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1945 Tripoli pogrom
The Tripoli pogrom of 1945 was the most violent rioting against Jews in North Africa in modern times.
The Tripoli pogrom of 1945 was the most violent rioting against Jews in North Africa in modern times.
Aaron ben Samuel ha-Nasi
Aaron Samuel ben Moses Shalom of Kremnitz, also Abu Aaron ben Samuel ha-Nasi of Babylonia, was a personage who was considered until the turn of the 20th century considered a fictitious cre...
Aaron Samuel ben Moses Shalom of Kremnitz, also Abu Aaron ben Samuel ha-Nasi of Babylonia, was a personage who was considered until the turn of the 20th century considered a fictitious cre...
Aechmalotarcha
Aechmalotarcha, or Æchmalotarcha, in antiquity, is a Greek term signifying the chief or leader of captives.
Aechmalotarcha, or Æchmalotarcha, in antiquity, is a Greek term signifying the chief or leader of captives.
Al-Mada'in
Al-Mada'in, meaning "The cities", is the name given to an ancient metropolis formed by Ctesiphon and Seleucia on opposite sides of the Tigris River in present-day Iraq.
Al-Mada'in, meaning "The cities", is the name given to an ancient metropolis formed by Ctesiphon and Seleucia on opposite sides of the Tigris River in present-day Iraq.
Andrew Goldberg (director)
Andrew Goldberg (born June 26, 1968) is a producer and director, and is the founder and owner of Two Cats Productions in New York City.
Andrew Goldberg (born June 26, 1968) is a producer and director, and is the founder and owner of Two Cats Productions in New York City.
Arabian tribes that interacted with Muhammad
There were several Tribes of Arabia that interacted with Muhammad.
There were several Tribes of Arabia that interacted with Muhammad.
Archi (Old Testament)
Archi was an Old Testament city on the boundary of Ephraim and Benjamin, between Bethel and Beth-horon the nether.
Archi was an Old Testament city on the boundary of Ephraim and Benjamin, between Bethel and Beth-horon the nether.
Baal Shem
Baal Shem in Hebrew translates as "Master of the Name", and is often used in reference to Israel ben Eliezer (1698–1760) due to his renown, the Rabbi who founded Hasidic Judaism in Eastern...
Baal Shem in Hebrew translates as "Master of the Name", and is often used in reference to Israel ben Eliezer (1698–1760) due to his renown, the Rabbi who founded Hasidic Judaism in Eastern...
Bar Kochba Revolt coinage
Bar Kochba Revolt coinage were coins issued by the Jews during the Second Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire of 132-135 AD.
Bar Kochba Revolt coinage were coins issued by the Jews during the Second Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire of 132-135 AD.
Barakzai
Bārakzai is the name of a Pashtun tribe from present day Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Baluch of south-eastern Iran.
Bārakzai is the name of a Pashtun tribe from present day Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Baluch of south-eastern Iran.
Battle of Masada
The Battle of Masada occurred from 73 to 74 A.D on a large hilltop in current-day Israel between a group of Jewish rebels and the Roman army.
The Battle of Masada occurred from 73 to 74 A.D on a large hilltop in current-day Israel between a group of Jewish rebels and the Roman army.
Birkat Hachama
Birkat Hachama refers to an exceedingly rare Jewish blessing that is recited to the Creator, thanking Him for creating the sun.
Birkat Hachama refers to an exceedingly rare Jewish blessing that is recited to the Creator, thanking Him for creating the sun.
Blood libel
Blood libel is a false accusation or claim that religious minorities, usually Jews, murder children to use their blood in certain aspects of their religious rituals and holidays.
Blood libel is a false accusation or claim that religious minorities, usually Jews, murder children to use their blood in certain aspects of their religious rituals and holidays.
Brutakhi
The Brutakhi were a Jewish polity of uncertain location and origin during the early 13th century.
The Brutakhi were a Jewish polity of uncertain location and origin during the early 13th century.
Callisthenes (Syrian)
Callisthenes - a Syrian who was believed to have been concerned in the burning of the gates of the Temple during the persecution to which the Jews were subjected in the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes.
Callisthenes - a Syrian who was believed to have been concerned in the burning of the gates of the Temple during the persecution to which the Jews were subjected in the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes.
Chaim Gliksberg
Chaim Gliksberg (1904, Pinsk – 1970, Tel-Aviv) was born to Rabbi Shimon Yaakov Gliksberg and Cypa Mejta, daughter of Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Alpert.
Chaim Gliksberg (1904, Pinsk – 1970, Tel-Aviv) was born to Rabbi Shimon Yaakov Gliksberg and Cypa Mejta, daughter of Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Alpert.
Chassidei Ashkenaz
The Chassidei Ashkenaz (literally "the Pious of Germany") was a Jewish movement in the 12th century and 13th century founded by Rabbi Judah the Pious (Rabbi Yehuda HeChassid) of Regensburg, ...
The Chassidei Ashkenaz (literally "the Pious of Germany") was a Jewish movement in the 12th century and 13th century founded by Rabbi Judah the Pious (Rabbi Yehuda HeChassid) of Regensburg, ...
Chazal
Chazal or Ḥazal (חז"ל) is an acronym for the Hebrew "Ḥakhameinu Zikhronam Liv'rakha", (חכמינו זכרונם לברכה, literally "Our Sages may their memory be blessed").
Chazal or Ḥazal (חז"ל) is an acronym for the Hebrew "Ḥakhameinu Zikhronam Liv'rakha", (חכמינו זכרונם לברכה, literally "Our Sages may their memory be blessed").
Christian Hebraist
A Christian Hebraist is a scholar of Hebrew who comes from a Christian family background/belief, or is a Jewish adherent of Christianity.
A Christian Hebraist is a scholar of Hebrew who comes from a Christian family background/belief, or is a Jewish adherent of Christianity.
Chronicles of Jerahmeel
The Chronicles of Jerahmeel is a voluminous work that draws largely on Pseudo-Philo's earlier history of Biblical events and is of special interest because it includes Hebrew and Aramaic ver...
The Chronicles of Jerahmeel is a voluminous work that draws largely on Pseudo-Philo's earlier history of Biblical events and is of special interest because it includes Hebrew and Aramaic ver...
Council of Jamnia
The Council of Jamnia or Council of Yavne is a hypothetical late 1st-century council at which the canon of the Hebrew Bible was finalized.
The Council of Jamnia or Council of Yavne is a hypothetical late 1st-century council at which the canon of the Hebrew Bible was finalized.
Damages (Jewish law)
In Jewish law, damages (Hebrew: nezikin נזיקין) covers a range of jurisprudential topics that roughly correspond in secular law to torts.
In Jewish law, damages (Hebrew: nezikin נזיקין) covers a range of jurisprudential topics that roughly correspond in secular law to torts.
