When Mohammad Husein discovered medieval Jewish literature and its similarities to classical Arabic literature, he could not wait to share his excitement with his fellow

They were an odd couple, these two middle-aged women—one in a black hijab and ankle-length dress, the other in tight-fitting jeans and colorful T-shirt—standing there

Jamaican Jewish history is visible not only in Congregation Shaare Shalom but in the adjacent Jewish Heritage Centre (011-876-922-5931; shaareshalom@cwjamaica.com), where walls display images of

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Libyan Regina Bublil-Waldman, 65, can still vividly describe the brilliant sun and taste the fresh fish her father caught during a Shabbat spent frolicking on

Menachem Zivotofsky was born in Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem. He was not born in Israel, at least according to the United States passport his

Last spring I happened on an online item about the imminent opening of a museum in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, a picturesque village in the fastness of

It was the most daring—and seemingly impossible—mission. On February 8, 1914, when Palestine was still part of the Ottoman Empire, two planes of the fledgling