My Jewish Learning: Articles By Howard Sachar

Articles By Howard Sachar

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Howard M. Sachar is the author of numerous books, including A History of Israel, A History of the Jews in America, Farewell Espana, Israel and Europe, and A History of Jews in the Modern World. He is also the editor of the 39-volume The Rise of Israel: A Documentary History. He serves as Professor of Modern History at George Washington University.

Sephardic Jewish Immigrants: The Second Wave

A renewed influx of Sephardic immigrants around the turn of the 20th century.
Women Rabbis: A History of the Struggle for Ordination

While the Reform movement was theoretically in favor of women's ordination as far back as 1922, it was not until 50 years later that the first women was ordained as a rabbi in North America.
Israel's Foreign Policy

An examination of the development of the Israeli military.
Jews in the Civil Rights Movement

Working to extend America's freedoms.
Court Jews

Court Jews were purveyors who provided food, fodder, and munitions to the European courts in return for special privileges.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

The 1911 tragedy fueled the Jewish labor movement for decades to come.
Oslo Negotiations

In 1992 and 1993, representatives from Israel and the PLO met secretly in Oslo to discuss the possibilities of Palestinian self-rule and Israeli security.
Smart Jews

The Jewish impact on American intellectual culture.
Inquisition in Spain

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella aim to rid their kingdoms of heretics.
American Jewry, 1945-1980