Daniel Sabin Butrick (Buttrick)
Rev. Daniel Sabin Butrick, sometimes Buttrick, was commissioned in 1817 as a minister of the Word of God to the heathen, in the service of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign M...
Rev. Daniel Sabin Butrick, sometimes Buttrick, was commissioned in 1817 as a minister of the Word of God to the heathen, in the service of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign M...
David Reubeni
David Reubeni (1490–1535/1541?) was a Jewish political activist, described by the Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia as "half-mystic, half-adventurer.
David Reubeni (1490–1535/1541?) was a Jewish political activist, described by the Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia as "half-mystic, half-adventurer.
Davidic line
The Davidic line refers to the tracing of lineage to the King David referred to in the Hebrew Bible, as well as the New Testament.
The Davidic line refers to the tracing of lineage to the King David referred to in the Hebrew Bible, as well as the New Testament.
Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust
The Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust is an annual 8-day period designated by the United States Congress for civic commemorations and special educational programs that help cit...
The Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust is an annual 8-day period designated by the United States Congress for civic commemorations and special educational programs that help cit...
Definitions of Palestine and Palestinian
The term Palestine and the related term Palestinian have several overlapping (and occasionally contradictory) definitions.
The term Palestine and the related term Palestinian have several overlapping (and occasionally contradictory) definitions.
Documentary hypothesis
The documentary hypothesis,, holds that the Pentateuch was derived from originally independent, parallel and complete narratives, which were subsequently combined into the current form by a seri...
The documentary hypothesis,, holds that the Pentateuch was derived from originally independent, parallel and complete narratives, which were subsequently combined into the current form by a seri...
Dor Daim
The Dardaim or Dor daim, are adherents of the Dor Deah movement in Judaism.
The Dardaim or Dor daim, are adherents of the Dor Deah movement in Judaism.
Dura-Europos
Dura-Europos, also spelled Dura-Europus, was a Hellenistic, Parthian and Roman border city built on an escarpment 90 m above the right bank of the Euphrates river.
Dura-Europos, also spelled Dura-Europus, was a Hellenistic, Parthian and Roman border city built on an escarpment 90 m above the right bank of the Euphrates river.
Ebionites
Ebionites, or Ebionaioi, is a patristic term referring to a Jewish Christian sect or sects that existed during the first centuries of the Christian Era.
Ebionites, or Ebionaioi, is a patristic term referring to a Jewish Christian sect or sects that existed during the first centuries of the Christian Era.
Edgardo Mortara
Edgardo Levi Mortara was born and raised Jewish during only the first six years of his life, until he was taken from his family by papal authorities.
Edgardo Levi Mortara was born and raised Jewish during only the first six years of his life, until he was taken from his family by papal authorities.
Eldad ha-Dani
Eldad ha-Dani or Eldad HaDani or Eldad ben Mahli ha-Dani (אלדד הדני) was a Jewish, Hebrew-writing merchant and traveler of the ninth century.
Eldad ha-Dani or Eldad HaDani or Eldad ben Mahli ha-Dani (אלדד הדני) was a Jewish, Hebrew-writing merchant and traveler of the ninth century.
Eupolemus
Eupolemus is the earliest Hellenistic Jewish historian whose work survives only in five fragments in the Eusebius of Caesarea's Praeparatio Evangelica embedded in quotations from the histori...
Eupolemus is the earliest Hellenistic Jewish historian whose work survives only in five fragments in the Eusebius of Caesarea's Praeparatio Evangelica embedded in quotations from the histori...
Faith and Fate
Faith and Fate: The Story of The Jewish People In The 20th Century is documentary about the Jewish people in the last century.
Faith and Fate: The Story of The Jewish People In The 20th Century is documentary about the Jewish people in the last century.
First Jewish Revolt coinage
First Jewish Revolt coinage was issued by the Jews after the Zealots captured Jerusalem and the Jewish temple from the Romans in 66 AD at the beginning of the First Jewish Revolt.
First Jewish Revolt coinage was issued by the Jews after the Zealots captured Jerusalem and the Jewish temple from the Romans in 66 AD at the beginning of the First Jewish Revolt.
Folkspartei
The Folkspartei (ייִדישע פֿאָלקספּאַרטײַ, yidishe folkspartei, 'Jewish People's Party, folkist party) was founded after the 1905 pogroms in the Russian Empire by Simon Dubnow and Israel Efrojkin.
The Folkspartei (ייִדישע פֿאָלקספּאַרטײַ, yidishe folkspartei, 'Jewish People's Party, folkist party) was founded after the 1905 pogroms in the Russian Empire by Simon Dubnow and Israel Efrojkin.
Four room house
The Four room house is the name given to the typical mud brick Israelite house in the iron age Levant.
The Four room house is the name given to the typical mud brick Israelite house in the iron age Levant.
Gathering of Israel
The Gathering of Israel is the promise given by Moses, in the Hebrew Bible, to the People of Israel before his death, prior to their entrance to Eretz Israel.
The Gathering of Israel is the promise given by Moses, in the Hebrew Bible, to the People of Israel before his death, prior to their entrance to Eretz Israel.
German Reform movement (Judaism)
The German Reform movement in Judaism identifies a period of disputes and innovation during the first two thirds of the 19th century.
The German Reform movement in Judaism identifies a period of disputes and innovation during the first two thirds of the 19th century.
Goa Inquisition
The Goa Inquisition was the office of the Inquisition acting in the Indian state of Goa and the rest of the Portuguese empire in Asia.
The Goa Inquisition was the office of the Inquisition acting in the Indian state of Goa and the rest of the Portuguese empire in Asia.
Halakhah le-Moshe mi-Sinai
Halakhah le-Moshe mi-Sinai (Hebrew: הלכה למשה מסיני, lit Law given to Moses at Sini) is an Halakhic law or matter that are not stated in the Scripture nor derived from the Talmudical H...
Halakhah le-Moshe mi-Sinai (Hebrew: הלכה למשה מסיני, lit Law given to Moses at Sini) is an Halakhic law or matter that are not stated in the Scripture nor derived from the Talmudical H...
Hashmonean coinage
Hashmonean coinage are the coins minted by the Hasmonean Kings.
Hashmonean coinage are the coins minted by the Hasmonean Kings.
Hebrews
Hebrews is an ethnonym used in the Hebrew Bible.
Hebrews is an ethnonym used in the Hebrew Bible.
Helena of Adiabene
Helena was queen of Adiabene and wife of Monobaz I. With her husband she was the mother of Izates II and Monobaz II. She died about 56 CE. Her name and the fact that she was her husband's sister...
Helena was queen of Adiabene and wife of Monobaz I. With her husband she was the mother of Izates II and Monobaz II. She died about 56 CE. Her name and the fact that she was her husband's sister...
