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Jewish history starts with Creation and continues till today.

JEWISH HISTORY

Jewish history begins with the Bible and continues to the present, with events affecting Jewish communities in all parts of the world. Past tragedies such as the destruction of the Temple and the Holocaust, as well as triumphs like the foundation of a modern Jewish state, make Judaism what it is today.

LATEST ARTICLES: HISTORY

  • Ezekiel in Iran

    A synagogue in today's Jerusalem bears the name Hajji Yehezkel.

  • Iraqi Jews

    The Iraqi Jewish Archive, as it became known, is both proud and pitiful.

  • Moritz Steinschneider

    A master of the book.

  • Was Lenin Jewish?

    Exploring the ancestry of the mastermind of the Bolshevik revolution.

  • India

    A history of the Baghdadi Jews--who actually lived in India, not Baghdad.

BLOG HEADLINES

  • Returning Home?

    The Exodus from Egypt is considered to be the foundational/orienting event for our sacred history....

  • The Red Devil

    In December, not long after Among Righteous Men was published, I returned to Crown Heights....

  • Ayelet zt"l and The Ability to Transform the World

    This week has been a heavy one for the Jewish people and an indescribably difficult one for the parents of young Ayelet Galena zt"l who left this worl......

  • Game Day Snacks: Kosher Stuffed Potato Skins

    The perfect Superbowl snack doesn't need to be meat - there are also some great dairy options for your game day noshing. Loaded potato skins are a ......

  • Shabbat Recipe Round-Up

    Its the Shabbat before the Superbowl, and it's probably time to make sure you get in a few extra servings of veggies before the snackfast on Sunday....