Jewish History

The Israeli presidency is largely a ceremonial role.

It's vibrant. It's aggressive. It's in the Middle East.

Scholar Norman Roth questions whether the idea of the medieval Church makes sense as a category of analysis for Jewish history.

In Muslim and Christian lands.

Persian Jewry can serve as a role model for Jews who live outside of the Land of Israel.

Jews in the Medieval Islamic Empire

An examination of contemporary gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Jewish communities.

The emergence of Jewish history--part one.

The emergence of Jewish history--part two.

The Jewish experience between 1914 and 1948 begins and ends with war. In 1914, WWI began, a watershed in both European and Jewish history, as it marked the end of four great empires: the Tsarist, Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, and German Reich.

European influence in the Middle East.

Art as text.