Jewish History

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The Balfour Declaration of 1917

A landmark in efforts to secure a Jewish state.

The Mass Migration to Israel of the 1950s

Hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees from Europe and the Arab lands seek a new home in the Jewish state.

The Yishuv’s Response to Hitler and the British

How the Jews in Palestine responded to Nazi anti-Semitism and genocide, 1929-1945.

1939-1945: World War II

How the Nazis incorporated genocide into their conquest of Europe.

World War I and the Jews

The Great War had a profound impact on world Jewry.

Jewish Emancipation in Western Europe

Liberty, equality, fraternity: Was it good for the Jews?

The ILGWU Strike of 1909

The 1909 ILGWU strike established a precedent for serious collective action in other branches of the garment economy.

Jewish History, 1700 to 1914

Emancipation, industrialization, socialism and Zionism.

Who Are The Palestinians?

The history, geography, and politics of Palestinian identity.

Jewish Immigration to America

The size and character of the American Jewish community has been defined by the 3.5 million Jews who have emigrated since the 17th century.

Creating the Jewish Canon

The 24 books that make up with the Jewish Bible evolved over time in a process that reveals what the ancient rabbis considered authoritative -- and what they didn't.

The Holocaust in Bulgaria

Although most jews from core areas of this country survived, those in Bulgarian-occupied territories were deported to death camps.

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