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This week in Jewish history: World War II begins and Dutch Jews gain equal rights

How did Jews become equal citizens in the Netherlands, and how did Germany’s invasion of Poland unleash the horrors of World War II?

The story of Ethiopian Jews Israel rarely tells

Police were searching for suspects in Jerusalem. They found a 2,000-year-old burial cave instead

To a Jerusalem archaeologist, a burial cave under a house is much less surprising than it sounds.

This week in Jewish history: Nazi naming laws and Operation Magic Carpet

Nazi Germany tried to mark Jews through their names. A decade later, Operation Magic Carpet transported an entire Jewish community to Israel.

This week in Jewish history: The lynching of Leo Frank and George Washington’s promise to American Jews

Leo Frank’s 1915 lynching revealed the deadly power of antisemitism. George Washington’s 1790 letter offered a radically different vision of Jewish life in the U.S.

Maytal Kowalski is having tough conversations with Canadian Jews

This Week in Jewish History: The Night of the Murdered Poets and Białystok Ghetto Uprising

Stalin executed 13 Soviet Jewish intellectuals, while Jewish resistance fighters rose against the Nazis in the Białystok Ghetto.

Israel elections 2026: A guide to the parties, candidates and issues

Israel is heading to the polls on October 27. Here’s how Israeli elections work, who’s running and the biggest issues shaping the 2026 race.

Can Australia’s Jews ever recover from Bondi? With Jeremy Leibler

This Week in Jewish History: Jews are forced to hear conversion sermons — and earn the right to marry

Why were medieval Jews forced to hear Christian sermons, and why did Jewish soldiers have to earn the right to marry?

The Jewish Woman Who Hunted Jews For The Gestapo

This week in Jewish history: Göring’s Final Solution order and first Russian Jews arrive in NYC

This week in Jewish history, Göring ordered preparations for the Final Solution, and Russian Jewish immigrants arrived in New York City.

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