BooksWilliam Shakespeare was a ‘Jewish woman of north African descent’, new book claimsEmilia Bassano, England’s first published female poet, has long been associated with the BardBy Siam Goorwich2 min read
NaziNazi camp doctor dubbed ‘Angel of Death’ owned medical lab while living openly in Argentina, new documents revealAn Argentine judge even denied a West German extradition request for Josef Mengele on the grounds that the war criminal could face ‘political persecution’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read
HistoryNew secrets to be revealed after ancient Hebrew texts transcribed for first timeThe vast majority of the transcribed pieces have come from the Cairo Geniza collection in the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Old Cairo, EgyptBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read
Titanic Gold pocket watch owned by Jewish Titanic victims who gave up lifeboat spots to save others goes to auctionIsidor and Ida Straus were on the second leg of their journey back from Europe when they boarded the doomed vesselBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read
Yitzhak RabinThe biblical assassination that predated the death of Yitzhak RabinThe 30th anniversary of the Israeli PM’s assassination is being commemorated this weekendBy Simon Rocker3 min read
Board of DeputiesBoard of Deputies calls on public to nominate sites for Jewish heritage plaquesThe initiative saw its first plaque of many unveiled on Thursday at the former site of the Jews’ Temporary Shelter in Tower HamletsBy Daniel Ben-David2 min read
Billy JoelFilm sheds new light on Jewish roots of Billy Joel‘No matter what, I will always be a Jew’, the Piano Man tells HBO documentaryBy Daniel Ben-David3 min read
Leading Jewish historian Anson Rabinbach dies at 79Rabinbach was best known for his writing on Marxism and Nazi GermanyBy David Herman3 min read||May 15, 2025 13:40
Israeli toddler finds 3,800-year-old amulet on family tripHeritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu called the amazing discovery ‘a reminder that even children can play a role in uncovering history’By JC Reporter2 min read||April 1, 2025 13:07
Bath’s long lost community remembered at graveyard ceremonyThe event was the largest gathering to be held in the cemetery for more than 100 years.By Keren David1 min read||March 31, 2025 14:27
The unresolved contradiction at the heart of Rabbi Sacks’s political thoughtThe idea of covenant was central to his thinking about society as an alternative to the princriple of individual autonomyBy Jacob Hougie4 min read||March 13, 2025 11:58
Who was the historical Persian king in the Purim story — and does it matter?Hunting the historic background to biblical events may be a vain pursuitBy Rabbi Michael Pollak3 min read||March 9, 2025 12:06
The Jewish entrepreneurs who helped revive post-war WalesTreforest, near Pontypridd, became a magnet for businesses run by refugeesBy Gaby Koppel5 min read||February 27, 2025 11:43
Eichmann trial records brought to light for Holocaust Memorial DayThe State Archives in Israel have created a searchable database of the more than 380,000 pages of rare historical materialBy JC Reporter1 min read||January 27, 2025 14:08
Synagogues fear ‘devastating’ tax bill for next financial yearFailure to renew a VAT exemption scheme for historic synagogues would hit community projectsBy Daniel Ben-David4 min read||December 24, 2024 10:59
How the pig became a bête noireRelations between us and the most unkosher of beasts is the subject of a captivating new historyBy Simon Rocker3 min read||December 8, 2024 11:20
