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This Day in Jewish History

This day in Jewish history / The Rambam comes to Israel

Moses ben Maimon, known better as Maimonides or the Rambam, was born in Spain and died in Egypt, but along the way he spent a brief sojourn in the ancient Israeli city of Acre.

By David B. Green | May 23, 2013 | 07:27 AM

This day in Jewish history / Theodor Herzl finishes his novel 'Old-New Land'
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This day in Jewish history / Violent public penance for secret Spanish Jews
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This day in Jewish history / Bob Dylan lays down his first track
By David B. Green

This day in Jewish history / The founder of modern Hasidism dies

The Baal Shem Tov's power and influence on Judaism are immeasurable, as he empowered the individual and democratized Jewish practice.

By David B. Green | May 22, 2013 | 07:54 AM

This day in Jewish history / Two teens kidnap and murder their neighbor

Teenagers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and murdered a neighbor and gained notoriety in their subsequent trial, defended by Clarence Darrow.

By David B. Green | May 21, 2013 | 07:52 AM | 2

This day in Jewish history / Fans say goodbye to comic Gilda Radner

Gilda Radner, who left an indelible mark on a generation of 'Saturday Night Live' fans with her classic characters, succumbed to cancer at 42.

By David B. Green | May 20, 2013 | 07:24 AM | 4

This day in Jewish history / An NBA all-star player and coach is born

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

By David B. Green | May 19, 2013 | 07:36 AM

This day in Jewish history / A 14th-century neighborhood watch begins

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.

By David B. Green | May 17, 2013 | 05:00 AM

This day in Jewish history / Sammy Davis Jr. dies

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

By David B. Green | May 16, 2013 | 07:25 AM

This day in Jewish history / Rabbi Hayim Reizes of Lemberg is burned at the stake

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

By David B. Green | May 13, 2013 | 09:29 AM

This day in Jewish history / A Polish suicide to protest Allied indifference to the Jews' fate

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.

By David B. Green | May 12, 2013 | 07:42 AM | 6

This day in Jewish history / Lest we destroy earth: The first green philosopher is born

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.

By David B. Green | May 10, 2013 | 10:48 AM

This day in Jewish history / Newton Minow reveals stunning truism: American TV blows

Fifty years on America still appreciates the FCC chairman's revelation that TV programming is 'vast wasteland.'

| May 9, 2013 | 09:22 AM

Double Take

African migrants looking through the fence at the Egyptian-Israeli border on August 4, 2012.

Double Take / African asylum seekers out of the spolight but not in the clear

By Joel Greenberg | 08:39 AM

Double Take / A month after Gaza war, Hamas still rides a wave of popularity

By Joel Greenberg | 07:22 AM | 4

Double Take / The politics of potholes in East Jerusalem

By Joel Greenberg | 09:41 AM

Someone Else's Simcha

Someone Else's Simcha / Yoel and Dvorah's engagement party - Pleased to meet you, I'm sure

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 01:00 PM

Someone Else's Simcha / Princess Leah Golovey's simchat bat

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 04:19 PM

Someone Else's Simcha / Independence Day at Yozma kindergartens - Bring-your-soldier-to-school day

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 01:25 PM

On Root

On Root / How a word for religious faith turned into a refrigerator

By Jeremy Benstein | 09:44 AM

On Root / What postcards, incest, and revelation have in common

By Jeremy Benstein | 04:45 PM

On Root / In a pickle about Israel's occupation

By Jeremy Benstein | 08:51 AM