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Bar Mitzvas Coming of Age – Bar Mitzva

Hizky Shoham

Thirteenth birthdays haven’t always been cause for Jewish celebration. When were the first bar and bat mitzva ceremonies, and why their enduring appeal even among otherwise unaffiliated Jews? Hizky Shoham Why celebrate bar and bat...

20th centuryAmericaAmerican JewsArticlesIssue 68 | March 2024Land of IsraelLifecycle

Warner Brothers’ Leading – Harry Warner

Yuval Rivlin

On the eve of World War II, Jews’ domination of Hollywood got political. How Harry Warner’s testimony before the Senate redefined Americanism Yuval Rivlin Harry Warner wasn’t a nice guy. Years of Hollywood wheeling and...

|WWIIAmericaAmerican JewsArticlesIssue 75 | December 2025

Progress or Truth – American Yiddish Press

Ehud Manor

Two socialist Yiddish papers vied for American readers at the turn of the 20th century. Arguing over both purpose and politics, Di varhayt and Forverts engaged in a battle of wits only one would survive...

20th centuryArticlesIssue 73 | June 2025Literature and CultureNew York

Portrait of a People | Chilling Testimony

Naomi Samuel

Naomi Samuel The Slave TradeOil on canvas162 x 229 cmParis, circa 1840Wilberforce House Museum,Hull, England François-Auguste Biard1799–1882 Genre ArtAn outgrowth of Realism, genre art focuses on the world as it is, including any typical depiction...

19th centuryAmericaArtColumnsIssue 72 | March 2025

From the Archives | Not Crying for Argentina

Denise Rein

Which Syrian Jews begging to resettle in Argentina intended to stay there, and which just wanted out of Syria? The answers lie in the welfare organizations’ archives Denise Rein The mass Jewish emigration from Russia...

20th centuryAmericaColumnsIssue 45 | November 2018

Book review | Lincoln and the Jews

Elka Weber

Was Abraham Lincoln’s attitude to Jews just an extension of his genuine affection for all men, regardless of race or creed, or did it reflect a special regard for the people of the book? Marking...

19th centuryAmericaBook ReviewsColumnsIssue 26 | May 2015

Painting Propaganda – Arthur Szyk

Akiva Zimmerman

Arthur Szyk fought valiantly as an officer in the Ukrainian army, but in defense of his own people, his most potent weapon was his brush. His cartoons assailed his enemies, while his patriotism found expression...

20th centuryAmericaArticlesArtistsIssue 10 | April 2012

The Unspoken Taboo – Next Year in Jerusalem

Jonathan D. Sarna

What prompted a century of American Jews to omit the phrase “Next year in Jerusalem” at the conclusion of their Seder? The aspirations and declarations replacing it speak volumes about American Jewish loyalties, priorities, and...

19th centuryAmericaArticlesIssue 64 | March 2023Jewish CommunitiesPesach

Were American Indians the Ten Lost Tribes

Yoav Sorek

Back to the article The Hope of Israel – Menasseh Ben Israel The idea that the American Indians were the Ten Lost Tribes was the natural result of the extrapolation of concepts entrenched in the...

AmericaEarly modern periodIssue 1 | April 2010

George Gershwin – Gefilte Jazz

Ari Ktorza

The cultural meld of Jews and blacks working together in show business gave rise to a new style of American music. Captivated by black sounds and rhythms, composer George Gershwin interwove classical motifs and popular...

20th centuryAmericaArticlesArtistsIssue 45 | November 2018Literature and Culture

From the Archives | A Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Letter

Hadassah Assouline

From the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe to his wife, written in America in the late 1920s Hadassah Assouline Sunday, 6 Iyar, on a train from Detroit to St. Louis To my dear wife, With gratitude to...

20th centuryAmericaColumnsIssue 1 | April 2010People

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Bar Mitzvas Coming of Age – Bar Mitzva

Warner Brothers’ Leading – Harry Warner

Progress or Truth – American Yiddish Press

Portrait of a People | Chilling Testimony

From the Archives | Not Crying for Argentina

Book review | Lincoln and the Jews

Painting Propaganda – Arthur Szyk

The Unspoken Taboo – Next Year in Jerusalem

Were American Indians the Ten Lost Tribes

George Gershwin – Gefilte Jazz

From the Archives | A Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Letter

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Bar Mitzvas Coming of Age – Bar Mitzva

Warner Brothers’ Leading – Harry Warner

Progress or Truth – American Yiddish Press

Portrait of a People | Chilling Testimony

From the Archives | Not Crying for Argentina

Book review | Lincoln and the Jews

Painting Propaganda – Arthur Szyk

The Unspoken Taboo – Next Year in Jerusalem

Were American Indians the Ten Lost Tribes

George Gershwin – Gefilte Jazz

From the Archives | A Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Letter

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