History

Significant past events, influential figures, and cultural moments that shaped society. Ancient civilizations, wars, social revolutions, historical landmarks, and biographies.

Khrushchev and the Jews: The attitude of Stalin's successor to Soviet Jewry

Between Stalin’s shadow and the Cold War, the Soviet leader both perpetuated and decried Soviet antisemitism.

Jacqueline van Maarsen, Anne Frank's best friend, dies at 96

Van Maarsen was cited by Anne Frank in her famous 'Diary' and wrote several books about their friendship.

This week in Jewish history: Herzl writes Der Judenstaat, Byzantines betray the Jews

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

By STEVEN DRUCKER
15/02/2025

Memories of the blue box: A look at the history of the KKL-JNF tzedakah box

The ubiquitous KKL-JNF blue box has been part of our reality for generations, with a history stretching back through the ages.

By DAVID GEFFEN
09/02/2025

This week in Jewish history: Tu Bishvat and so many accomplishments

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

By STEVEN DRUCKER
07/02/2025

'A Winning Move': Spy thriller weaves personal drama into Yom Kippur War history

"A further nail-biting episode follows as the Mossad tries to discover the date on which Sadat’s attack is planned to take place."

'Inseparable': Siblings' harrowing journey from the Holocaust to the US

Cassel’s second book about the Holocaust, Inseparable: The Hess Twins’ Holocaust Journey through Bergen-Belsen to America, was published in 2023, and released by chilling coincidence on October 7.

This week in Jewish history: Israel's first astronaut, invention of cardioverter-defibrillator

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

By STEVEN DRUCKER
31/01/2025

Behind the gate leading nowhere: The 'Alliance' as a monument to Napoleonic genius

The gate that goes nowhere is somehow a monument to the Napoleonic genius of the man who enabled the emancipation of the Jews.

On This Day: David Ben-Gurion won Israel's first election

The elections were not for the Knesset, which did not exist yet, but for the Constituent Assembly, a body tasked with formulating a constitution for the emerging state.

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