Modern Jewish History

What drove Jewish women into the feminist movement?

The complicated history of Black-Jewish relations in America.

The character of the American Jewish community changed, as a nation of immigrants Americanized.

Bringing Nazis to justice.

So-called Dixie Jews carved out their own unique culture.

Jewish settlement in Minnesota and the Dakotas

The character of American Jewish communities varied from place to place.

Seeking the party of the outs.

The woman who created the American-style Hebrew school demonstrated that one could be fully Jewish and fully American.

Reconciling American identity with support for a Jewish homeland

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