Modern Jewish History

The Dreyfus Affair

The espionage conviction of a French military officer was a watershed event in the history of European anti-Semitism.

Brother, Where Art Thou?

The origins and development of the interfaith movement in America

Humanistic Judaism

The origins of a small Jewish movement that embraces a cultural identity while rejecting a belief in God.

What Were Shtetls?

Clearing up myths about these Eastern European villages where Jews lived.

The Pittsburgh Platform, 1885

Principles of Reform Judaism: A primary historical document.

Anti-Semitism

A modern phenomenon.

Who Are the Semites?

A historian traces the origins of the term.

Hadassah: The Women’s Zionist Organization

From its founding in 1912, Hadassah advocated a program of social feminism that addresses women of all backgrounds.

Who Was Henrietta Szold?

The Hadassah founder was an educator, humanitarian and Zionist.