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Articles by My Jewish Learning
Ask the Expert: Kashrut in Shtetls
Were there two sets of dishes in the shtetls?
Emanuel Celler
Congressman Emanuel Celler embodies the American Jewish commitment to relieve the suffering of refugees and victims of persecution.
Isaac de Castro
In 1647, the Portuguese Inquisition in Brazil compelled Isaac de Castro to choose between his Judaism and being burned alive. De Castro courageously chose his faith and martyrdom.
Jacob Lumbrozo
One of the first persons charged with blasphemy in the English colonies was a Jew.
Jane Evans Argues for Ordination of Women Rabbis
Today in Jewish History: April 29, 1957
Amy Eilberg Ordained as First Female Conservative Rabbi
Today in Jewish History: May 12, 1985
Sandy Sasso Ordained as First Female Reconstructionist Rabbi
Today in Jewish History: May 19, 1974
Jews and Non-Jews in Modernity
Jews and their neighbors have always co-existed, sometimes in harmony, and other times striving for it.