Surprising archaeological finds are breaking new ground in our understanding of Jesus’s time—and the revolution he launched 2,000 years ago
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Venice
On the Adriatic island of Korčula, where Venice once ruled, ancient habits and attitudes persist—including a tendency toward blissful indolence
In a long tradition of “persecuting the refugee,” the State Department and FDR claimed that Jewish immigrants could threaten national security
How Great Britain and France secretly negotiated the Sykes-Picot Agreement
Broadcast for the first time in the U.S., these exclusive clips from a Smithsonian Channel program feature recently unearthed archival footage
The Ephemeral Films Project offers the public a chance to see what Jews experienced during the Anschluss
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Venice
A look back on the 500-year history and intellectual life of one of the world's oldest Jewish quarters
The famed archaeologist took detailed notes of what he found inside King Tut's tomb
Activist Israel Kaunatjike journeyed from Namibia to Germany, only to discover a forgotten past that has connections to his own family tree
Was there a fourth mole in the U.S. intelligence system that blew these secret agents' covers?
The writing system is 6,000 years old, but its influence is still felt today
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Venice
The seafaring republic borrowed from cultures far and wide but ultimately created a city that was perfectly unique
Segregated public facilities, including beaches, were commonplace, but even today, the inequality persists
Past and present collide at Berlin’s Ostbahnhof
Catalonians have long asserted they are not part of Spain, now the historical question of independence is on the ballot
Remote, rugged, finally accessible — St. Helena will soon have its first-ever airport
Ancient Egyptians leveraged a massive shipping, mining and farming economy to propel their civilization forward
Alice Roosevelt's 1905 journey to Japan, Korea and China is documented in rare photographs held by the Freer and Sackler Galleries
In ancient Japan, battle was typically reserved for male samurai. That all changed when Takeko Nakano and her sister, Yuko, decided to fight for their clan
One Jewish woman’s personal story reveals what it took to elude capture in Nazi Germany
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