As a moment in time, the Oct. 7 massacre was, paradoxically, an event both anomalous and familiar, at once exceptional and routine. It was horrifying and shocking to the extreme, yet, given the ...

(RNS) — The small African Hebrew Israelite community in Israel’s Negev Desert last month celebrated a major milestone in its struggle for recognition in the Jewish state, as more than 100 members seem ...

History is not a battleground where facts can be reshaped at will. It is a record that constrains narratives, whether convenient or not. When that record is manipulated, the result is not empowerment.

A recent book on Jewish identity before and after Zionism shows the limitations of a progressive critique that doesn’t truly account for the experience of Palestinians. German Jewish refugees looking ...

He joined Colonel John C. Frémont’s 1853 expedition across the Rocky Mountains. His lens captured the American West long ...

Teenage girls in Jewish day schools are consistently less confident than boys in political and historical discussions. That’s a systemic failure, writes a professor of Jewish studies and sociology.

(RNS) — Peace Village in Dimona, Israel, is the largest enclave of African Americans living outside the US. After decades there, some have finally avoided looming deportation. (RNS) — The small ...