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How a Plate of Shrimp Changed American Judaism
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (1758+ words) The infamous 1883 Trafa Banquet was meant to celebrate America’s first ordained rabbis. But a menu of shrimp, clams, oysters, and frog’s legs in cream ignited a firestorm that changed American Judaism. Yael Steiner and Jonathan Schwab tell the story behind…...
This week in Jewish history: Göring’s Final Solution order and first Russian Jews arrive in NYC
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (1142+ words) Updated Aug 3 2026 05:55PM EDT The Jewish calendar is full of anniversaries, but so is the regular calendar. Every week marks the anniversary of events that helped shape Jewish history, whether that’s a Nobel Prize-winning discovery, a pivotal Supreme Court decision, the…...
The Disappearance That Divided the Whole Jewish World
1+ week, 5+ day ago (126+ words) How Emma Lazarus gave the Statue of Liberty its voice Frozen in char and plaster: The beams that witnessed Jerusalem’s darkest day The meaning of love with Rabbi Shai Held At home in the mind (part 3) US support for Israel…...
Frozen in char and plaster: The beams that witnessed Jerusalem's darkest day
2+ week, 2+ day ago (910+ words) Jul 22 2026 12:30PM EDT Burnt ancient wooden beams from the end of the First Temple period were recently discovered in the City of David in Jerusalem, a rare find that appears to preserve evidence of the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE. The…...
The Jewish Secret To Everyday Happiness
2+ week, 5+ day ago (126+ words) US support for Israel continues to slide, including among Jewish Americans: new poll Emma Lazarus was born rich. Why did she speak for the poor? Torah study and legal immunity: What are the new laws shaking Israel? This week in…...
Should Israel have welcomed Clavicular? Inside the debate dividing Jewish influencers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1698+ words) Jul 14 2026 06:24PM EDT Twenty-year-old influencer Braden “Clavicular” Peters had barely settled into his chair at Israel’s Channel 13 before the interview fell apart. The social media personality, who has amassed more than 1.5 million followers through content centered on “looksmaxxing” and self-improvement, was…...
The Surprising Reason Jews Dominated Punk Rock
3+ week, 5+ day ago (128+ words) New UN reports accuse Israel of targeting children: What do they actually say? The Jews of 1789: citizens (part 2) Ephraim Moses Lilien, the forgotten artist who gave Zionism its visual identity ‘Pulp Fiction’ producer Lawrence Bender on bringing October 7 drama ‘Red…...
The Israeli Living Where Nobody Expects Him To
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (201+ words) When Dani Alter moved to Rahat, Israel’s largest Bedouin city, he entered a world few outsiders ever see. Living there with his wife, working along the city’s Cultural Mile, and becoming known as the only Jew in town, Dani’s story…...
Why the first Jews in Colonial American nearly vanished
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1953+ words) From Unpacked, this is Jewish History Nerds, the podcast where we nerd out on awesome stories in Jewish history. I’m Yael Steiner. Schwab: And I’m Jonathan Schwab. We’re continuing our series on Jews in America or in the Americas. So,…...
The complete history of American Jews, from 1654 to today
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1622+ words) Jul 1 2026 03:34PM EDT For much of Jewish history, freedom was fleeting. Then came the United States. The U.S. offered Jews something previous generations had rarely experienced: the possibility of belonging without giving up their Jewish identity. George Washington would later promise the…...