30 years after his death, the Nobel laureate’s village is being rebuilt, including a massive replica of a synagogue that was never there
The Last Bar Mitzvah Before Kristallnacht
At Berlin’s Rykestrasse Synagogue, Fredi chanted Moses’ song of darkness and redemption
The Kaiser’s Favorite “Carmen”? A Jewish Star from Budapest
After years in the Berlin Royal Opera, an aging Teréz Rothauser was sent to Theresienstadt
The National Day of Mourning… and Fundraising?
In the early 20th century, Zionists rallied around Tisha B’Av
The Exceptional Lilli Henoch: The Sad Story of a Champion Athlete
Lilli Henoch won championships and set new world records, but her accomplishments weren’t enough to save her from the bullets of the Nazi Einsatzgruppen soldiers
Erasing the Name of Haman the Wicked: The Origin of the Grogger
How does one drown out the name of the most hated, evil man in the Megillah? By making good use of a Christian folk tradition of course!
The Nuremberg Laws: The Ban Against Jewish Blood
At an assembly of the Nazi Party in September 1935, the Reichstag passed laws that stripped German Jews of their citizenship
What Did Freud Really Think of Zionism?
Spoiler alert: The father of psychoanalysis was not the biggest fan of establishing a Jewish state in Mandatory Palestine.
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
