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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'
By David B. Green | 2
This day in Jewish history / Violent public penance for secret Spanish Jews
By David B. Green | 1
This day in Jewish history / Bob Dylan lays down his first track
By David B. Green

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

This day in Jewish history / The first Mishna is printed

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

By David B. Green | May 8, 2013 | 09:57 AM

This day in Jewish history / Galilee Jews revolt against the caesar of the east

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

By David B. Green | May 7, 2013 | 08:53 AM

This day in Jewish history / An aspiring banker marries up

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.

By David B. Green | May 6, 2013 | 10:21 AM

This day in Jewish history / The poet who called out T.S. Eliot's anti-Semitism is born

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

By David B. Green | May 5, 2013 | 09:23 AM | 6

This day in Jewish history / Allied forces' catastrophic attack

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.

By David B. Green | May 3, 2013 | 08:23 AM

This day in Jewish history / An anti-Zionist rabbi dies in Jerusalem

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.

By David B. Green | May 2, 2013 | 07:49 AM | 5

This day in Jewish history / American Jewish World Service is established

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

By David B. Green | May 1, 2013 | 08:41 AM

This day in Jewish history / Theodor Herzl finishes his novel 'Old-New Land'

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.

By David B. Green | Apr 30, 2013 | 09:27 AM | 2

This day in Jewish history / Serenity now! Comic Jerry Seinfeld is born

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

By David B. Green | Apr 29, 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