Modern Jewish History
What Happened at the ’72 Munich Olympics
A coordinated Palestinian terrorist attack and hostage situation in which 11 Israeli athletes were killed.
Jewish Immigrants in the Garment Industry
New York was a hub of clothing production, with sweatshops the first American workplace for many newly arrived Jews.
Ellis Island
A brief history of the place where so many Jewish immigrants entered the U.S.
Jewish Vacations: The Catskills
A mid-20th-century haven for Jews trying to get away from it all.
The Lynching of Leo Frank
Falsely accused of murdering a girl, a Jewish man was killed by a white mob in Georgia in 1915.
The Dreyfus Affair
The espionage conviction of a French military officer was a watershed event in the history of European anti-Semitism.