Jewish History

Franz Rosenzweig and the Founding of the Lehrhaus

A review of the life, thought, and work of this influential 20th-century existentialist thinker and Jewish educator.

American Jews and Israel in the Post-War Period

Nice place to visit, wouldn't want to live there.

Why Are So Many American Jews Politically Liberal?

The post-war politics of American Jews were shaped more by Jewish experience than Jewish tradition.

Wissenschaft des Judenthums

The new academic study of Judaism examined Jewish religion from the scholarly perspectives of theology, literature, and history.

Absorbing the Exiles

Israel worked to absorb massive numbers of Jewish immigrants during the 1950s.

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 Six-Day War

Provoked by an Egyptian military buildup, Israel fights back.

Israel’s Foreign Policy

An examination of the development of the Israeli military.