immigration

Do Jews Send Rosh Hashanah Cards?

Jews have been sending New Years' greetings by mail for centuries.

The Torah repeatedly emphasizes our obligation to love the strangers among us and to avoid causing them harm.

Jewish support for immigrants is often tied to the repeated biblical injunction not to oppress the stranger.

In 1887, Mexico announced it would accept 5,000 Russian Jews if they were willing to settle uncultivated land owned by the government.

The world's most famous magician, whose real name was Erich Weisz, was the son of a rabbi.

Immigrant Jews delved into sports to prove their mettle as Americans.

Public health activist and champion of minority rights.

Challenges and triumphs since 23 Jews landed in New Amsterdam in 1654.

Tensions and schism's in one of America's first large Jewish communities

A renewed influx of Sephardic immigrants around the turn of the 20th century.