As we mark 130 years of publishing, J. sat down with local archivists to talk about how the past is preserved, and why it’s ...
The program in Jewish studies at Smith College explores the history, literature, arts, politics, philosophy, culture, religion and languages of the Jewish people from its origins in ancient Israel ...
Journalists I know joke that the only Jewish historian they ever need to call is Jonathan Sarna. Jews and the Civil War? Sarna knows where the bodies are buried. Need a quote about Jews and bagels?
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The secret Jewish history of Alcatraz
Sign up for Forwarding the News, the Forward’s morning newsletter with all the news and analysis that matters to American Jews each day. A reported White House plan ...
Since the time the United States was but a coalition of villages and settlements, America’s Jewish citizens have played an indispensable role in our national story. They arrived as farmers, soldiers, ...
Through all the changes, one of the most-observed holidays has been Passover. Taking place April 1-9 this year, Passover ...
Dan Tadmor will be the new CEO of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. (Courtesy of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to ...
A recent book on Jewish identity before and after Zionism shows the limitations of a progressive critique that doesn’t truly account for the experience of Palestinians. German Jewish refugees looking ...
New York City is rolling out lessons on Jewish and Muslim American history. Too often, some leaders say, what students know ...
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