The “Yung Yiddish” museum, tucked away inside a massive bus station, is something in between a library and an underground club. Its collections have survived two world wars in Europe. Whether they can survive the disparaging attitude in Israel remains to be seen.
Before Liberation: Mourning the Holocaust in 1945
As the camps still operated in Europe, a call from Jerusalem to remember the victims and help the survivors was heeded across the globe…
This Jewish War Hero Protested the Nazis… Then Helped Defeat Them
A decorated German soldier in World War I, Richard Stern opposed Nazism from within. After fleeing, he joined the US Army at age 43, and soon became a hero there, as well…
Pamphlets on Reincarnation: A Unique Set of Articles in the Scholem Collection
One particular set of booklets compiled by Gershom Scholem in his famous library raises a series of interesting questions…
For the Sake of Love: The Jewish Women Left Behind
We never heard these stories. Forgotten stories of Jewish women who lived in Egypt and chose to remain there with the Muslim men that they loved, even though their families had immigrated to Israel. It’s time we shared these stories.
Revealed: 90 “New” Pages from One of the Oldest Printed Hebrew Books
Pages come from the only existing copy of a ca. 1492 edition of “Arba’ah Turim”, one of history’s most important codes of Jewish law
Cracking the Tu B’Shvat – Shmita Conundrum
How does Israel honor Tu B’Shvat – the Jewish Arbor Day – in a year when planting is forbidden? Through celebration, education – and the occasional workaround.
The Forgotten Legacy of a Cantor Who Lost His Voice
Years after Zalman Pollack was a star of the Jewish world, his life’s work was rediscovered…
The Forgotten Holidays of David Ben-Gurion
“Ingathering of the Exiles Day” – intended to make immigrant soldiers feel welcome – was one of a number of ‘festivals’ that helped form the national ethos…
A Look at Jewish Artisans and Crafts in Morocco
The story behind the professions of Moroccan Jews, including a look at some unique photographs documenting Jewish artisans in Morocco in 1953
