Lasker-Schüler, one of Germany’s greatest poets, fled to Jerusalem in the 1930s. “Poetic Textures: Else Lasker-Schüler Archives. An Online Platform” offers digital access to a large portion of her literary and artistic legacy.
The Roots of the Passover Blood Libel
When did the libel of Jews using Christian blood on Passover make its first appearance?
A New School Year for the Children of Europe
In honor of the “Back to School” season, we bring you several stories about children from across Europe on their first day of school.
The Doctor Who Treated Herzl in Exchange for an Autograph
Meet the doctor who helped Herzl get to the podium in time to open the Fourth Zionist Congress in London
How European Jews Spent Their Summers Before the Holocaust
From lake houses to spa days, Jews from all over Europe took full advantage of their summer vacations, building memories that would last a lifetime.
A Moment Before Desolation: Rare Photographs of Polish Jewry
How did rare photographs of Polish Jews end up in a French soldier’s photo album?
The Archivists and the Forgotten Boxes: Rediscovering the Victims of the Sajmište Concentration Camp
The discovery of boxes of forgotten materials in the Historical Archives of Belgrade sparked the creation of a touching series of historical graphic novels on the Holocaust
Samuil Polyakov: Life as a Jewish Tycoon in 19th Century Russia
Samuil, the second of the brothers Polyakov, lived an interesting life, balancing his identity as a Jew with his position in the Russian business elite.
A Memory of the Last Jews of Yemen
In the 1980s, photographer, painter and poet Myriam Tangi took three separate trips to Yemen in the hopes of photographing the last Jews living in the country.
How the Antisemitic Dreyfus Affair Led to the Creation of the Tour de France
How a group of anti-Dreyfusards channeled their anger into the creation of one of the world’s most popular sporting events, centered on a new invention: the bicycle.
