American Jews
Sally Priesand: First American Female Rabbi
Ordained in 1972 by the Reform movement, she paved the way to the rabbinate for many women.
Judah P. Benjamin, Confederacy’s Second-In-Command
The Jewish second-in-command of the Southern Confederacy during the Civil War was once a United States senator.
Louis Brandeis, First Jewish Supreme Court Justice
Brandeis was also the first high court nominee subject to public hearings.
How Summer Camp Became A Jewish Thing
A history of this iconic institution in American Jewish life.
Joseph Soloveitchik
The preeminent figure of American Modern Orthodoxy, the man known as 'the Rav' ordained thousands of rabbis.
Jewish Immigration from Eastern Europe
How the Jews changed America and America changed the Jews.
New York’s 4 Most Famous Jewish Gangsters
These mobsters shared notoriously violent careers -- but only one was convicted.
1950s America: A ‘Golden Age’ for Jews
After World War II, Judaism thrived in America, and the country awarded its Jews insider status.
The Lower East Side of New York City
On the Jewish Plymouth Rock of New York's Lower East Side, Jewish immigrants began their new lives.