Jewish history
This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
The high price of not listening: What Pharaoh teaches us about power and humility
One degree of separation: How Jews connect through trauma, unite in hope - opinion
Zionism didn’t start in Europe, and Ethiopian Jews can prove it - opinion
Consistent Torah education has earned today's Jews the stamina to survive - opinion
"I have followed the articles by Walter Bingham in The Jerusalem Report and marvel at what he has accomplished in life, despite the traumatic loss of his family during the Holocaust. Resilience!"
‘The Brutalist,’ the epic new movie getting Oscar buzz, is built from the stories of postwar Jews
The Hungarian Jewish designer Marcel Breuer, educated at the Bauhaus school, was forced to renounce his Judaism while he lived in Germany.
Can Netanyahu achieve a legacy of greatness? - opinion
Prime Minister Netanyahu can be remembered for more than being Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. If he takes bold steps to improve Israel’s peace, sovereignty, and security.
Tel Dan Stele, oldest archaeological evidence of King David, comes to NY’s Jewish Museum
Before coming to the Jewish Museum, the stele was on display for nearly two months at a biblical archaeology museum in Oklahoma.
Biden signs bill developing plan transferring Weitzman Museum to Smithsonian
The act establishes a body that will examine whether the Philadelphia Museum, known as the Weitzman, can join the Smithsonian Institution.
Polish police took initiative in Jewish killings, new book explores
Polish police murdered Jews during the Holocaust with gusto and even without Nazi orders, according to new resesarch.
On a mission to Auschwitz, I found hope amid the ashes - opinion
I visited Krakow again to work on Jewish-Polish reconciliation and yet again in 2022, in the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, when the shadow of war once again loomed over Europe.
This week in Jewish history: UN votes in favor of Israel, first kibbutz founded
A highly abridged version of the daily Dust & Stars.
Graphic novel tells emotional tale of Jews in 1930s aimed at modern audience
Judessey is a fast-moving and attention-grabbing tale, not without moments of real emotion, told in a series of vivid hand-drawn pictures, embellished with speech bubbles.
Celebrating Aliyah: Stories, flavors, and music from new Olim
ANU – Museum of the Jewish People honors Aliyah Day with a “Human Library” exhibit, immigrant fair, and special events.
