Jewish history

Jewish federations push US leaders to transfer National Museum of American Jews

With the rise of antisemitism across the US in recent years, JFNA leaders stressed in the letter that the need for the transfer of the museum has become more urgent.

My Word: The tale of one Jerusalem neighbourhood teaches resilience and hope

A tour of Jerusalem's Mekor Haim neighborhood reveals its history of resilience, wartime challenges, and ongoing growth, blending past heroism with present-day hope and coexistence amid conflict.

 The stone seal found in Jerusalem.

Rare archaeological stone seal uncovered in Jerusalem

Seal discovery with Paleo-Hebrew script uncovered from the First Temple period during a recent excavation in Jerusalem.

14/09/2024

The Jewish 'status quo' violated? Jewish historical narratives are too often ignored

Jews were excluded both from the Temple Mount and the Cave of the Patriarchs under Muslim rule over the Land of Israel with few exceptions.

Before this famous Polish bakery ‘opened’ in 1944, it belonged to a Jewish family killed by Nazis

Goławski and Piotr Nazaruk, who leads research at Grodzka Gate, could not name a traditional Jewish bakery like the Bajtels’ today in Poland.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
23/08/2024

I’m a rabbi who wrote a fantasy novel drawing inspiration from Judaism's sacred past

When I was writing, I promised myself I wouldn’t ask where particular elements came from, now I see that I was co-creating all along, drawing on elements from the ancestral past.

By RABBI JILL HAMMER\JTA
23/08/2024

Forging bonds of faith: A Rabbi's journey with evangelical Christians in Poland

On an interfaith mission to Poland, a rabbi finds new friendships with evangelical leaders as they confront Holocaust history and explore Jewish life together.

By JOSHUA STANTON
21/08/2024

Our future is at risk if level of hatred among us is not reduced

We believe that the most important lesson of Jewish history is that an independent Jewish state is not something that can be taken for granted.

By DR. NETANEL FISHER , DR. ADAR COHEN
18/08/2024

Hopefully this will be the first and last 'real' Tisha B'Av after October 7

For the first time, I truly understood what it means to mourn for the destruction of the Temple, for the loss of our homeland, and for the countless lives that have been taken in the name of hatred.

By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN
16/08/2024

Unveiling Jerusalem: Jodi Magness’s comprehensive archaeological journey through time

'Jerusalem through the Ages' is a wonderful survey of what became, uniquely, a holy city to three of the world’s major religions.

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