Modern Jewish History

America and the Holocaust

Where were the United States government and the American Jewish community during the destruction of European Jewry?

Determining who has the right to make Aliyah.

From medieval blood libels to the attacks of September 11, Jews have been a favorite subject for conspiracists.

The uses and abuses of Anne Frank's diary.

The controversy over Anne Frank's legacy.

The story of the young diarist who became a symbol of the Holocaust.

How the Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War shaped Israel.

Israel's First Military Offensive.

A history of the Zionist movement in the Soviet Union.

The fight to liberate the USSR's Jews strengthened and united the American Jewish community.