Heralds of Zionism
Heralds of Zionism (or Forerunners of Zionism; Hebrew: מְבַשְרֵי הציונות, pronounced: Mevasrei ha-Tzionut) is a term attributed to a group of people deeply affected by the idea o...
Heralds of Zionism (or Forerunners of Zionism; Hebrew: מְבַשְרֵי הציונות, pronounced: Mevasrei ha-Tzionut) is a term attributed to a group of people deeply affected by the idea o...
Herodian coinage
Herodian coinage are coins minted and issued by the Herodian Dynasty, Jews of Idumean descent who ruled the province of Judaea between 37 BC–92 AD. The dynasty was founded by Herod the Gre...
Herodian coinage are coins minted and issued by the Herodian Dynasty, Jews of Idumean descent who ruled the province of Judaea between 37 BC–92 AD. The dynasty was founded by Herod the Gre...
Hilderic of Nîmes
Hilderic or Hilderuc was count of Nîmes during the reigns of Recceswinth and Wamba.
Hilderic or Hilderuc was count of Nîmes during the reigns of Recceswinth and Wamba.
Hillel and Shammai
Hillel and Shammai were two leading rabbis of the early 1st century CE who founded opposing schools of Jewish thought, known as the House of Hillel and House of Shammai.
Hillel and Shammai were two leading rabbis of the early 1st century CE who founded opposing schools of Jewish thought, known as the House of Hillel and House of Shammai.
Himyarite Kingdom
The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar, historically referred to as the Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans, was a kingdom in ancient Yemen.
The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar, historically referred to as the Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans, was a kingdom in ancient Yemen.
Historical Jewish population comparisons
Jewish population centers have shifted tremendously over time, due to the constant streams of Jewish refugees created by expulsions, persecution, and officially sanctioned killing of Jews in var...
Jewish population centers have shifted tremendously over time, due to the constant streams of Jewish refugees created by expulsions, persecution, and officially sanctioned killing of Jews in var...
History of ancient Israel and Judah
Israel and Judah were related Iron Age kingdoms of ancient Palestine.
Israel and Judah were related Iron Age kingdoms of ancient Palestine.
History of Palestine
The history of Palestine is the study of the past in the region of Palestine, the region between the southern Mediterranean coastal plains and the Syrian interior.
The history of Palestine is the study of the past in the region of Palestine, the region between the southern Mediterranean coastal plains and the Syrian interior.
History of responsa
History of responsa in Judaism spans a period of 1,700 years.
History of responsa in Judaism spans a period of 1,700 years.
History of the Jews in Barbados
The history of the Jews in Barbados has existed almost continually since 1654, when Sephardic Jews arrived on the island as refugees from Dutch Brazil.
The history of the Jews in Barbados has existed almost continually since 1654, when Sephardic Jews arrived on the island as refugees from Dutch Brazil.
History of the Southern Levant
The Southern Levant is the southern portion of the geographical region bordering the Mediterranean between Egypt and Mesopotamia (the Levant).
The Southern Levant is the southern portion of the geographical region bordering the Mediterranean between Egypt and Mesopotamia (the Levant).
Holocaust Era Asset Restitution Taskforce
The Holocaust Era Asset Restitution Taskforce or Project HEART is a Holocaust restitution project that was created by a decision of the Israeli Government to locate Holocaust victims and t...
The Holocaust Era Asset Restitution Taskforce or Project HEART is a Holocaust restitution project that was created by a decision of the Israeli Government to locate Holocaust victims and t...
Holocaust research
Holocaust research is a scholarly discipline that encompasses the historical research and study of the Holocaust.
Holocaust research is a scholarly discipline that encompasses the historical research and study of the Holocaust.
Homeland for the Jewish people
A homeland for the Jewish people was an idea that rose to the fore in the 19th century in the wake of growing anti-Semitism and Jewish assimilation.
A homeland for the Jewish people was an idea that rose to the fore in the 19th century in the wake of growing anti-Semitism and Jewish assimilation.
Host desecration
Host desecration is a form of sacrilege in Christianity involving the mistreatment or malicious use of a consecrated host— the sacred bread used in the Eucharistic service or Mass.
Host desecration is a form of sacrilege in Christianity involving the mistreatment or malicious use of a consecrated host— the sacred bread used in the Eucharistic service or Mass.
Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob
Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob (January 10, 1801, Ramygala–July 2, 1863, Vilnius) was a Russian bibliographer, author, and publisher.
Isaac ben Jacob Benjacob (January 10, 1801, Ramygala–July 2, 1863, Vilnius) was a Russian bibliographer, author, and publisher.
Israel's Department Store
Israel's Department Store, also Nathan Israel's Department Store and House of Israel, was a department store in Berlin.
Israel's Department Store, also Nathan Israel's Department Store and House of Israel, was a department store in Berlin.
Israelites
The Israelites (בני ישראל, Standard: ; Tiberian: ; ISO 259-3: ) were a Hebrew-speaking people of the Ancient Near East, who inhabited the Land of Canaan during the tribal and monarchic per...
The Israelites (בני ישראל, Standard: ; Tiberian: ; ISO 259-3: ) were a Hebrew-speaking people of the Ancient Near East, who inhabited the Land of Canaan during the tribal and monarchic per...
Jewish assimilation
Jewish assimilation refers to the cultural assimilation and social integration of Jews in their surrounding culture, a continuous process over centuries both in non-Western and Western societies.
Jewish assimilation refers to the cultural assimilation and social integration of Jews in their surrounding culture, a continuous process over centuries both in non-Western and Western societies.
Jewish Autonomism
Jewish Autonomism was a non-Zionist political movement that emerged in Eastern Europe in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Jewish Autonomism was a non-Zionist political movement that emerged in Eastern Europe in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Jewish beliefs and practices in the reform movement
Jewish beliefs and practices have undergone vast changes in the reform movement of Judaism, known also as Progressive, Reform or Liberal Judaism.
Jewish beliefs and practices have undergone vast changes in the reform movement of Judaism, known also as Progressive, Reform or Liberal Judaism.
Jewish Cossacks
Of the different branches of Cossacks the only one that documents allowing Jews into their society were the Cossacks of Ukraine.
Of the different branches of Cossacks the only one that documents allowing Jews into their society were the Cossacks of Ukraine.
Jewish culture
Secular Jewish culture embraces several related phenomena; above all, it is the international culture of secular communities of Jewish people, but it can also include the cultural contributions ...
Secular Jewish culture embraces several related phenomena; above all, it is the international culture of secular communities of Jewish people, but it can also include the cultural contributions ...
Jewish diaspora
The Jewish diaspora is the English term used to describe the Galut גלות, or 'exile', of the Jews from the region of the Kingdom of Judah and Roman Judaea and later emigration from wider Eret...
