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JEWISH HISTORY: Ancient & Medieval

The ancient and medieval periods produced central Jewish figures like Rabbi Akiba, Rashi, and Maimonides, and big events like the destruction of the Temples and the Crusades. The history of ancient and medieval Jewish communities--from Persia to Spain to Franco-Germany--reveals the origins of Judaism as we know it.

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.

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