Jewish history

On a mission to Auschwitz, I found hope amid the ashes

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.

By WILLIAM C. DAROFF/JTA
07/12/2024

This week in Jewish history: UN votes in favor of Israel, first kibbutz founded

A highly abridged version of the daily Dust & Stars.

By STEVEN DRUCKER
29/11/2024

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.

By NERIA BARR
30/10/2024

Claims Conference unveils future of Holocaust education in mixed-reality Kristallnacht experience

“There’s a lot of ways to communicate with people about Judaism and the history of Jewish people and the history of antisemitism that people care about. People are interested. People want to learn.”

Is Israel fighting the October 7 War or the Simchat Torah War?

By referring to the war as both the “Oct. 7 War” and the “Simchat Torah War,” we evoke different dimensions of this tragedy and its far-reaching aftermath.

This week in Jewish history: Yom Kippur War turning point, birth of Hebrew and Nazi ghettos

The above is a highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

By STEVEN DRUCKER
12/10/2024
  Sultan Saladin of Egypt and Syria.

This week in Jewish history: Saladin's crusade, Babi Yar, Binding of Isaac

A highly abridged version of the daily Dust & Stars.

By STEVEN DRUCKER
29/09/2024

House approves bill to study making US Jewish history museum part of the Smithsonian

The House approved a bill to study transferring the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian network.

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
24/09/2024

Israel's path forward: Embracing the Jewish heritage of secularism

If the secular front in Israel wants to gain increased political support, it will need to begin not by stating what it is, but by defining who it is.

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