Modern Jewish History

Jewish education in America, from colonial times to today

A renewed influx of Sephardic immigrants around the turn of the 20th century.

A Bavarian influx changed the face of American Jewry in the mid 19th century.

Encouraging signs that the nascent U.S. would welcome Jews

There has been much speculation about the famous and controversial explorer's origins.

A pioneer of Jewish studies.

An examination of the philosophy of one of the 20th century's most prominent Jewish thinkers.

Migration--within and from Europe--as a decisive factor in Jewish life.

The organization and development of the Bund, the General Union of Jewish Workers.

The academic study of Judaism, known as "Wissenschaft," began in 19th-century Germany.

Iranian Jewry under the Islamic Republic of Iran.