When the Gestapo knocked on 12-year-old Lilli Tauber’s door in November of 1938, her life was forever changed.
The Cooking Accident that Destroyed a Jewish Greek Community
The inferno that decimated Thessalonica left 70,000 people, including 52,000 Jews, homeless and penniless.
The Disappearing Headstones from the Jewish Cemetery of Ferrara
Were the ancient headstones sold or stolen and who was responsible for their disappearance?
The Ten Lost Tribes and the Return of the Jews to England
Menasseh Ben Israel, known as the “Ambassador of the Jews,” managed to convince the English that the readmission of the Jews to England would bring about Redemption.
The Great 1932 Victory of Bulgarian Jewry Over Anti-Semitism
In 1930s Europe, as evil parties were gaining traction in Bulgaria, the Jews managed – in one famous case – a victory of justice over hatred.
Even Fake IDs Could Not Save Them From the Nazis
Roza Bahar and her sister Matilda were willing to try anything to escape the Nazis but in the end, it was their fake IDs that led to their deaths.
Tevye the Milkman and the Fight Against Assimilation in Eastern Europe
What is the connection between Ronetti Roman’s theatre play “Manasse,” Sholem Aleichem’s novel “Tevye the Milkman,” and Mordechai Spector’s short story “The Prince?”
The Holocaust-Era Hero Who Became the Mayor of Hell
Miksa Domonkos, a Hungarian war hero who saved countless lives in the Budapest Ghetto during the Holocaust, was tortured to death under false pretenses.
When Life Gives You Lemons: Sukkot Preparations in the Town of Halberstadt
Living in a cold climate in Central Europe sometimes meant going to great lengths to get the citrus fruit required to celebrate the holiday of Sukkot.
The 13th Century Manuscript That Was Saved From the Nazis
The Worms Mahzor, written in the late 13th century, was spared the destruction of the Holocaust after it was smuggled away from the Gestapo and hidden in one of the city’s cathedral towers.
