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New AI tool allows users to chat with Jewish historical figures

Jewish Lives says the site is designed to “enrich reader exploration of the Jewish experience.” They’ve created lesson plans to help educators use Ask Jewish Lives in the classroom.

IMAGES OF Albert Einstein and Emma Goldman are featured in "Ask Jewish Lives," an AI bot that bases its conversations on the "Jewish Lives" series of biographies.
A fighter from the Iranian Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) takes part in a training exercise at a base near Erbil, Iraq, in February.

Israel and Kurdistan: Regional collapse reshapes the Middle East map - opinion

Historic aliyah records, including documents listing the Exodus immigrant ship and other vessels from the pre-state period, found in the Aliyah and Integration Ministry’s Tel Aviv offices.

Exodus was among the ship records found in a Tel Aviv document trove - exclusive

An illustrative image of God calling on Abraham to leave his country to the Promised Land.

The Torah between Abraham and Herzl: Israel’s call to moral leadership - opinion


Warping Herzl’s legacy on legitimacy

Herzl believed he could alter world opinion. Many Israelis today think we must simply bow to it.

A European burns an Israeli flag.

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The shopkeepers of Haifa’s main drag paint a portrait of Israel’s struggling small businesses.

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This Week in History: Herzl's Sinai alternative

Father of Zionism Herzl had considered plan to settle Jews in the northern Sinai - in the “Egyptian province of Judea.”

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Encountering Peace: The loss of youth

Their childhood was filled with fear; where did these young people learn to raise their voices with such clarity of purpose and determination?

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Jewish state would disappoint Herzl, 39% of Israelis say

Substantial minority of public thinks Israel has strayed of original vision of Jewish commonwealth in Land of Israel.

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This Week in History: The Dreyfus Affair begins

The trial and false conviction of a Jewish French military officer became an influence on Zionism and French secularism.

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Israel - Alone and Strong

It doesn't matter how small or weak Israel may seem, compared to other nations. The power of all other nations combined is only like a drop in the bucket compared to the power of the God of Israel.

Iran war games