Jewish History
Yom Hazikaron 2007
A painful and moving tribute to those who gave their lives for Israel.
Thinking About Zionism
Next week we’ll celebrate Yom Haatzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, and before the partying starts, we thought we’d spend this week ...
Zionism, the Palestinians, & Peace
Do the various ideologies of Zionism allow for the practical coexistence of Jews and Palestinians?
Is Patrilineal Descent Next?
A very interesting letter to the editor in this week’s Jewish Week raises a fascinating question: With gay and lesbian ...
In Your Inbox
Throughout the month of March we’ve been highlighting Jewish Women’s Archive’s This Week in History, a unique feature that highlights ...
For Mom’s Sake
The fourth issue of Guilt & Pleasure is now out, and at first glance, it seems as good (and good-looking) ...
Yentl the Mensch
What is it about Barbra?Jewish Women’s Archive celebrates mega-star Barbra Streisand’s 1963 Broadway debut in This Week in History: Streisand has ...
What if Ariel Sharon Woke Up?
I just got emailed this dialogue that sums up the current state of Israeli politics:It is a rainy night, and ...
The Stateless Fuhrer
Bringing new meaning to the expression “A day late and a dollar short”: Hitler may be stripped of German citizenship, reports ...
The Segulah Trap
Feeling superstitious? Recently The Jewish Week took a look at segulot, Jewish good luck charms. Turns out that they’re not so Jewish after ...
Celebrating Girls
According to Jewish Women’s Archive’s This Week in Jewish History, on March 14, 1977 the New York Times published an ...