According to E.M. Lilien, Zionism would be the art of the new Jews through which the new Jews would represent themselves.
American Pride and Prejudice at the 1936 Olympics
The story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics is well known. What is not well known is that Jesse Owens nearly didn’t compete in one of his gold medal wins, just so his Jewish teammates could…
The Viral Nature of Anti-Semitic Imagery
The Dreyfus Affair that divided France and risked the Republic is not just the story of the sham trials, it is the story of the first viral hate campaign of images in mass media brining to the surface the most ancient of hatreds in a brand new way.
Those Good Old New Years!
No matter how you like to celebrate New Year’s Eve, somewhere there’s a party for you. Whether you prefer to dance to Jazz or lose your mind in Rave, the New Year is coming your way!
The Renaissance Woman Who Documented the Scientific Revolution
During the Reign of Terror Marie-Anne Lavoisier never surrendered in the face of persecution and kept the Scientific revolution alive and safe.
The Story of Regina Jonas, the First Female Rabbi
Regina Jonas, the first ordained woman Rabbi, writes to Martin Buber, Jewish philosopher and scholar of Hasidic lore, asking for guidance during the dark times of Berlin in 1938.
I Bet You Didn’t Know Captain America was a Golem!
The very public Jewish roots of Captain America, the first superhero to punch Hitler in the face!
Harry Houdini: The Skeptical Son of a Rabbi
The famed escape artist, illusionist, and séance buster, was also intensely proud of his Judaism.
Jewish Solidarity Across the Seas
In the late 1870s an emissary traveled across the United States, from sea to shiny sea, from one Jewish community to another, to collect charity fellow Jews in the Land of Israel
