The world’s first Jewish “ghetto”, established by the Venetian Senate on March 29 1516, was seen as a temporary solution to a long-term problem. Since the 13th century, the Christians of Venice – for ...
Jews have played pivotal roles throughout key moments in American history. Throughout 2026, monthly online conversations with ...
Stola, a historian of Polish-Jewish relations and professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences, called his return to Polin “a ...
Spoilers for “History of the World: Part II” follow. (JTA) – Finally fulfilling the promise Mel Brooks made in 1981, the long-belated “History Of The World, Part II” brings us … “Hitler on Ice.” For a ...
The Jewish question’ refers to the debate that arose in European society between the 18th and 20th centuries about the place, ...
A documentary about the murder of five Jews in a Polish town is being threatened with a ban in Poland — not because they were ...
The High Holy Days, celebrated by the Jewish faithful over a 10 days, conclude with Yom Kippur, which begins at sundown on Sunday. This day of reflection serves as a reminder that Jews have been a ...
In the early 16th century, on the orders of the Doge, Jews were herded en masse from the centre of Venice to the Ghetto Nuovo ...
(JTA) — In December 2023, Pamela Nadell, a professor of Jewish history at American University, testified alongside the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT at a congressional ...
Purim is widely depicted as the most joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits and ...