Thousands flock to the annual festival in London to engage in the extraordinary world of Jewish books.
Emmy Noether: The Jewish Mathematician Who Changed the World
Emmy Noether faced many challenges on her way to fulfill her passion for mathematics, as an educated and Jewish woman in Germany between the world wars.
Rare: A Remnant of One of the Oldest Yom Kippur Prayer Books in the World
A glimpse at a remnant from an 11th century prayer book discovered in the Cairo Genizah
IWD Special: Fixing the Sexist Ads of the Past!
In honor of International Woman’s Day, we attempted to rectify old adverts we found in the archives.
A Nice Jewish Doll: She Goes By “Barbie”
How Ruth Moskowitz Handler, the Jewish creator of the Barbie doll, changed history and the toy industry forever.
That Time Seinfeld Did a Gig for the Maccabiah
This is how Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Maher and Billy Crystal found themselves telling jokes about Jews and sports in order to raise money for the 12th Maccabiah Games
A Receipt for Funds to Redeem Captives Signed by Maimonides
Did you know that Maimonides’ first public activity in Egypt was a large-scale mission to get Jews out of Crusader captivity?
