Stuart Rockoff

Since moving to Mississippi ten years ago, I have been continually struck by the state’s rich but complicated history. One ...

In celebration of the completion of the Kentucky section of our online Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities, we bring you ...

Few places in America are more remote than southeastern Kentucky.  Back in the early 20th century, a handful of Jewish ...

The Civil Rights Movement is one of the most compelling chapters of American history. State and federal governments were right ...

Recently, I have started my research into the Jewish communities of Kentucky for our Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. A ...

Many of the Jewish communities that I research and write about for our Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities are quite ...

The idea of a Jewish conspiracy to control the world has long been a canard of anti-Semites. Its most infamous ...

As I was researching the Jewish history of Tulsa, Oklahoma, I came upon a wonderful photograph in the 50th anniversary ...

With Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur just behind us, I thought I would share a little bit about the significance ...

While illegal immigration has become a hot button issue in recent years, it is not a new phenomenon. In fact, ...