Tisch: Happy birthday!
The truth is that the question of birthdays in Jewish tradition is an age-old discussion.
Esther Herlitz, who broke the glass ceiling many times over, dies at 94
Israel’s first female ambassador also served as MK, adviser to Golda Meir, fighter in the Hagana and chairwoman of the International Harp Contest.
The Postman knocks twice: Shoeshine Purim to battling anti-Semites
The right of Jews to fight as a group was unusual, unprecedented. Because of the intervention of Esther and of Mordecai, the king had sanctioned the preemptive Jewish strike against the anti-Semites.
Anti-Semitism is not on the rise, it has always been here
Today in History: The first American-Jewish patriot
Francis Salvador and the Jews of South Carolina championed independence.
Maccabees: The challenge to traditional authority
There are still Jews today who see Davidic messianic monarchy as an ideal, rather than democracy.