Disturbing parallels between Kristallnacht and Putin’s styleJust as British diplomats realised what they were dealing with in 1938, so Russia’s behaviour in Ukraine should be a warningBy RT Howard5 min read
Holocaust Memorial DayDNA test company donates 2500 kits to help Shoah survivors track down familyThe project is aiming to unite relatives torn apart by the HolocaustBy Georgia L Gilholy1 min read
HolocaustNever-before-seen photos of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising found in loftThe pictures were taken secretly by a Polish firefighter in 1943 as he protected Warsaw from the ghetto flamesBy Tash Mosheim2 min read
Israel4000-year-old ostrich eggs discovered in Negev DesertOstriches were common in the region until the 19th century and their eggs had diverse usesBy Georgia L Gilholy2 min read
BooksWho Is Mr. Poliakoff? Book review: A Jewish answer to a Le Carré thrillerShort novel packed full of history, from the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union to secret agents in Israel, is full of twists and turnsBy David Herman1 min read
PolandPolish builders unearth trove of pre-war Jewish belongings at building siteThe city of Lodz was home to almost a quarter of a million Jews prior to World War IIBy Georgia L Gilholy1 min read
FilmThe Pale Blue Eye film review: A military mysteryChristian Bale stars as a detective hunting down in a serial killer at an 1830s US army training academy in a film that deserves extra marks for originality.By Linda Marric1 min read
Corsage Film review: The corseted empress breaks freeAn expertly crafted study in female rage against the establishmentBy Linda Marric1 min read||December 22, 2022 15:51
All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special welcomes... Chanukah!Much-loved television vet drama features storyline about the Jewish Festival of LightsBy Nicole Lampert3 min read||December 22, 2022 12:45
The art dealer who went from Rags to riches and back again, twiceAlgernon Moses Marsden started life in 1847 as one of the 14 children of clothing tycoon Isaac MosesBy Anthea Gerrie1 min read||December 16, 2022 12:41
Archaeologists unearth first proof of Maccabean Revolt, just in time for ChanukahA dig revealed a box of coins which may have been hidden by Jewish rebels in the Judean DesertBy Georgia L Gilholy2 min read||December 13, 2022 14:08
Landmark DNA study finds medieval Ashkenazim were surprisingly diverseMedieval Ashkenazi Jews were an ‘archipelago’ of two or more genetic communitiesBy Georgia L Gilholy2 min read||December 5, 2022 10:13
Extremely rare signed Albert Einstein photo going to auctionThe online sale will start this weekend and is expected to fetch thousands of poundsBy Daniel Ben-David1 min read||December 2, 2022 12:36
The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt Book review: An admirable portrayal of a leading liberal voiceThis illuminating autobiography, stretching down the decades of the 20th century and republished for the first time in 60 years, recalls what a remarkable woman she wasBy Colin Shindler2 min read||December 2, 2022 10:44
Simon Schama’s History of Now TV review: A warning to now from thenA powerful message about how the victory of liberal democracy is under threatBy Josh Howie2 min read||December 1, 2022 13:50
The medieval monarch who made a mint from Jewish persecutionEdward I, who later expelled all Jews from England, made millions after hundreds of Jews were executed for coinage crimesBy Georgia L Gilholy2 min read||November 23, 2022 14:53
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