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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...
Temple Mount
A QUICK TIMELINE 10th CENTURY BCE: Israelites build sacred Temple 587 BCE: Babylonian Empire conquers the Kingdom of Judah and destroys the Temple 516 BCE: Jews rebuild the Temple 70...
Temple Mount
A QUICK TIMELINE 10th CENTURY BCE: Israelites build sacred Temple 587 BCE: Babylonian Empire conquers the Kingdom of Judah and destroys the Temple 516 BCE: Jews rebuild the Temple 70...
world's oldest hatred: intro to antisemitism
WHAT IS ANTISEMITISM? Antisemitism is bigotry, prejudice, and/or discrimination of Jews based on religion, culture, and/or ethnicity. Antisemitism is both a religious-based and racial-based bigotry. Antisemites generally have a problem...
world's oldest hatred: intro to antisemitism
WHAT IS ANTISEMITISM? Antisemitism is bigotry, prejudice, and/or discrimination of Jews based on religion, culture, and/or ethnicity. Antisemitism is both a religious-based and racial-based bigotry. Antisemites generally have a problem...
when Jews defend ourselves
THE ISSUE Numerous ridiculous and ahistorical claims are made on Twitter, and the tweet above is no exception. Never mind the fact that: (1) the story of Purim is, by...
when Jews defend ourselves
THE ISSUE Numerous ridiculous and ahistorical claims are made on Twitter, and the tweet above is no exception. Never mind the fact that: (1) the story of Purim is, by...
Jewishness belongs to Jews
UNIVERSALIZATION OF JEWISHNESS Jews constitute a tiny minority, currently forming a little under 0.2 percent of the world population. We, for all intents and purposes, should be statistically insignificant. Bigotry...
Jewishness belongs to Jews
UNIVERSALIZATION OF JEWISHNESS Jews constitute a tiny minority, currently forming a little under 0.2 percent of the world population. We, for all intents and purposes, should be statistically insignificant. Bigotry...