The Jews of Africa #BlackHistoryMonth Preliminary remarks on the study of the Jews in Africa, followed by The Jews of Ethiopia (origins to 1862). Premiering today at 12 noon ET. Note: for some reason this particular topic attracts an unusual amount of inappropriate commentary. Scholarly, collegial discussion is welcomed here; but I intend to remove hateful remarks, and commentators whoContinue reading “The Jews of Africa #BlackHistoryMonth” Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Esther as Crypto-Jew: Jewish History, Identity and the Missing 107 Verses from the Book of Esther Some thoughts on the literary figure of Queen Esther on the eve of the holiday of Purim. Talk originally delivered to members of Project Makom on February 21, 2022. http://www.projectmakom.org Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Arabian Jews and the Birth of Islam (Premiering Today at 12 noon ET); The Tragic Story of Uriel DaCosta; and The Strange Odyssey of Israel Aharoni Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Jews in Visigothic Spain Jewish History Lab Report February 12, 2021 Jewish History Lab Lectures Scheduled for Next Week (Advance access for YouTube channel members at the Student Level) 49. Early Jewish Settlement in Spain (Scheduled for Sunday @ 1:00 PM ET) 50. Jews in Visigothic Spain (Scheduled for Monday @1:00 PM ET) Researchers: The Amazing Journey of YisraelContinue reading “Jews in Visigothic Spain” Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Jews in Late Roman Period, The Convert who Illustrated the Maxwell House Haggadah, and the Tragic Jewish Backstory to yelling “fire” in a theater Jewish History Lab Report for February 5, 2021. Videos dropping next week (advance viewing for Students now available): Researchers video: Text version at JTA here. Colleagues Live Class on Wednesday: Jews in Visigothic Iberia Other Publications: The German Convert who Illustrated the Maxwell House Haggadah Have an excellent Shabbos! Looking forward to learning more JewishContinue reading “Jews in Late Roman Period, The Convert who Illustrated the Maxwell House Haggadah, and the Tragic Jewish Backstory to yelling “fire” in a theater” Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Jewish History Lab Report (January 29, 2021) Babylonian Center, Talmud, Amsterdam Haggadah Hello fellow students of Jewish History! Here’s this week’s Jewish History Lab Report. Dropping next week: Researchers Video: Who Illustrated the Amsterdam Haggadah of 1695? Next Week: Under Christian Rule A Bird-Headed Haggadah (Why?) https://www.thejewishstar.com/Print_E… Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
What is the Meaning of Jewish History? A brief overview of some historiographic theory as it relates to Jewish history, also considering the impact of Postmodernism. Here’s a link to Rosman, Moshe. How Jewish is Jewish History?. United Kingdom: Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2009. Another fairly recent and important work is Yerushalmi, Yosef Hayim. Zakhor: Jewish History and Jewish Memory. United Kingdom: University of Washington Press, 2011. Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Please take this brief, anonymous survey Good morning fellow students of Jewish History! Do you watch the Jewish History Lab series? If so, please contribute your thoughts in this brief, anonymous survey. We’ll be starting the second semester later this month, and I value your opinion! https://bit.ly/jhljanuary2021 Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira: Sunday Night Sunday, January 10, 8pm. Sponsored by Congegration Darchei Noam of Fair Lawn, NJ. Register at dno.am/5781/webinar. Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Spiritual Heroism in a Time of Quarantine The Holocaust Writings of Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira (The Aish Kodesh הי׳׳ד) Please join me on Sunday, January 10 at 8PM ET for a discussion of the Warsaw Ghetto experience of the Aish Kodesh, and what lessons we may glean for the present season of quarantine. http://dno.am/5781/webinar Share this:TwitterTumblrFacebookLinkedInEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...