Skip to main content
Get our mobile app
Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

History


Lag Ba'Omer celebrations, 2023.
Faith Meets History

Centuries-Old Riddle: Where Did Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai Hide?

A sacred site, two cities, and one ancient mystery, why a cave in Ben Shemen Forest is reigniting a centuries-old debate about Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

Mendy Shapiro12:12
Pope Leo XIV.

The First Leos and Their Legacy

Is the Name ‘Leo’ a Problem for Jews? A Look at the Popes' Antisemitic Legacy

•history•2
Auschwitz death camp.

Colonel Jessup As SS Man

Hitler's Extermination Order: Rare Conversations with Senior Nazis Released Online

•history•1
Holocaust survivor Walter Frankenstein, may his memory be a blessing

“Antisemitism doesn’t begin with violence, It starts with silence.”

Walter Frankenstein: From surviving Nazi's in Berlin to 100, A Holocaust survivor's legacy

•history
Yair Lapid

A Devil's Decision

Lapid: Hamas are Nazis, and not enough is being done to save the Jews

•history
Tommy Schwarz, on the extreme left.

Never Again Must Mean Something

The Chilling Story of Tommy Schwarz, the child behind the barbed wire

•history
Mimouna festival. Illustration.

A Fascinating History

The secret history of the Mimouna festival

•history
Moroccan Ancient Synagogue

Morocco Crowns 1824 Synagogue a Must-See Heritage Spot

Morocco’s ancient Synagogue reborn as heritage site

•history
Jewish man stands in front of Auschwitz

Bringing Jewish roots back

Auschwitz’s first Kosher food stand to open just in time for 'March of the Living'

•history
1489 Hagaddah.

Talk About Family Strife!

Women as bitter herbs in historical Haggadot: Family strife as portrayed during the seder

•history•1
Gyorgy Kun and his brother Istvan

The horrors of the Holocaust will forever live on

Last survivor of Mengele’s twin experiments dies at 93

•history•10
Siddur Catalonia.

A Siddur A Week

Following the Lost Nusach: The Nusach Catalonia

•history•5
The monument in memory of the Egyptian soldiers in the Ad Halom Park in Ashdod

Egypt threatens Israel, a history uncovered

From 'Until Now' to the threat on Tel Aviv | When history from Egypt echoes again

•history•4
Picture of Anne Frank in the Holocaust Memorial Museum, NY, USA

Here is their story

Anne Frank's best friend dies at 96: Revealing untold secrets of their friendship

•history•2
Torah scroll

A Promise Fulfilled: Jewish Artifacts and Torah Scrolls to Return to Syria

Jewish philanthropist plans to return Torah scrolls to Syria

•history•1
An El Al flight takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport

Is this the best they could come up with?

Here is El Al's bizarre answer to ticket shortages 

•history

50th Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War

50 years since the Yom Kippur War | Dayan reports to the government: "The Arab threat is much higher than we estimated"

•history

Amazing Archaeological Find

Amazing: swords from the Bar Kochba revolt were found in Ein Gedi

•history