Joellyn Zollman
Joellyn Wallen Zollman holds a PhD in Jewish History from Brandeis University. She was the History and Community editor of MyJewishLearning.com.
Articles by Joellyn Zollman
The Dreyfus Affair
The espionage conviction of a French military officer was a watershed event in the history of European anti-Semitism.
What Were Shtetls?
Clearing up myths about these Eastern European villages where Jews lived.
Jewish Emancipation in Russia
Faced with state-endorsed anti-semitism, Russian Jews attempted to make their own emancipation.
Jewish Immigration to America
The size and character of the American Jewish community has been defined by the 3.5 million Jews who have emigrated since the 17th century.