Judaism
Why Hitler and Stalin Hated Esperanto, the 135-Year-Old Language of Peace
Jewish doctor L.L. Zamenhof created Esperanto as a way for diverse groups to easily communicate
Earliest Known Images of Two Biblical Heroines Unearthed in Israel
Found in an ancient synagogue, the 1,600-year-old mosaics tell the stories of Deborah and Jael
The Schoolteacher Who Saved Her Students From the Nazis
A new book explores the life of Anna Essinger, who led an entire school's daring escape from Germany in 1933
The 20th-Century History of Anti-Semitic Attacks on Jewish Politicians
Russian rhetoric against Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy echoes the language directed toward Jewish leaders in post-WWI Europe
Inside the Effort to Restore Synagogues in Venice's 500-Year-Old Jewish Ghetto
A new project focuses on three 16th-century synagogues in the Italian city, where the Jewish population has dropped to 450
The Holocaust-Era Comic That Brought Americans Into the Nazi Gas Chambers
In early 1945, a six-panel comic in a U.S. pamphlet offered a visceral depiction of the Third Reich's killing machine
This Huge Underground City May Have Been a Refuge for 70,000 Early Christians
The complex may have been used as a shelter during Roman rule in Turkey
A Gentile's Guide to Keeping Kosher for Passover
Pizza and pasta are pretty obviously out, but what are the other no-nos?
The Academy Awards Museum Will Create New Exhibition on Hollywood's Jewish Roots in Response to Criticism
When the museum opened last year, industry leaders and donors expressed disappointment at what they saw as a stunning omission in the exhibition content
What Happened at Babi Yar, the Ukrainian Holocaust Site Reportedly Struck by a Russian Missile?
During WWII, the Nazis murdered 33,000 Jews at the ravine over just two days. Last week, a strike near the massacre site drew widespread condemnation
The Photo Album That Succeeded Where Pancho Villa Failed
The revolutionary may have tried to find the author's grandfather by raiding a New Mexico village—but a friend's camera truly captured her family patriarch
Meet the 'Most Important' Jewish Woman in Medieval England
A new statue honors Licoricia of Winchester, a 13th-century moneylender whose life illuminates the challenges faced by Jews at the time
Did a Jewish Notary Betray Anne Frank to the Nazis?
A six-year investigation posits that Arnold van den Bergh disclosed the diarist's hiding place to protect his family from deportation
Looted Artifacts Recovered From Car Trunk May Be Spoils of War Seized by Jewish Rebels Against Rome
Authorities in Jerusalem confiscated the stolen items, which included incense burners and coins and probably date to the Bar Kokhba revolt
Researchers Unearth 2,000-Year-Old Synagogue in Mary Magdalene's Supposed Hometown
The religious center is the second of its kind found in Migdal, an ancient community on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee
Israeli Preteen Discovers Rare Silver Coin Minted During Jewish Revolt Against Rome
Eleven-year-old Liel Krutokop found the shekel, which dates to the second year of the first-century C.E. Great Revolt, while sifting through dirt
Israeli Archaeologists Unveil Hellenistic Fortress Destroyed by Jewish Forces in 112 B.C.E.
Hasmonean ruler John Hyrcanus I, a nephew of Maccabean Revolt leader Judah Maccabee, razed the fortified structure during his conquest of Idumea
German Museum Acquires 15,000 Artifacts Documenting the History of Anti-Semitism
Holocaust survivor Wolfgang Haney collected the items over three decades
For Harry Houdini, Séances and Spiritualism Were Just an Illusion
The magician spent years campaigning against fraudulent psychics, even lobbying Congress to ban fortune-telling in D.C.
The Secret Excavation of Jerusalem
A British aristocrat looking for the Ark of the Covenant launched history's most peculiar archaeological dig—and set off a crisis in the Middle East
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