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“Mr. Shushani” reportedly knew the entire Hebrew Bible, Talmud and countless other texts by heart. His Nobel-laureate student never knew his real name.
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101 years after it was written, “The Kiss” by preeminent Hungarian Rabbi Immánuel Löw has finally been translated into English
In 1939, sickening accounts of impending genocide appeared on the same pages as cruise and resort promos
József Braun was Footballer of the Year and top scorer in his native Hungary, but those that saw him star for the national team couldn’t have guessed that his life would come to a tragic end in the Holocaust
Albert Sabin may be less famous than Jonas Salk, but he probably shouldn’t be
New US secretary of state’s immigrant ancestor was a trailblazing Yiddishist, as well as a carpenter and masseuse
The renowned Kabbalah scholar’s brother chose a very different path, at one point leading the German Communist Party
Century-old message from Dr. Sun Yat-sen found at the National Library of Israel now online
New research suggests that Alfonso de Zamora may have remained true to his faith
During the Nazi occupation, Muslims aided efforts to hide the origins of the local Jews, preventing the extinction of a community
In 1945 he left the infamous camp on a death march; 40 years later he came back – and left – a free man
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