Black Jews have been a part of American history since before the colonial era.
This short documentary captures the spirit of Jewish life in Warsaw, Poland, before World War II.
A Podcast and article about Tisha B'Av in our modern context.
Back in the first Gulf War, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein attacked Iran, resulting in thirty-four countries entering an alliance against him.
In January 1954, the Attorney General v. Gruenwald case AKA the Kasztner trial began.
Article about Hannah Senesh and a poem she wrote about Hanukkah.
The “Farhud,” Arabic for pogrom or violent dispossession, gripped Iraq’s 2,600 year-old Jewish community during WW2.
In this unit we will learn about a poem written by Naomi Shemer in connection to the Yom Kippur war and see how it became a prayer of hope for many. Her personal archive includes many more songs and documents that tell the story of Israel over the years.
Facilitate a conversation about JWA's podcast episode "People of the Cookbook" in your classroom or community.
A recording of a webinar introducing the Sefaria library