‘It’s a thing to be proud of’: FAU exhibit, symposium to celebrate history of Jewish life in Florida

FAU is working closely with the blossoming Jewish population, “proactively ensuring that Florida Atlantic becomes the safest ...
The Christian Century

When Judaism became Judaism

Yonatan Adler posits a convincing thesis, tightly and compellingly argued, that widespread observance of Pentateuchal legislation by Judeans—or what we now call Judaism—emerged no earlier than the ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

How scholar Hasia Diner exploded myths and changed the field of Jewish history: A symposium

Seven colleagues pay tribute to the New York University historian, soon to retire, who revealed “entirely new paradigms about the study of the past.” (JTA) — Hasia Diner, renowned scholar of American ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The real Jewish history in Mel Brooks’ and Hulu’s ‘History of the World, Part II’

From the Council of Nicaea to the Oslo Accords, here is your complete guide to the Jewish stuff in the spoof sequel series. Spoilers for “History of the World: Part II” follow. (JTA) – Finally ...
Jewish Press

The Miracles Of Jewish History: Survival

King Louis XIV once had a fascinating conversation with the renowned 17 th-century Roman Catholic philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal. The king, intrigued, asked Pascal to present evidence of ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

The History of Jewish Inclusion, Resilience at Cornell

As Cornell’s Jewish community grapples with antisemitic threats and a tense campus culture following the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, The Sun explored the larger history of Jewish student ...