Jewish History

The tiny Jewish communities of the Nordic countries have been sustained by regular arrivals of Jews fleeing persecution elsewhere.

For hundreds of years, Jews were restricted to one small quarter of the city, giving rise to the term ‘ghetto.’

On Tisha B’Av, Jews mourn the destruction of the Temple. But how much do you know about what it was really like?

Many Jewish communities have developed unique Passover traditions that make the holiday more lively and relevant.

Upon immigrating to Israel, the status of Yemenite Jewish women changed in society.

The ancients disagreed about the reasons Jews celebrate the eight day Festival of Light.

Stealth sukkah.

Tolerance and assimilation led to the near-disappearance of a Chinese Jewish community over 1,000 years old.

Can you identify the correct order of these famous events in Jewish history?

Determining who has the right to make Aliyah.