12 | Av 5772 | August 2012
11 - Jewish? French? Italian! // Yoav Sorek In the foothills of the Italian Alps, far from the oppressive heat of Rome, the Jews of Turin stood out as active players in the struggle for a...
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9 | Shevat 5772 | February 2012
9 Topsy-Turvy // Yair Lifshitz An annual outlet for the pressure cooker of the medieval Jewish community, the Purim spiel subtly subverts the power structures of Jewish society, making a mockery of their authority - Why...
10 | Nisan 5772 | April 2012
10 Sacrifice in Samaria // Ze’ev H. Ehrlich The paschal lambs are bleating on the road to Nablus. The community elders are decked out in white and the final preparations on Mt. Gerizim near completion -...
11 | Tammuz 5772 | July 2012
11 Strength in Numbers // Jeffrey S. Gurock For one in four New Yorkers at the turn of the twentieth century, Jewish identity was in the streets they walked and the air they breathed. In the...
5 | Sivan 5771 | June 2011
5 Messianic Mania // Yehuda Yifrach The synergy between Nathan of Gaza, a charismatic young genius, and Shabbetai Tzvi, a complex, troubled personality, led to a dramatic upheaval among the Jewish people. A glimpse into the...
1 | Iyar 5770 | April 2010
1 | Iyar 5760 | April 2010 The Hope of Israel // Henry Goldblum Inspired by rumours of the Lost Ten Tribes, he sought to fulfill the age-old vision of redemption by scattering his people to...
2 | Tammuz-Av 5770 | June-July 2010
2 At the Crossroads of Modernity // Omri Shasha The impressive figure of Rabbi Yosef Hayim led the Jewish community of Baghdad into the 20th century, just as Modernity was beginning to make inroads, holding his...
Did Jew Know? | Jewish Statistics from World War I
1. Rank and File Roughly 1.35 million Jews fought in World War I, in the following armies: 500,000 – Russian320,000 – Austro-Hungarian250,000 – American100,000 – German55,000 – French35,000 – British 2. Jew against Jew In dozens...
