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Yiddish
WHAT IS YIDDISH? Yiddish is the language traditionally spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It is a fusion of Middle High German, Hebrew, and Aramaic, with elements borrowed from other languages depending...
Yiddish
WHAT IS YIDDISH? Yiddish is the language traditionally spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It is a fusion of Middle High German, Hebrew, and Aramaic, with elements borrowed from other languages depending...
Zionism before Zionism
THE BEGINNING: RETURN TO ZION In 587/586 BCE, the Babylonian Empire conquered Jerusalem. In 597 BCE, 587/586 BCE, and 582/581 BCE, the Jews of Jerusalem were mass deported (i.e. ethnic...
Zionism before Zionism
THE BEGINNING: RETURN TO ZION In 587/586 BCE, the Babylonian Empire conquered Jerusalem. In 597 BCE, 587/586 BCE, and 582/581 BCE, the Jews of Jerusalem were mass deported (i.e. ethnic...
why Eretz Israel?
INTRODUCTION “What’s happening in Palestine is not complicated. It’s apartheid/settler-colonialism/genocide.” If you’ve been on social media for more than a few minutes, I’m sure you’ve heard this. I have, too,...
why Eretz Israel?
INTRODUCTION “What’s happening in Palestine is not complicated. It’s apartheid/settler-colonialism/genocide.” If you’ve been on social media for more than a few minutes, I’m sure you’ve heard this. I have, too,...
do not mention Yom HaShoah if...
IF, IN THE NEXT BREATH, YOU CHANT TO "GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA" The Second Intifada was a Palestinian “uprising” that lasted between 2000 and 2005. Palestinians used a variety of tactics...
do not mention Yom HaShoah if...
IF, IN THE NEXT BREATH, YOU CHANT TO "GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA" The Second Intifada was a Palestinian “uprising” that lasted between 2000 and 2005. Palestinians used a variety of tactics...
rebuilding after the Holocaust
THE AFTERMATH The Holocaust ravaged the Jewish community. In 1933, around 9.5 million Jews lived in Europe, comprising 1.7 percent of the population of Europe. This means that nearly 2/3s...
rebuilding after the Holocaust
THE AFTERMATH The Holocaust ravaged the Jewish community. In 1933, around 9.5 million Jews lived in Europe, comprising 1.7 percent of the population of Europe. This means that nearly 2/3s...
where Jewish mythology & Jewish history meet
THE ORIGINS OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE Archeologists and linguists today widely agree that the ancient Hebrews and Israelites were an offshoot of the ancient Canaanites. Tensions arose between the Canaanites...
where Jewish mythology & Jewish history meet
THE ORIGINS OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE Archeologists and linguists today widely agree that the ancient Hebrews and Israelites were an offshoot of the ancient Canaanites. Tensions arose between the Canaanites...