Modern Jewish History

Jews in Suburbia

After World War II, American Jews left the cities for the burgeoning suburbs.

Brandeis University and the Jews

Brandeis rose quickly to academic excellence, but the nature of its Jewish character remains ambiguous.

A Failed Peddler

An immigrant's memoir of trying to jump on the Jewish-peddler bandwagon

The New York Intellectuals

A particularly prolific, influential group of American-Jewish writers and editors.

Smart Jews

The Jewish impact on American intellectual culture.

The First New York Jews

Twenty-three refugees from Brazil established the first Jewish community in the future U.S.

Peace Will Be Established

An excerpt from the 1979 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt

U.N. Security Council Resolution 242

The United Nations responds to Israel's territorial gains in the Six Day War.

Yom Kippur War Implications

The Yom Kippur War led to a fragile but lasting peace between Israel and Egypt.

The Zionist Vision

An excerpt from "The Jewish State"

Jewish Women After the Haskalah

The Jewish home takes center stage.

Mercantilism and the Jews

When tolerance became profitable