History
Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism upends timelines of technology
Researchers call the Antikythera Mechanism a 'computer' that 'breaks' the chronology of history, citing newly decoded functions uncovered long after its shipwreck.
Memory depends on truth: Why post-truth culture endangers Holocaust remembrance - opinion
Perpetual Jewish family traits: Jewish genealogy, history explored by Am haZikaron Institute
From Vilna to Eretz Yisrael: One Holocaust survivor's journey to Israel
Can we use history to predict Trump's next move on Iran?
With tensions rising amongst the United States and Iran, this week's episode of The Deep Dive explores what we can learn from history.
Walking the Exodus: One woman's journey through the desert Moses crossed
Tracing the biblical Exodus route through the desert, one woman found a story of endurance and the unseen labor that makes survival possible
Hundred-fifty-year-old bottle unearthed in Utah may contain alcoholic apple cider
The bottle, produced between 1870 and 1890, was found this past summer at an archeological site in Alta, Utah, a former mining town turned ski resort.
A forgotten voice from 1391: 'Hasdai Crescas: Collected Writings' - book review
Hasdai Crescas became crown rabbi of Aragon under King John I and Queen Violant de Bar. He counted among his friends Rabbi Isaac ben Sheshet and Rabbi Simeon ben Tzemah Duran.
From Rojava to the world: Kurdish-Jewish solidarity is a necessity - opinion
Memory, security, and a shifting Middle East reshape the meaning of Kurdish-Jewish solidarity as Rojava faces existential tests.
From nation-building to posting: How Jewish activism lost its way - opinion
As the war fades from public attention, the silence of influencer-driven Jewish activism reveals a deeper problem: advocacy shaped by visibility and incentives cannot endure without an audience.
How a machzor survived over six centuries and Nazi attacks to make it to Israel
The first volume of the machzor was completed in1272 in Wurzburg, Germany. Today, it is displayed in the National Library in Jerusalem.
This month in Jewish history: The first permanent government of Israel
A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
From Der Judenstaat to modern Israel: Herzl’s vision in today’s world - opinion
Over 100 years after Herzl’s Der Judenstaat, Israel faces global antisemitism, internal divisions, and the ongoing fight for its survival.
Looking back at George Washington’s 1790 letter, the root of American religious freedom
George Washington to the Jews of Newport, Rhode Island, and the presentation of him by artist Arthur Szyk.
