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Did you know that the invention of modern dance came from a woman who rejected the formalities and frigidness of ballet? Isadora Duncan is dubbed the "Mother of Modern Dance," and this is how she earned
Editor’s note: We have republished this story, originally published in 2015, for Presidents Day. “In central Jerusalem, close by streets named for the medieval Jewish luminary Moses Maimonides and the modern Hebrew writer Peretz Smolenskin, and abutting the American consulate, lies a crooked street named for Abraham Lincoln. When questioned about what he did for the Jewish people to merit a street named for him in Jerusalem, even those Jerusalemites familiar with Lincoln’s biography shake their heads and shrug.” So writes Jonathan D. Sarna in the introduction of his latest book, “Li...
Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Scene from Augustin Daly's 1868 'Under the Gaslight.' (CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons) It is a well-known trope. The mustachioed villain in a hat ties the damsel to the railroad tracks. She lies there, helpless, screaming as the train rushes ever onwards. And at the last minute, the hero of the h...