Jewish History
The Pittsburgh Platform, 1885
Principles of Reform Judaism: A primary historical document.
Anti-Semitic Stereotypes of the Jewish Body
Folk beliefs about horns and big noses have served to demonize Jews--and even Jews themselves have not been exempt from distorted images of their bodies.
Biblical and Rabbinic Attitudes Toward Non-Jews
Early Jewish texts affirmed the universal fraternity of humankind, while asserting the importance of Jewish distinctiveness.
Court Jews
Court Jews were purveyors who provided food, fodder, and munitions to the European courts in return for special privileges.
Ancient Jewish Thought
Ancient Jewish Thought. Ancient Jewish History. Jewish History and Community.
539 BCE to 632 CE: The Story
Overview of the basic story of Jewish history from 539 BCE through 632 CE.
Hasidism’s Many Critics: Mitnagdim and Maskilim
Traditionalists as well as modernists opposed Hasidism on social, theological and cultural grounds.