David B. Green

Dolph Schayes, the son of Jewish immigrants from Romania, was named one of the NBA's 50 best players ever in 1996.

In response to groups of slaughter-hungry marauders intent on murdering Jews, the Bishop of Strasbourg formed a local band to track down the perpetrators.

One of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century died on this day in 1990 at the age of 64.

The rabbi and his brother, leaders of the local Jewish community, were falsely accused of luring a Jewish apostate to abandon his newfound Christianity.

Shmuel Zygielbojm gave up his own life as a symbol of frustration at the Allies' inaction in the face of the slaughter of the Jews.

Humans should 'take responsibility for the earth as if the future of human life depended on it', urged Hans Jonas, a great fan of Hannibal.

Joshua Solomon ben Israel Nathan Soncino, the first member of the distinguished family of printers, completed publication of the work in 1492.

The rebels headed by Isaac of Sepphoris and Patricius gained control of wide areas of the Galilee. It didn't last.

Jacob Schiff fell in love with the boss's daughter; he would eventually run his father-in-law's firm and become one of the leading figures in the American banking world.

The celebrated British poet Emanuel Litvinoff wrote eloquently about his life between the World Wars and advocated fiercely for Soviet Jews.

After the Nazis had all but surrendered to the Allies, they packed several ships with Jewish prisoners, in a last-ditch effort to kill them. The Royal Air Force accommodated, attacking the ships and killing more than 7,000 innocents.

Rabbi Moshe Hirsch's arranged marriage to the daughter of the leader of an anti-Zionist sect helped him to become a surprising confidant of Yasser Arafat.

The AJWS' activities include grant-making to small communities in the developing world, women’s empowerment and sustainable agriculture.

His utopian vision included a warm welcome for Jews by local Arabs and a secular nation with equal rights for all. Not all embraced his notions.

The man behind the iconic TV series that is still quoted by legions of fans was born on this day in 1954.

News shutterbug Erich Salomon created 'photojournalism' by wedging himself into great events - and shooting their images.

Fleeing the Inquisition in Portugal, Jews who settled in Brazil got a breath of freedom under the Dutch. Then the Portuguese kicked them out again.

U.S. Secretary of State James Monroe said the reason was the discovery of Mordechai Manuel Noah's Jewish identity, but it was more about paying pirates too much.

The answer to the recording debut of Bob Dylan came, my friends, by blowin' into a harmonica.

Rabbi Chaim ben Joseph Vital helped pass down the teachings of Lurianic kabbalah, a school of Jewish mysticism.

Rita Levi-Montalcini, who died last year at 103, helped identify a protein that is responsible for the growth and maintenance of nerve cells.

Baron Maurice de Hirsch was one of the wealthiest men of the 19th century, and also one of the most generous.

With the help of three Belgian resistance fighters, 116 people ultimately escaped. Simon Gronowski, who was 11 at the time, was one of them.

Benny Leonard, who retired at his mother's request, is considered one of the best boxers of the 20th century and perhaps the greatest lightweight of all time.

In 1770, Moses Lindo, a successful Jewish dye expert, donated to the new institution which had pledged access to all students, regardless of religious affiliation.

Larry is the only character who knows right from wrong, but he's such an ineffectual pushover that it?s hard to feel empathy for him. Everyone else is a moral monster dressed up like a normative, middle-class being.

It's hardly surprising that Hashomer Hatzair, along with most other secular youth groups in Israel, has declined in popularity in recent decades.