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Russian Jewish Immigration to Mexico
In 1887, Mexico announced it would accept 5,000 Russian Jews if they were willing to settle uncultivated land owned by the government.
Blood of Damascus
When several prominent Jews in Damascus were accused of using non-Jewish blood to make matzah, the Jews of the world banded together to fight back. American Jewry specifically experienced its first taste of successful, united action.
The Damascus Blood Libel & the Mortara Affair
When anti-Semitism struck in Damascus and Italy the Jewish community was galvanized and unified.
The Levy-Franks Family
The Levy-Franks family struggled with the ever-present challenge of maining a strong Jewish identity in a secular society.
Fending Off the Missionaries
A group of Protestant clergymen decided their new mission would be to convert European Jews and settling them in a rural agricultural community.
America’s First Consul to Jerusalem
Warder Cresson's journey to Jerusalem, and to Judaism, took a convoluted path.
Don Solomono, Jewish Indian Chief
Solomon Bibo won the trust of the Acoma Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, and in 1888 he became governor of the Acoma Pueblo.
A Martyr to His Faith
In 1647, the Portuguese Inquisition in Brazil compelled Isaac de Castro to choose between his Judaism and being burned alive. De Castro courageously chose his faith and martyrdom.
John Adams and the Jews
John Adams expressed Zionist sympathies, and his respect for ancient Jewry.
Shmita and Climate Change
If we ignore God's will that we care for the earth now, we risk losing everything in the future.