Recalling the 35th president’s impact on American-Israeli relations.
Barney Dreyfuss, a Jewish Under-the-Radar Baseball Hall of Famer
The German immigrant arrived in America in 1881 and left an imprint on its national pastime, including launching the World Series championship.
The Singing Rabbi
Shlomo Carlebach’s musical influence endures across the Jewish world, more than a century after his birth.
Life On an American University Campus, in the Immediate Aftermath of October 7
Ayelet Glaser was a student at Columbia University on October 7, 2023. Her experiences during the days that followed led directly to her “Aliyah” – her immigration to Israel, where she lives today. Here she shares some of what she saw, heard and felt during that life-changing period.
George Gershwin: A Jewish Voice in the American Soundscape
“I think that many of my themes are Jewish in feeling, although they are purely American in style,” Gershwin, one of the greatest composers in U.S. history, said. His wondrous music still defies categorization.
Leo Frank, 1915: The Case America Still Reckons With
More than a century after the lynching of a Jewish-American man in Georgia, rising antisemitism makes the tragedy’s warning painfully clear.
Emma Lazarus: Overlooked at the Statue of Liberty, But Hardly Forgotten
The 19th-century writer and social activist, a Jewish resident of New York, penned what became a legendary poem symbolizing America’s embrace of immigrants. She was born 176 years ago this month.
Between Tehran and Tel Aviv: The Diaspora Caught in the Middle
During the latest exchange of bombardments between Israel and Iran, Jewish and Muslim emigrants in the United States looked back toward their homeland — and checked on each other.
When Meyer Lansky Walked His Dog in Tel Aviv
The American-Jewish gangster lived in Israel for two years and wanted to stay, but was forced out in 1972 when Israel’s interior minister declared him an unsavory character.
Who Was Judah Touro? A Name Etched Into Jewish and American History
Touro’s philanthropy left its mark on Jewish life around the globe, yet, almost paradoxically, few today are familiar with his name.