The Jewish diaspora is the English term used to describe the Galut גלות, or 'exile', of the Jews from the region of the Kingdom of Judah and Roman Judaea and later emigration from wider Eret...
Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries
The Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries was a mass departure, flight and expulsion of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from Arab and Muslim countries, from 1948 until...
The Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries was a mass departure, flight and expulsion of Jews, primarily of Sephardi and Mizrahi background, from Arab and Muslim countries, from 1948 until...
Jewish hat
The Jewish hat also known as the Jewish cap, Judenhut or Latin pilleus cornutus, was a cone-shaped pointed hat, often white or yellow, worn by Jews in Medieval Europe and som...
The Jewish hat also known as the Jewish cap, Judenhut or Latin pilleus cornutus, was a cone-shaped pointed hat, often white or yellow, worn by Jews in Medieval Europe and som...
Jewish history
Jewish history is the history of the Jews, and their religion and culture, as it developed and interacted with other peoples, religions and cultures.
Jewish history is the history of the Jews, and their religion and culture, as it developed and interacted with other peoples, religions and cultures.
Jewish leadership
Jewish leadership, has evolved over time.
Jewish leadership, has evolved over time.
Jewish left
The term "Jewish left" describes Jews who identify with or support left wing, occasionally liberal causes, consciously as Jews, either as individuals or through organizations.
The term "Jewish left" describes Jews who identify with or support left wing, occasionally liberal causes, consciously as Jews, either as individuals or through organizations.
Jewish pirates
Jewish pirates were first mentioned by Josephus.
Jewish pirates were first mentioned by Josephus.
Jewish political movements
Jewish political movements refer to the organized efforts of Jews to build their own political parties or otherwise represent their interest in politics outside of the Jewish community.
Jewish political movements refer to the organized efforts of Jews to build their own political parties or otherwise represent their interest in politics outside of the Jewish community.
Jewish question
The Jewish question encompasses the issues and resolutions surrounding the historic unequal civil, legal and national status between minority Ashkenazi Jews and non-Jews, particularly in Europe.
The Jewish question encompasses the issues and resolutions surrounding the historic unequal civil, legal and national status between minority Ashkenazi Jews and non-Jews, particularly in Europe.
Jewish quota
Jewish quota was a percentage that limited the number of Jews in various establishments.
Jewish quota was a percentage that limited the number of Jews in various establishments.
Jewish right
The term Jewish right refers to Jews who identify with or support right-wing or conservative causes.
The term Jewish right refers to Jews who identify with or support right-wing or conservative causes.
Jewish schisms
Schisms among the Jews are cultural as well as religious.
Schisms among the Jews are cultural as well as religious.
Jewish settlement in Imperial Japan
The Jewish settlement in Imperial Japan involved the movement of Jews to and through Japan to its occupied areas of China shortly prior to and during World War II, coinciding with the Second Sin...
The Jewish settlement in Imperial Japan involved the movement of Jews to and through Japan to its occupied areas of China shortly prior to and during World War II, coinciding with the Second Sin...
Jewish skeleton collection
The Jewish skeleton collection was an attempt by the Nazis to create an anthropological display to showcase the alleged racial inferiority of the "Jewish race" and to emphasize the Jews' stat...
The Jewish skeleton collection was an attempt by the Nazis to create an anthropological display to showcase the alleged racial inferiority of the "Jewish race" and to emphasize the Jews' stat...
Jewish state
A Jewish state refers to the debate that is in progress on the nature and character of Israel.
A Jewish state refers to the debate that is in progress on the nature and character of Israel.
Jewish Territorialist Organization
The Jewish Territorial Organization, known as the ITO, was a Jewish political movement which first arose in 1903 in response to the British Uganda Offer, but which was institutionalized in...
The Jewish Territorial Organization, known as the ITO, was a Jewish political movement which first arose in 1903 in response to the British Uganda Offer, but which was institutionalized in...
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story is a 2010 American documentary film narrated by Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Ira Berkow, and directed by aw...
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story is a 2010 American documentary film narrated by Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Ira Berkow, and directed by aw...
Jews of Hadramaut
The Jews of Hadramaut were an ancient Mizrahi community living in present-day Yemen.
The Jews of Hadramaut were an ancient Mizrahi community living in present-day Yemen.
Jezreel (city)
Jezreel (יזרעאל Yizre'el, "God soweth") was an ancient Israelite city and fortress originally within the boundaries of the Tribe of Issachar, and later within the northern Kingdom of I...
Jezreel (יזרעאל Yizre'el, "God soweth") was an ancient Israelite city and fortress originally within the boundaries of the Tribe of Issachar, and later within the northern Kingdom of I...
Johann Cornies
Johann(es) Cornies (20 June 1789 – 13 March 1848) was a Mennonite German settler to the Russian Empire.
Johann(es) Cornies (20 June 1789 – 13 March 1848) was a Mennonite German settler to the Russian Empire.
Joseph Chotzner
Reverend Joseph Chotzner (1844-1914) was the first rabbi of the Jewish community in Belfast, Ireland.
Reverend Joseph Chotzner (1844-1914) was the first rabbi of the Jewish community in Belfast, Ireland.
Joseph Rabban
Joseph Rabban was a Jewish merchant, possibly from Yemen, who came to the Malabar Coast in the mid eighth century.
Joseph Rabban was a Jewish merchant, possibly from Yemen, who came to the Malabar Coast in the mid eighth century.
Josippon
Josippon is the name usually given to a popular chronicle of Jewish history from Adam to the age of Titus, attributed to an author Josippon or Joseph ben Gorion.
Josippon is the name usually given to a popular chronicle of Jewish history from Adam to the age of Titus, attributed to an author Josippon or Joseph ben Gorion.
Judaea Capta coinage
Judaea Capta coins (also spelled Judea Capta) were a series of commemorative coins originally issued by the Roman Emperor Vespasian to celebrate the capture of Judaea and the destruction o...
Judaea Capta coins (also spelled Judea Capta) were a series of commemorative coins originally issued by the Roman Emperor Vespasian to celebrate the capture of Judaea and the destruction o...
Judaism and politics
The relationship between Judaism and politics is a historically complex subject and a frequent source of disagreement among Jews.
The relationship between Judaism and politics is a historically complex subject and a frequent source of disagreement among Jews.
Judaism and slavery
Judaism's religious texts contain numerous laws governing the ownership and treatment of slaves.
Judaism's religious texts contain numerous laws governing the ownership and treatment of slaves.
Judengasse
Judengasse ("Jewish lane, Jewish street"), in Eastern Yiddish "Di yiddishe gas (די ייִדדישע גאַס)": See the main article Jewish Quarter, Ghetto.
