The sweet and (un)savory story behind the traditional dish.
Haim Gouri’s Box of Old Stories
Hamutal Gouri, daughter of Haim Gouri, writes of how her father taught her the near-magical power of stories – tales that can be pulled out of a box to help us make sense of the world.
The School that Helped Children Heal from the Holocaust
In the Avigdor School magazine, dreams of becoming a princess stand alongside memories of starvation. The magazine offered an outlet for the memories of Jewish children after World War Two.
The Story of a Dying Community: A Diary from the Amsterdam Jewish Community at the End of WWII
An anonymous Jew describes the last months of World War II in Amsterdam. This city, once a large and vibrant Jewish center, turns into a ghost town before his eyes, while he and a handful of Jews try against all odds to survive.
Abba Kovner and the Jewish Avengers
“Better to fall as free fighters than to live by the mercy of the murderers. Arise! Arise with your last breath!”
Who Stood With the Orphans When the Nazis Came?
Meet Doctor Henryk Goldszmit who refused to leave the Jewish orphans to face the Nazis alone.
The Partisan Poet Rescued from the Woods of Lithuania
The life of Avraham Sutzkever, the foremost Yiddish poet in Israel, spanned almost the entire tumultuous revolution-and-war-filled 20th century.
Moving Testimony: A Prayer from the Anusim of the Communist Revolution
A rare manuscript reveals that even in the midst of Soviet oppression there were Jews who insisted on preserving a remnant of their ancestors’ faith.
Bringing Darkness to Light: Singing Hanukkah Songs Through the Holocaust
Rare recordings kept in the National Library’s collection reveal the Hanukkah songs that gave hope to Jewish children during WWII.
Elementary, My Dear Golem
What does the great Jewish mystic known as “The Maharal” have to do with Sherlock Holmes? This is the story of a manuscript “discovered” at the dawn of the twentieth century, which began a new genre in Hebrew literature.
