An inscribed piece of pottery found in an ancient Jewish stronghold in the Jordan Valley has finally been deciphered.

Before the Nazis chose Oswiciem as the site of the infamous death camp, Jews thrived in the city for half a millennium. Now, ...

But she's since learned a lot about Jewish history and culture, and she's summarized the most important lessons she's gleaned in her new book, "Von Juden lernen" (Learning from Jews). Mirna Funk ...

And ancient synagogues can be tourist draws ... councils and autonomous communities,” he said. JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong ...

All of its crew perished, including Israel’s first astronaut, Ilan Ramon. A former combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force, he ...

Is it possible for a book to feel both timely and like a relic from a different era? In the case of The Islamic Moses, by the Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol, the answer is yes. The book was completed ...

His understanding of the genetics is limited and uncritical, but his broad, well-documented sweep of Jewish history will inform even the most knowledgeable of readers.

One of the largest and most diverse programs of its kind, Near Eastern and Judaic Studies (NEJS) is dedicated to intellectual openness and engagement with critical questions of history, literature, ...

(JTA) — Jewish day school graduate and actor Ike Barinholtz successfully answered a question about the ancient Roman poet ... Project” and Mel Brooks’ “History of the World Part II ...