Judengasse ("Jewish lane, Jewish street"), in Eastern Yiddish "Di yiddishe gas (די ייִדדישע גאַס)": See the main article Jewish Quarter, Ghetto.
Kadimah (student association)
Kadimah (קדימה, lit. Forwards) was the first Jewish student association in Vienna, founded many years before Theodor Herzl became the leading spokesman of the Zionist movement.
Kadimah (קדימה, lit. Forwards) was the first Jewish student association in Vienna, founded many years before Theodor Herzl became the leading spokesman of the Zionist movement.
Khazars
The Khazars were semi-nomadic Turkic people who established one of the largest polities of medieval Eurasia, with the capital of Atil and territory comprising much of modern-day European Russia,...
The Khazars were semi-nomadic Turkic people who established one of the largest polities of medieval Eurasia, with the capital of Atil and territory comprising much of modern-day European Russia,...
Knanaya
The Knanaya (Hebrew:, plural ; Malayalam: ക്നാനായ; Syriac: ܛܢܢܐ; Arabic: قينان) also known as Qna'naya, Qna'i, Kanai, or Thekkumbagar, are an ethnoreligious group, origin...
The Knanaya (Hebrew:, plural ; Malayalam: ക്നാനായ; Syriac: ܛܢܢܐ; Arabic: قينان) also known as Qna'naya, Qna'i, Kanai, or Thekkumbagar, are an ethnoreligious group, origin...
Law given to Moses at Sinai
The terminology Law given to Moses at Sinai (Hebrew Halakhah le-Moshe mi-Sinai הלכה למשה מסיני) refers to a halakhic judgment that was not stated in the Law of Moses recorded in the Hebr...
The terminology Law given to Moses at Sinai (Hebrew Halakhah le-Moshe mi-Sinai הלכה למשה מסיני) refers to a halakhic judgment that was not stated in the Law of Moses recorded in the Hebr...
Leibzoll
The Leibzoll was a special toll which Jews had to pay in most of the European states in the Middle Ages and up to the beginning of the nineteenth century.
The Leibzoll was a special toll which Jews had to pay in most of the European states in the Middle Ages and up to the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Leica Freedom Train
The Leica Freedom Train was a rescue effort in which hundreds of Jews were smuggled out of Nazi Germany before the Holocaust by Ernst Leitz of the Leica camera company, and his daughter Elsie Ku...
The Leica Freedom Train was a rescue effort in which hundreds of Jews were smuggled out of Nazi Germany before the Holocaust by Ernst Leitz of the Leica camera company, and his daughter Elsie Ku...
Leontopolis
Leontopolis (Greek: ) or Leonto or Latin: Leontos Oppidum or Egyptian: Taremu, was an Ancient Egyptian city that is known as Tell al Muqdam today.
Leontopolis (Greek: ) or Leonto or Latin: Leontos Oppidum or Egyptian: Taremu, was an Ancient Egyptian city that is known as Tell al Muqdam today.
Mainz Anonymous
The Mainz Anonymous is an account of the First Crusade of 1096 written soon thereafter by an anonymous Jewish author.
The Mainz Anonymous is an account of the First Crusade of 1096 written soon thereafter by an anonymous Jewish author.
Meroz
Meroz, (Grk. Μερώζ) (Heb. מֵרוֹז) Of unknown origin.
Meroz, (Grk. Μερώζ) (Heb. מֵרוֹז) Of unknown origin.
Missing years (Jewish calendar)
The missing years in the Hebrew calendar refer to a discrepancy of some 165 years between the traditional Rabbinic dating for the destruction of the First Temple and the modern secular dating for it.
The missing years in the Hebrew calendar refer to a discrepancy of some 165 years between the traditional Rabbinic dating for the destruction of the First Temple and the modern secular dating for it.
Mourners of Zion
Mourners of Zion is a term used to refer to a number of Jewish groups through the ages.
Mourners of Zion is a term used to refer to a number of Jewish groups through the ages.
Muslim supporters of Israel
Muslim Zionists are Muslims who support self-determination for the Jewish people, and a homeland for them in Israel.
Muslim Zionists are Muslims who support self-determination for the Jewish people, and a homeland for them in Israel.
Nebo-Sarsekim Tablet
Nebo-Sarsekim Tablet is a clay cuneiform inscription referring to an official at the court of Nebuchadrezzar II, king of Babylon.
Nebo-Sarsekim Tablet is a clay cuneiform inscription referring to an official at the court of Nebuchadrezzar II, king of Babylon.
Negation of the Diaspora
The negation of the Diaspora (שלילת הגלות, shlilat ha'galut, or שלילת הגולה, shlilat ha'golah) is a central assumption in all currents of Zionism.
The negation of the Diaspora (שלילת הגלות, shlilat ha'galut, or שלילת הגולה, shlilat ha'golah) is a central assumption in all currents of Zionism.
New antisemitism
New antisemitism is the concept that a new form of antisemitism has developed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, emanating simultaneously from the far-left, radical Islam, and the far-ri...
New antisemitism is the concept that a new form of antisemitism has developed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, emanating simultaneously from the far-left, radical Islam, and the far-ri...
Numerus clausus
Numerus clausus is one of many methods used to limit the number of students who may study at a university.
Numerus clausus is one of many methods used to limit the number of students who may study at a university.
Old Yishuv
The Old Yishuv (היישוב הישן, ha-Yishuv ha-Yashan) refers to the Jewish community that lived in the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael) or Palestine from the destruction of the Second Temple in 70...
The Old Yishuv (היישוב הישן, ha-Yishuv ha-Yashan) refers to the Jewish community that lived in the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael) or Palestine from the destruction of the Second Temple in 70...
Operation 7
Operation 7 is the name given to a successful attempt to smuggle fourteen Jews into Switzerland using false papers in August and September 1942.
Operation 7 is the name given to a successful attempt to smuggle fourteen Jews into Switzerland using false papers in August and September 1942.
Origins of Judaism
The origins of Judaism lie in the history of the Israelites during the Iron Age and Classical Antiquity.
The origins of Judaism lie in the history of the Israelites during the Iron Age and Classical Antiquity.
Origins of Rabbinic Judaism
Rabbinic Judaism or Rabbinism has been the mainstream form of Judaism since the 6th century, after the codification of the Talmud.
Rabbinic Judaism or Rabbinism has been the mainstream form of Judaism since the 6th century, after the codification of the Talmud.
Oyneg Shabbos (group)
Oyneg Shabbos (Yiddish pronunciation; in Hebrew: Oneg Shabbat, עונג שבת) was the code name of a group led by Jewish historian Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum in the Warsaw Ghetto during the N...
