History
Countries you didn’t know are named after people
Who is the hero Bolivia is named after, after whom Saudi Arabia is named, and who was Rus from whom Russia was born? A few examples of countries named after historical figures.
Israel at 78: An appropriate birthday gift - opinion
Herzl, Ahad Ha’am, and the Jewish question we still haven’t answered
Steeped in history, Pensacola Jews celebrate the 150th anniversary of Florida’s oldest synagogue
From Harbin to Hollywood: The tale of two talented Jewish sisters in China's 'Ice City'
Once home to a thriving Jewish community, Harbin now preserves its past through music - and the enduring legacy of the Schoenfeld sisters.
As war reshapes the region, Kurds returns to center stage - opinion
As war with Iran deepens, the long-ignored Kurdish question emerges as a decisive factor in the region’s future.
A Passover tribute: Kindness from a Jerusalem neighborhood pharmacy
Every year as Seder approaches, we all look for inspiration in how to make our Seder even richer than the year before.
Passover and peoplehood: The ongoing struggle with empire - opinion
The struggle that Israel and the United States have embarked on against Iranian hegemony speaks to the age-old imperative to counter Egypt.
New biography alleges Prince Philip secretly battled pancreatic cancer for eight years
On the night before his death at Windsor Castle, the duke is said to have slipped out of his room and given his nurses the slip.
Passover and the Holocaust: Why Judaism refuses to build identity on tragedy - opinion
The only safeguard against this constant danger is constant vigilance: seeing Jewish duty as the greatest of privileges.
'The Road to October 7': The long centuries of hatred that led to Hamas’s attack - review
This review of The Road to October 7 follows an interview with its author published in the Magazine earlier this month.
'Playmakers': How Jews shaped the American Dream through toys and teddy bears - review
Marginality and antisemitism gave Jews the edge they needed to innovate and invent.
New study rewrites the story of King Harold’s loss of England to William the Conqueror
Analysis of battlefield sources and chronicles deepens the mystery around the last anglo-saxon monarch.
Decades after Romania’s secret police trailed a Jewish photographer, their files have become a film
“Plan contraplan/Shot Reverse Shot,” which premiered at the Berlinale international film festival, features photojournalist Edward Serotta’s reminiscences about Romania in the 1980s.
