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From the blog of Elchanan Poupko at The Times of Israel

In November of 2019, Ruth Wisse was asked what Jewish college students can do to successfully combat antisemitism on campus.

A joint Arab-Jewish identity seems an impossibility given the current political situation in the Middle East. And yet it was a reality, exemplified by Arabic-speaking Jews and their writers. In his extensive essay Reuven Snir investigates the complex history of Arab Jews

a href= https://www.montserrat.edu/galleries target= _blank Montserrat College of Art Gallery /a will present Samuel Bak and the Art of Remembranc

During WWII, a "Paper Brigade" of about 40 writers, educators and activists worked to save important Jewish books and art in Lithuania from the Nazis.

From the blog of Alexander I. Poltorak at The Times of Israel

How did the devastating, albeit too round number of 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust become so profoundly embedded in our minds? In his new documentary Israeli filmmaker David Fisher dares to try and recount

A joint Arab-Jewish identity seems an impossibility given the current political situation in the Middle East. And yet it was a reality, exemplified by Arabic-speaking Jews and their writers. In his extensive essay Reuven Snir investigates the complex history of Arab Jews

After surviving decades hidden from Nazi and Soviet forces and years more of litigation over ownership, a priceless trove is now accessible to researchers and the public

“We were not simply the beat-up remnants of a civilization, the victims of anti-Semitism. It was a dynamic, thriving, self-reflective and ambitious culture,” says CEO of YIVO Jonathan Brent.