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75 artifacts tell the fitful, inspiring, unfinished story of Jews in America

In May 1818, Mordecai Manuel Noah, a prominent Jew of his time and a member of the Madison administration, delivered a discourse on Jewish history on the occasion of a synagogue co...

For 250 Years America Has Been a Safe Harbor for the Jewish People

America, celebrating 250 years, faces a heartbreaking surge in antisemitism, yet the nation has historically served as an unparalleled, divinely appointed sanctuary where Jewish pe...

A new chapter for America’s 250th: 'J250' initiative puts Jewish contributions in the spotlight

The J250 Initiative launches with 250 stories of Jewish American patriots, scientists and leaders who shaped the nation from the Revolution onward.

250 years of American Jewish life is a miracle. Don’t take it for granted.

When I moved from Belgium to the United States for graduate school in the early 2000s, international-student orientation warned me about three areas in which I would experience cul...

How a 19th century murder introduced Americans to a Jewish funeral

In June 1857, newspapers from Philadelphia to St. Louis carried reports of a shocking crime in western Massachusetts. Isaac Jackson, a 17- or 18-year-old German Jewish peddler from...

Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans

The Associated Press surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel's military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political parti...

Inside America’s first prison synagogue, a new exhibit tells the story of Jewish inmates who built it

Eastern State Penitentiary housed Al Capone — and Jewish convicts who prayed together starting in 1922. -- The post Inside America’s first prison synagogue, a new exhibit tells the...

Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans

The Associated Press has surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel’s military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political p...

250 Years of American Jewish Life Is a Miracle. Don’t Take It for Granted

From my immigrant perspective, the openness to invention and new ideas is unique in the world. That pluralism is essential to protect. The post 250 Years of American Jewish Life Is...

Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: Spotlighting 250 years of Jewish contributions to America

Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.

The most Jewish room in Fremont, Ohio, is in a county history museum

Beneath a mahogany staircase inside the Sandusky County Historical Society hangs a memorial plaque in a place both fitting and strange. The sanctuary is gone. The Torah scrolls hav...

A fortress won’t save American Jews

Jews have found themselves at the center of politics over the past few years — not a place we want to be, at least not like this. Anton Jäger, a historian at Oxford University, has...

Jewish Pirates | Extra History Complete

Takeaways from AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans

WASHINGTON — The Associated Press surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel’s military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the po...

Jews have long fought antisemitism in court. Is the law built for the fight?

Historian James Loeffler's new book, "Exceptional Hatred," traces how America came to treat antisemitism and its Jewish victims as special cases. -- The post Jews have long fought...

A Jewish philanthropist funded this pioneering school for Black students. Now it’s getting a second life.

A small Kentucky town has saved a piece of Black history, with a little-known Jewish connection. This summer, Sadieville, Kentucky — population 320 — opened an exhibit in a one-roo...

America’s First, Remarkable Flag, a Reminder of Biblical Faith

The Continental Union Flag deserves to be remembered as a window into the political process of independence, as in the time of biblical Israel. The post America’s First, Remarkable...

California could make Jewish an ethnic identity under groundbreaking new bill

Beyond the role Jewish demographic data could play in fighting antisemitism, Bocarsly also pointed out the practical benefits that access to such information could provide in secto...

Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel's military actions in Gaza, their opinions of t...

The Inventor of the Shopping Cart Was a Jewish Man

When it comes to life-changing inventions, few groups can boast more accomplishments than the Jews. The polio vaccine? Dr. Jonas Salk, a Jew. The theory of relativity? Albert Einst...

This American childhood was brought to you by Jewish toymakers

Michael Kimmel’s new book traces how first-generation Jews created the dolls, games, comics and stories that shaped generations of children. -- The post This American childhood was...

The Very Jewish History of the Teddy Bear

You’ve probably heard the story that the teddy bear was named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt. But did you know that it was Jewish immigrants who actually invented the ted...

My Father, Jesse Jackson, Blessed My Embrace of Judaism

Ashley L. Jackson, WP

On this day in history: Theodor Herzl convenes First Zionist Congress in Basel

From morning to night, the delegates planted the seeds for building state institutions: The Jewish National Fund, the Zionist Organization.