Jews in the Diaspora

At the Gravesite of Menasseh Ben Israel Continued Sunday afternoon we visited the Portuguese Jewish cemetery in Ouderkirk, a village about five miles south of Amsterdam. The cemetery- the oldest […]

New York is a city with a large populace. Each of us meets and knows many persons, and it is precisely because of this that we really do not know […]

In the Jewish cemetery of Fez, Morrocco — the city we associate with the Rif and the Rambam — stands a monument, the gravesite of a beautiful young woman, who […]

Reputed to be the wealthiest woman in Germany in her time, Chaile Raphael Kaulla served as a treasurer at the Royal Wurttemberg court, while raising a family and supporting a […]

And the Disappearance of the Ethrog from Corfu For several centuries Corfu was one of the chief suppliers of Ethrogim to Jews all over the world. The use of Corfu […]

In the ancient Jewish quarter of the Kazimir district in Cracow, Poland, you’ll find a street called Ulica Estery. It’s named after Queen Esterke, as she was referred to in […]

Gibraltar occupies a small peninsula jutting out from the Spanish coast. Its town is situated at the foot and on the lowest levels of the western face of the Rock, […]

Every year with the approach of Passover new Haggadah editions make their appearance. In recent years the Diskin Orphan Home of Israel — the oldest charitable institution of the Holy […]

Last November 9, Frankfurt’s new Jewish museum was opened. The event was planned to coincide with the Kristallnacht commemorations, which were held throughout the Federal Republic of Germany. Of the […]