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Land of Israel
Rachel Cohen-Kagan was one of the most prominent activists for the advancement of women’s rights in the young State of Israel. Her efforts led to her being among the signatories of the Declaration of Independence
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“If God gave me the power to build a collection with little money, who am I to sell it?”
Diaspora
30 years after his death, the Nobel laureate’s village is being rebuilt, including a massive replica of a synagogue that was never there
As a young grad student 30 years ago, Prof. Brian Horowitz was an active witness to history
From the surrender of Spain to the court of Suleiman the Magnificent and beyond, they were there
You can’t keep a good excuse for a party down. From the time the British introduced the Gregorian calendar, Israelis have celebrated New Year’s Eve.
Middle East
This story which originated in 7th century Arabia has traveled across the world over the ages
“He was like a character out of a book. He was like something somebody wrote.”
A different kind of redemption from Greek tyranny
A klezmer-infused children’s book inspired by journeys to the Eastern Bloc and the Black Sea
Judaism
Though they were both among the leading scholars in their field, Gershom Scholem had some fascinating critiques of his contemporary, Harry A. Wolfson
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