Oyneg Shabbos (Yiddish pronunciation; in Hebrew: Oneg Shabbat, עונג שבת) was the code name of a group led by Jewish historian Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum in the Warsaw Ghetto during the N...
Palestine Jewish Colonization Association
The Palestine Jewish Colonization Association, commonly known by its Hebrew acronym PICA (פיק"א), was established in 1924 and played a major role in supporting the Yishuv in Palestine unti...
The Palestine Jewish Colonization Association, commonly known by its Hebrew acronym PICA (פיק"א), was established in 1924 and played a major role in supporting the Yishuv in Palestine unti...
Panbabylonism
Panbabylonism is a school of thought within Assyriology and Religious studies that considers the Hebrew Bible and Judaism as directly derived from Mesopotamian mythology.
Panbabylonism is a school of thought within Assyriology and Religious studies that considers the Hebrew Bible and Judaism as directly derived from Mesopotamian mythology.
Patriarchal age
The Patriarchal Age is the era of the three biblical Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, according to the narratives of Genesis 12-50.
The Patriarchal Age is the era of the three biblical Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, according to the narratives of Genesis 12-50.
Perea (Bible)
Perea ("the country beyond" in greek), a portion of the kingdom of Herod the Great occupying the eastern side of the Jordan River valley, from about one third the way down from the Sea of Galile...
Perea ("the country beyond" in greek), a portion of the kingdom of Herod the Great occupying the eastern side of the Jordan River valley, from about one third the way down from the Sea of Galile...
Persecution of Jews
Persecution of Jews has occurred on numerous occasions and at widely different geographical locations.
Persecution of Jews has occurred on numerous occasions and at widely different geographical locations.
Philo-Semitism
Philo-Semitism or Judeophilia is an interest in, respect for, and appreciation of the Jewish people, their historical significance and the positive impacts of Judaism in the history of the...
Philo-Semitism or Judeophilia is an interest in, respect for, and appreciation of the Jewish people, their historical significance and the positive impacts of Judaism in the history of the...
Pinkasim
Pinkasim were books or journals which were used to coordinate and document organizations in Jewish towns and villages during the early modern period in Europe.
Pinkasim were books or journals which were used to coordinate and document organizations in Jewish towns and villages during the early modern period in Europe.
Port Jew
The Port Jew concept was formulated by Lois Dubin and David Sorkin in the late 1990s as a social type that describes Jews who were involved in the seafaring and maritime economy of Europe, espec...
The Port Jew concept was formulated by Lois Dubin and David Sorkin in the late 1990s as a social type that describes Jews who were involved in the seafaring and maritime economy of Europe, espec...
Prussian deportations
The Prussian deportations (or Prussian expulsions, rugi pruskie) were mass expulsions of ethnic Poles (and, to a lesser extent, Jews) from Prussia in between 1885–1890.
The Prussian deportations (or Prussian expulsions, rugi pruskie) were mass expulsions of ethnic Poles (and, to a lesser extent, Jews) from Prussia in between 1885–1890.
Prutah
Prutah Hebrew (פרוטה) is a word borrowed from the Mishnah and the Talmud, in which it means "a coin of smaller value".
Prutah Hebrew (פרוטה) is a word borrowed from the Mishnah and the Talmud, in which it means "a coin of smaller value".
Qibla al-Qudsiyya
The Qibla al-Qudsiyya is the name given to a small sect of the Jews of Medina who converted to Islam in 622/623.
The Qibla al-Qudsiyya is the name given to a small sect of the Jews of Medina who converted to Islam in 622/623.
Rabbinic Judaism
Rabbinic Judaism or Rabbinism has been the mainstream form of Judaism since the 6th century CE, after the codification of the Babylonian Talmud.
Rabbinic Judaism or Rabbinism has been the mainstream form of Judaism since the 6th century CE, after the codification of the Babylonian Talmud.
Red Jews
The Red Jews were a legendary Jewish nation that appear in vernacular sources in Germany during the medieval era until about 1600.
The Red Jews were a legendary Jewish nation that appear in vernacular sources in Germany during the medieval era until about 1600.
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism is a phrase that refers to various beliefs, practices and organizations associated with the Reform Jewish movement in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
Reform Judaism is a phrase that refers to various beliefs, practices and organizations associated with the Reform Jewish movement in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
Reform movement in Judaism
The Reform movement in Judaism, originally named Reformed Society of Israelites, for Promoting true Principles of Judaism, according to its Purity and Spirit, is a historic and on-going re...
The Reform movement in Judaism, originally named Reformed Society of Israelites, for Promoting true Principles of Judaism, according to its Purity and Spirit, is a historic and on-going re...
Regraga
The Regraga are one of three tribes that formed the population of Essaouira, Morocco.
The Regraga are one of three tribes that formed the population of Essaouira, Morocco.
Roman Procurator coinage
Roman Procurator coinage were coins issued by the Roman Procurators and Prefects of the province of Judea between 6 - 66 AD. They minted only one denomination and size, the bronze prutah.
Roman Procurator coinage were coins issued by the Roman Procurators and Prefects of the province of Judea between 6 - 66 AD. They minted only one denomination and size, the bronze prutah.
Rome and Jerusalem
Rome and Jerusalem. The Last National Question (Rom und Jerusalem, die Letzte Nationalitätsfrage) is a book published by Moses Hess in 1862 in Leipzig.
Rome and Jerusalem. The Last National Question (Rom und Jerusalem, die Letzte Nationalitätsfrage) is a book published by Moses Hess in 1862 in Leipzig.
Rudolf Vrba
Rudolf "Rudi" Vrba, born Walter Rosenberg was a Slovak-Canadian professor of pharmacology at the University of British Columbia, who came to public attention during the Second World War wh...
Rudolf "Rudi" Vrba, born Walter Rosenberg was a Slovak-Canadian professor of pharmacology at the University of British Columbia, who came to public attention during the Second World War wh...
Sarmad
Muhammad Sa'id, mostly known as Sarmad Kashani or simply as Sarmad was a Persian mystic, poet and saint in India of Jewish or Armenian origin during the 17th century.
Muhammad Sa'id, mostly known as Sarmad Kashani or simply as Sarmad was a Persian mystic, poet and saint in India of Jewish or Armenian origin during the 17th century.
Sarmad Kashani
Muhammad Sa'id, mostly known as Sarmad Kashani or simply as Sarmad (سرمد کاشانی) was a Persian mystic, poet and saint in India of Jewish or Armenian origin during the 17th century.
Muhammad Sa'id, mostly known as Sarmad Kashani or simply as Sarmad (سرمد کاشانی) was a Persian mystic, poet and saint in India of Jewish or Armenian origin during the 17th century.
Scepter of Judah
The Scepter of Judah (Shebet Yehuda) was a text produced by the Sephardi historian Solomon Ibn Verga.
