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Seuss’s wartime cartoons denounced American discrimination against Jews and called attention to the early stages of the Holocaust.

The media today tries to take advantage of this aspect of human nature by making stories sound sensational and as introducing it as breaking news.

Patton not only showed utter contempt, even hatred, for Jewish survivors, he also expressed a kind of admiration for the Nazi prisoners of war under his watch and bitterly criticized attempts to bring Nazi leaders to justice for war crimes.

Seuss’s wartime cartoons denounced American discrimination against Jews and called attention to the early stages of the Holocaust.

Responsibility, taking acharayus for our actions, is something we could all start doing a bit more.

Throughout Europe these hideous libels persisted and gave rise to the persecution of innocent Jews.

In 1886, Berliner commenced work on what would become the gramophone, the recording and reproduction of sound by means of disc records.

It’s scandalous. Purim is supposed to be a celebration of kabalas haTorah, accepting the Torah.

All of these songs have been selected because of special demands from the public, each composition being very popular among the Hebrews.

If you start publishing pictures of Rebbetzin Kanievsky and Sarah Schenirer, who knows where you might end up!

I think most people in society are able to look at modest pictures of women without it eliciting impure thoughts, said Rabbi Steven Pruzansky of Congregation Bnai Yeshurun in Teaneck, New Jersey.

My Jewishness is the dominant element in my life. From this has come my sympathy with the downtrodden masses which motivates all my work.

Another intriguing “Wyatt Earp Jewish connection” involves the long-standing mystery of the legendary fallout between Wyatt and Doc Holliday.

Our extended family, although not a very orthodox group, was nevertheless totally Jewish in identity and heritage…

How did a teenage Torah genius, armed only with the Word of God, survive so many near-death experiences?

Recently, due to political and economic turmoil in Latin America, many Jews have immigrated to Panama from Argentina, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela.

Ironically, shortly before being assigned to his historic mission, he had requested a transfer to a combat unit to avenge his relatives in Europe.

When Dreyfus was finally cleared and Zola returned to France, Monet sank into a deep depression over the sordid and disgraceful affair.

This Friday, Elul 3, marks the 82nd yahrzeit of one of the 20th century's most important rabbis: HaRav Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook.

He married within the faith (to chemist Anne Beloff) and was an outspoken anti-assimilationist.

As the political situation in the neighboring Arab countries grew more precarious, Jews from Iran, Iraq and Syria began making their way to Lebanon.

He mentions the threatening atmosphere of anti-Semitism in Mussolini's Italy and his concern for his wife and children.

Enchanted by his immigrant mother-in-law’s rituals, stories, and incredible blintzes, Guthrie learned everything he could about the Jewish people...

Also ironic is that one of his most recognized works is Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, considered by many critics to be his most beautiful and expressive house of worship.

Whatever else can be said of Johnson, he proved a true friend to Jews and Israel.

The World's Fair is in a way a reflection of mankind, its work and aspirations.

Cyprus is about half the size of today’s Palestine and is mainly mountainous. A smaller chain of mountains stretches along the north coast; the main mountain range in the southwest of the island reaches to more than 2,000 meters above sea level and is covered with various species of pine trees. Between these two mountain ranges lies a high plateau with only minor changes in elevation, and makes up about a third of the island’s total surface.

For all of Tisha B'Av I lived the life of a slave in Rome.

As if to emphasize the point, the Torah uses the phrase “be’etzem hayom hazeh” – “on this very day” – both in connection with fasting on Yom Kippur and with brit milah.

A venerable American institution, “The Greatest Show on Earth” is no more. After 146 years, Feld Entertainment, owners of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum...