Avraham Horowitz (Gurewitz), a wedding merrymaker by profession, wrote poems, novels and novellas in Yiddish and Hebrew. He also adapted and modified the works of others, signing with his own name or with a variety of pen names in Yiddish and Russian.
How the Antisemitic Dreyfus Affair Led to the Creation of the Tour de France
How a group of anti-Dreyfusards channeled their anger into the creation of one of the world’s most popular sporting events, centered on a new invention: the bicycle.
The “New Haman” of Frankfurt
The Jews of Frankfurt established a second Purim in 1616 in celebration of the downfall of a new Haman who tried to eradicate the local Jewish community.
The Women Who Captivated Muslim Travelers of the Middle Ages
Descriptions of Muslim travel in the middle ages reveal exotic marriage customs and a meeting with a Jewish doctor expelled from Spain
In Vivid Color: Century-Old Postcards Depict the Lives of Jewish Immigrants to America
Bartending cantors, strange outdated customs and Yiddish jokes – These fascinating postcards from the National Library of Israel’s collections offer a rare glimpse into the lives of freshly arrived Jewish immigrants to the United States.
How Bergen-Belsen Survivors Celebrated Independence
Take a rare look inside the newspapers published by the inhabitants of the concentration camp after liberation.
The Jewish Lawyer Who Drafted the Constitution of the Weimar Republic
Hugo Preuss is still considered to be the “father” of the constitution of the Weimar Republic today.
Who Is the Israeli Who Won 10 Olympic Medals?
During the Holocaust, she escaped the Nazis using forged documents. Only a decade later she was known around the world as one of the greatest Olympic gymnasts of all time. Discover the amazing story of Ágnes Keleti.
Rare Documents from Belgrade Tell Tragic Tale of Lives Taken Too Soon
The documents from the Historical Archives of Belgrade tell the story of Isak Darsa, a young boy murdered in the Sajmiste concentration camp at the hands of the Nazis.
In Color: Photos of Libyan Jews Brought to Life
These historical photographs documenting Jewish communities in Libya now appear more life-like than ever.