The Scepter of Judah (Shebet Yehuda) was a text produced by the Sephardi historian Solomon Ibn Verga.
Second Commonwealth
The Second Commonwealth, in Jewish history, is the period between 530 BCE and 70 CE, when the Second Temple of Jerusalem existed.
The Second Commonwealth, in Jewish history, is the period between 530 BCE and 70 CE, when the Second Temple of Jerusalem existed.
Second Temple Judaism
Second Temple Judaism refers to the religion of Judaism during the Second Temple period, between the construction of the second Jewish temple in Jerusalem in 515 BCE, and its destruction by the ...
Second Temple Judaism refers to the religion of Judaism during the Second Temple period, between the construction of the second Jewish temple in Jerusalem in 515 BCE, and its destruction by the ...
Second Temple period
The Second Temple period, in Jewish history, is the period between 530 BCE and 70 CE, when the Second Temple of Jerusalem existed.
The Second Temple period, in Jewish history, is the period between 530 BCE and 70 CE, when the Second Temple of Jerusalem existed.
Secular Jewish culture
Secular Jewish culture embraces several related phenomena; above all, it is the international culture of secular communities of Jewish people, but it can also include the cultural contributions ...
Secular Jewish culture embraces several related phenomena; above all, it is the international culture of secular communities of Jewish people, but it can also include the cultural contributions ...
Sefer ha-Qabbalah
Sefer ha-Qabbalah (Hebrew for "Book of Tradition") was a book authored by Abraham ibn Daud around 1161.
Sefer ha-Qabbalah (Hebrew for "Book of Tradition") was a book authored by Abraham ibn Daud around 1161.
Sh'erit ha-Pletah
Sh'erit ha-Pletah is a biblical term used by Jewish survivors of the Nazi Holocaust to refer to themselves and the communities they formed following their liberation in the spring of 1945.
Sh'erit ha-Pletah is a biblical term used by Jewish survivors of the Nazi Holocaust to refer to themselves and the communities they formed following their liberation in the spring of 1945.
Sicut Judaeis
Sicut Judaeis (the "Constitution for the Jews") was a papal bull setting out the official position of the papacy regarding the treatment of Jews.
Sicut Judaeis (the "Constitution for the Jews") was a papal bull setting out the official position of the papacy regarding the treatment of Jews.
Siloam inscription
The Siloam inscription or Silwan inscription is a passage of inscribed text found in the Hezekiah tunnel which brings water from the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam, located in the E...
The Siloam inscription or Silwan inscription is a passage of inscribed text found in the Hezekiah tunnel which brings water from the Gihon Spring to the Pool of Siloam, located in the E...
Sinan Reis
Sinan Reis, also Ciphut Sinan, or "Sinan the Chief", and Sinao o Judeo, "Sinan the Jew", was a Barbary corsair and Jewish pirate who sailed under famed Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa.
Sinan Reis, also Ciphut Sinan, or "Sinan the Chief", and Sinao o Judeo, "Sinan the Jew", was a Barbary corsair and Jewish pirate who sailed under famed Ottoman admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa.
Spira (family name)
Spira is an Ashkenazi Jewish family name.
Spira is an Ashkenazi Jewish family name.
Steven Bayme
Steven Bayme is an essayist and author.
Steven Bayme is an essayist and author.
Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry
The Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, also known by its acronym SSSJ, was founded in 1964 by Jacob Birnbaum to be a spearhead of the US movement for rights of the Soviet Jewry.
The Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, also known by its acronym SSSJ, was founded in 1964 by Jacob Birnbaum to be a spearhead of the US movement for rights of the Soviet Jewry.
Tel Megiddo
Megiddo is a tell in modern Israel near Kibbutz Megiddo, known for its historical, geographical, and theological importance, especially under its Greek name Armageddon.
Megiddo is a tell in modern Israel near Kibbutz Megiddo, known for its historical, geographical, and theological importance, especially under its Greek name Armageddon.
Temple in Jerusalem
The Temple in Jerusalem or Holy Temple was one of a series of structures which were historically located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, the current site of the Dome of t...
The Temple in Jerusalem or Holy Temple was one of a series of structures which were historically located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, the current site of the Dome of t...
Ten Lost Tribes
The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel refers to those tribes of ancient Israel that formed the Kingdom of Israel and which disappeared from Biblical and all other historical accounts after the kingdom w...
The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel refers to those tribes of ancient Israel that formed the Kingdom of Israel and which disappeared from Biblical and all other historical accounts after the kingdom w...
Territorialism
Territorialism, also known as Statism (though not to be confused with the political philosophy of the same name), was a Jewish political movement calling for creation of a sufficiently large and...
Territorialism, also known as Statism (though not to be confused with the political philosophy of the same name), was a Jewish political movement calling for creation of a sufficiently large and...
The Battle of Masada
The Battle of Masada occurred on top of a large hill top in current day Israel between a group of Jewish rebels and the Roman army.
The Battle of Masada occurred on top of a large hill top in current day Israel between a group of Jewish rebels and the Roman army.
The Exodus Decoded
The Exodus Decoded is a 2006 History Channel documentary created by Israeli-Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici and the producer/director James Cameron.
The Exodus Decoded is a 2006 History Channel documentary created by Israeli-Canadian filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici and the producer/director James Cameron.
The Goa Inquisition (book)
The Goa Inquisition, Being a Quatercentenary Commemoration Study of the Inquisition in India is a book published by Bombay University Press and authored by Indian historian Anant Priolkar.
The Goa Inquisition, Being a Quatercentenary Commemoration Study of the Inquisition in India is a book published by Bombay University Press and authored by Indian historian Anant Priolkar.
The Holocaust
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany, l...
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany, l...
The Return to Zion
The Return to Zion is a term that refers to the event written in the biblical books of Ezra-Nehemiah in which the Jews returned to the Land of Israel from the Babylonian exile following the ...
The Return to Zion is a term that refers to the event written in the biblical books of Ezra-Nehemiah in which the Jews returned to the Land of Israel from the Babylonian exile following the ...
Theory of Pashtun descent from Israelites
The theory that the Pashtun people originate from the exiled Lost Tribes of Israel was first debated by Western historians after the 19th century.
The theory that the Pashtun people originate from the exiled Lost Tribes of Israel was first debated by Western historians after the 19th century.
Timeline of Jewish history
This is a timeline of the development of Jews and Judaism.
This is a timeline of the development of Jews and Judaism.
Timeline of the Hebrew prophets
This is a timeline of the development of prophecy among the Jews in Judaism.
This is a timeline of the development of prophecy among the Jews in Judaism.
Tiran Island
Tiran (جزيرة تيران Jazīrat Tīrān, aka Jezîret Tīrān and Yotvat Island,) is an Egyptian-administered island that belongs to Egypt and is being claimed by Saudi Arabia.
