George Washington: Champion Of American Jews
Some academics suggest that Washington's letter, which virtually all agree presents his most prominent pronouncement on religious toleration, was actually drafted by Thomas Jefferson.
Yizkor – Remember Your Pledge
The shul was packed for Yizkor service. For Mr. Reuven Black this year was particularly poignant; it marked the tenth Yahrzeit of his father, who had passed away shortly after Pesach. He had decided to do something special in memory of his father.
Theodor Reik’s Studies On The Shofar And Kol Nidre
In Kol Nidre (1918), Reik begins with a recollection of visiting the home of a music-loving friend and having an inexplicably strong reaction to a haunting minor musical passage that sounded very familiar to him but which he could not place.
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R. Elchanan Wasserman’s Letter About His Son And Arba Minim
Reading through correspondence of great Jewish leaders of old never fails to inspire, though for me, the most exciting letters are the ones that are personal in nature and that deal with challenges of the communities they led.
Paul Robeson And The Soviet Purge Of Russian Jews
More than 40 years after his death, Robeson retains his status as an American cultural and political icon, but he also leaves behind a sad legacy as a hero who betrayed his Jewish friends.
A Wedding Bentcher To Remember
This occasion, Mrs. Kass related years later, gave the impetus to the present-day Kosher Hotel arrangements for larger public functions.
Israel’s Surrender Of The Alma Oil Fields To Egypt: An Ill-Conceived Strategic Decision?
With the loss of the Alma oil fields – which Egypt has renamed the Shuab Ali fields – Israel’s energy costs in the first year after the agreement increased by about one-third to about $2 billion, even though Israel had adopted policies to reduce oil consumption.
Myron Taylor, Jewish Refugees, The Pope And Israel
Taylor worked to save European Jews from the Holocaust and he interacted directly with the pope in this effort.
How Much Is Your Antique Chanukiah Worth?
Editor’s note: Antique Judaica Roadshow will appear monthly. We encourage readers to email pictures of their Judaica to Tsadik Kaplan at [email protected]. He may...
The Rabbi As First Responder
Ohel is well known in the New York area for the foster care programming it has been providing for over 40 years, along with its mental health services to individuals and families, and its services to the developmentally disabled through its Bais Ezra programs. Ohel also provides substantial training to professionals, and workshops and seminars to the community at large.
Optical Antique And A Puzzling Bar Mitzvah Gift
Indeed your chanukiah has been in your husband’s family a long time – quite likely well over 100 years.
A Sefer Owner’s Holocaust Plea
Eichler, seeing the approaching devastation, seems to have stamped his books with this message in the hopes of being able to reclaim them in better days.
Reflections from Rav Chaim’s Levaya
The masses who had visited Rav Chaim seeking his beracha and advice during his lifetime would not let anything keep them from coming to mourn and showing their respects and appreciation for him after his death.
1948 Israel War of Independence Overseas Heroes Honoured by Museum of the Diaspora
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion: “The Machal Forces were the Diaspora’s most important contribution to the survival of the State of Israel”.
Before The Deluge: Jews Of The Mediterranean Islands (Part III)
Findings in catacombs confirm the existence of Jews on Malta from the time of the Roman Empire until late in the Middle Ages. They came from Alexandria to this important crossroads on their way to Italy.
A Passport Of Life
It is important to recognize that her efforts on behalf of rescue weren’t always lauded.
The Jewish Connection To The Brooklyn Bridge
The remarkable Unger, a true mathematical Renaissance man, was a visionary in the field of mathematics education who also wrote numerous texts, many of which became pedagogical standards used by university systems across Europe, particularly in Russia
Woody Guthrie: Jewish Family, Jewish Music
Enchanted by his immigrant mother-in-law’s rituals, stories, and incredible blintzes, Guthrie learned everything he could about the Jewish people...
Remembering The Titanic – In Yiddish
The response and impact on the general population and culture was swift and lasting, and within a few months’ time, publications came off the printer to commemorate the loss.
In-Depth Learning For Women On The Web
You could do just about everything on the internet, except a girl couldn't go to seminary online. I decided to change that.
First Sefer With The Author’s Portrait – 1710
This sefer is notable for being the first published Hebrew book to include a portrait of its author.
The Correspondence Of Menachem Begin
While it is virtually impossible to capture the essence and greatness of the man in a single article, or even in a full-fledged tome, I think that a good glimpse of who he was and what he represented may be gleaned through his correspondence.
The First Hebrew Map Of Biblical Israel
The map is rather rudimentary, with just a border and a few place names, but its appearance in print was a major achievement, anything other than text was very labor-intensive to include in the printing blocks of the day and thus costly.
The ‘Zionism’ And ‘Judaism’ Of Esperanto Founder Ludwik Zamenhof
Nonetheless, Esperanto itself, stripped of its religious machinations, grew in popularity worldwide, albeit gradually.
Yorkers – But Are They Kosher?
In honor of Sukkos, The Jewish Press decided to feature pictures of six of the winning designs.
Bergson Group Honored At NYC’s First Holocaust Memorial Site
Sixty-five years after they shook the political establishment with their newspaper ads and rallies against the Holocaust, the activists known as the Bergson Group have been officially acknowledged by New York City.
Mitzpeh Bikat HaYarden
This mitzpeh, or outlook, is a memorial to soldiers who fell during the “Mirdafim” (Pursuits) that took place in the area for about three years after the Six-Day War.
Isaac Leeser: Father Of Torah Judaism In America
Orphaned at age 14 and raised by his devout grandmother, who greatly influenced him, Leeser emigrated from Germany to America three years later, arriving at Richmond (1824).
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