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Hadassah Assouline

A letter sent by Lenin’s great-grandfather to the czar was intended to make as much trouble as possible for the Jews of Russia Hadassah Assouline The letter below, sent to Czar Nicholas I of Russia...

ColumnsIssue 16 | April-May 2013

Was ‘The Jewish Bride’ Really Jewish?

Naomi Samuel

Naomi Samuel The Jewish BrideOil on canvas122 x 166 cmRijksmuseum, Amsterdam Rembrandt van Rijn – Self-Portrait, 1659 Rembrandt van Rijn1606-1669 Baroque Who were the couple in Rembrandt’s tender painting, and were theyreally Jewish? You may...

ColumnsIssue 31 | April 2016

The Jewish Father of French Impressionism

Naomi Samuel

Who are you, Jacob Abraham? The tags hanging in museums the world over next to Pissarro’s famous landscapes, cityscapes, and pointillist figures don’t usually include his full name – Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro. If they...

ColumnsIssue 32 | June 2016

Locking Horns at the Battle of Hattin

Tamar HaYardeni

The Crusaders lost the Battle of Hattin not because they were fewer, weaker, or less fierce than Saladin’s army. Ill-prepared for the climate and terrain, they were just too thirsty to fight Tamar HaYardeni Where...

ColumnsIssue 31 | April 2016

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Was ‘The Jewish Bride’ Really Jewish?

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Locking Horns at the Battle of Hattin

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Locking Horns at the Battle of Hattin

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