Posts Tagged ‘ jewish history ’

Brooklyn Jews Boycott Schools!

April 15, 2013
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boycott

Last month, Mississippi passed a law that lets public school students lead prayers over public address systems. The ACLU promised a lawsuit. Sound familiar? It must: this type of mishegas has been going on for over a century. One of the most notable but seldom-discussed clashes started in Brownsville, Brooklyn, in 1905. It began when…

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Josephus and the First Mooning

April 10, 2013
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moon

Marking the new moon was God’s first commandment to the Jewish people. But when was the first…

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The Kimberley Plan

November 22, 2012
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Kimberley

In 1939, Isaac Nachman Steinberg—lawyer, ex-Bolshevik, former comrade of Vladimir Lenin—arrived in Perth, Western Australia. His objective:…

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How the Church Turned Jews into Moneylenders

November 2, 2012
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money-lender

Ever wonder how Jews became synonymous with usury? Is…

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Gay Avek

July 30, 2012
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Gay avek

Matt Honig, a documentarian from outside Washington, D.C.,…

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Log On to the Dead Sea Scrolls

June 22, 2012
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scrolls

Lately, there’s been a push to digitize everything–old…

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Letters from the Dead

March 15, 2012
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1

Imagine spying on letters written by other people–young…

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It’s Hip to Be Square

March 14, 2012
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matzah

Most people have a definite mental image of…

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What Freedom Looks Like

March 13, 2012
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katz haggadah

The Katz Family Haggadah, at first glance, is deceptively…

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Rabbi Cleopatra

March 10, 2012
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cleopatra

There are all sorts of strange cameos and…

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The King’s Wand

March 7, 2012
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scepter

One of the Talmud‘s oddest discussions has to be the…

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Kill Me Twice, Shame on Me

March 5, 2012
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Kenny McCormickphoto courtesy: Comedy Central

One of the more famous Jewish customs surrounding…

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