Tiran (جزيرة تيران Jazīrat Tīrān, aka Jezîret Tīrān and Yotvat Island,) is an Egyptian-administered island that belongs to Egypt and is being claimed by Saudi Arabia.
Trading Diaspora
According to Philip D. Curtin, Trading Diasporas “are communities of merchants living among aliens in associated networks”.
According to Philip D. Curtin, Trading Diasporas “are communities of merchants living among aliens in associated networks”.
Trial of the Talmud
The Trial of the Talmud is one of a series of disputations that took place in Europe during the Middle Ages, a group of rabbis were called upon to defend the Talmud.
The Trial of the Talmud is one of a series of disputations that took place in Europe during the Middle Ages, a group of rabbis were called upon to defend the Talmud.
Types of Zionism
The Zionist Movement was produced by various philosophers representing different approaches concerning the objective and path that Zionism should follow.
The Zionist Movement was produced by various philosophers representing different approaches concerning the objective and path that Zionism should follow.
Tzippori
Tzippori, also known as Sepphoris, Dioceserea and Saffuriya is located in the central Galilee region, north-northwest of Nazareth, in modern-day Israel.
Tzippori, also known as Sepphoris, Dioceserea and Saffuriya is located in the central Galilee region, north-northwest of Nazareth, in modern-day Israel.
Vaad
Vaad is a Hebrew term for a council of rabbis.
Vaad is a Hebrew term for a council of rabbis.
Via Maris
Via Maris is the modern name for an ancient trade route, dating from the early Bronze Age, linking Egypt with the northern empires of Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia — modern day Iran, Iraq, Tur...
Via Maris is the modern name for an ancient trade route, dating from the early Bronze Age, linking Egypt with the northern empires of Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia — modern day Iran, Iraq, Tur...
Wamba, Visigothic king
Wamba (died 687) was the Visigothic king of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 672 to 680.
Wamba (died 687) was the Visigothic king of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 672 to 680.
Wanderings: Chaim Potok's History of the Jews
Wanderings: Chaim Potok's History of the Jews (ISBN 0394501101) was first published in 1978 by Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
Wanderings: Chaim Potok's History of the Jews (ISBN 0394501101) was first published in 1978 by Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
Well poisoning
Well-poisoning is the act of malicious manipulation of potable water resources in order to cause illness or death, or to deny an opponent access to fresh water resources.
Well-poisoning is the act of malicious manipulation of potable water resources in order to cause illness or death, or to deny an opponent access to fresh water resources.
Where Once We Walked
Where Once We Walked (full title: Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in The Holocaust), compiled by noted genealogist Gary Mokotoff and Sallyann Amdur Sack...
Where Once We Walked (full title: Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in The Holocaust), compiled by noted genealogist Gary Mokotoff and Sallyann Amdur Sack...
Words of Peace and Truth
Words of Peace and Truth (Divrei Shalom ve-Emet) was a Hebrew work produced by the Jewish scholar Naphtali Herz Wessely, a disciple of Moses Mendelssohn and a prominent figure of the H...
Words of Peace and Truth (Divrei Shalom ve-Emet) was a Hebrew work produced by the Jewish scholar Naphtali Herz Wessely, a disciple of Moses Mendelssohn and a prominent figure of the H...
World Organization of Jews from Arab Countries
World Organization of Jews from Arab Countries (WOJAC) was an international organization, created in 1975, representing Jewish refugees from Arab countries.
World Organization of Jews from Arab Countries (WOJAC) was an international organization, created in 1975, representing Jewish refugees from Arab countries.
Yehud (Babylonian province)
Yehud had been a province of the Neo-Babylonian Empire since suppression of Judean rebellion in 585/6 BCE. It first existed as a majorly Jewish administrative division of the Neo-Babylonian Empi...
Yehud had been a province of the Neo-Babylonian Empire since suppression of Judean rebellion in 585/6 BCE. It first existed as a majorly Jewish administrative division of the Neo-Babylonian Empi...
Yehud coinage
The Yehud coinage is a series of small silver coins bearing the Aramaic inscription Yehud.
The Yehud coinage is a series of small silver coins bearing the Aramaic inscription Yehud.
Yehud Medinata
Yehud Medinata or simply Yehud, was an autonomous province of the Achaemenid empire, roughly equivalent to the older kingdom of Judah but covering a smaller area, within the satrapy of Ebe...
Yehud Medinata or simply Yehud, was an autonomous province of the Achaemenid empire, roughly equivalent to the older kingdom of Judah but covering a smaller area, within the satrapy of Ebe...
Yehuda ben Meir
Yehuda ben Meir, also known as Yehuda ha-Kohen or Judah of Mainz, was a German rabbi, Talmudic scholar and traveler of the late tenth and early eleventh century CE. His book Sefer ...
Yehuda ben Meir, also known as Yehuda ha-Kohen or Judah of Mainz, was a German rabbi, Talmudic scholar and traveler of the late tenth and early eleventh century CE. His book Sefer ...
Yellow badge
The yellow badge (or yellow patch), also referred to as a Jewish badge, was a cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public.
The yellow badge (or yellow patch), also referred to as a Jewish badge, was a cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public.
Yevrabmol
"Yevrabmol" (a Russian acronym for "Jewish Working Youth, sometimes spelled Evrabmol) was an experimental trade school that operated in Odessa (now in Ukraine) from 1921 to 1937.
"Yevrabmol" (a Russian acronym for "Jewish Working Youth, sometimes spelled Evrabmol) was an experimental trade school that operated in Odessa (now in Ukraine) from 1921 to 1937.
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern (born in 1962 in Kiev, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union) is a historian, philologist and essayist, noted in particular for his studies of the institution of Cant...
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern (born in 1962 in Kiev, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union) is a historian, philologist and essayist, noted in particular for his studies of the institution of Cant...
Zealotry in Jewish history
Zealots were a group of political adversaries to Roman rule in Palestine who were determined to protect their religion from paganistic subversion as well as their rights to freedom and independence.
Zealots were a group of political adversaries to Roman rule in Palestine who were determined to protect their religion from paganistic subversion as well as their rights to freedom and independence.
Zionism
Zionism is a form of nationalism of Jews and Jewish culture that supports a Jewish nation state in territory defined as the Land of Israel.
Zionism is a form of nationalism of Jews and Jewish culture that supports a Jewish nation state in territory defined as the Land of Israel.
Zugot
Zugot הַזוּגוֹת refers to the period during the time of the Second Temple, in which the spiritual leadership of the Jewish people was in the hands of five successive generations of zugot of...
Zugot הַזוּגוֹת refers to the period during the time of the Second Temple, in which the spiritual leadership of the Jewish people was in the hands of five successive generations of zugot of...