learning

Learn more about the weekly Torah portion.

A group of Jewish women from Seattle began this community micro-lending effort.

Learn more about the weekly Torah portion.

Ruth Gruber witnessed the former American pleasure boat, the Exodus, entering the Haifa harbor and the terrible conditions that the displaced Jews on Cyprus lived in.

After a distinguished career in military and public service to the United States, Marcus helped Israel win its War of Independence.

Theology

For American Jewry during the Civil War, the Passover story was especially powerful. However, creating a seder in a war zone requires flexibility and creativity.

Lane Bryant Malsin started a small business and became a famous fashion designer who made millions, but she was always involved in Jewish philanthropic work.

Fiorello LaGuradia was a defender of the Jews and a strong opponent of Hitler.

Justice Cardozo's background as a Sephardic Jew shaped his entire career.