How Jews shaped the Western – and how the Western shaped Jews
Gene Wilder, center, plays a Polish rabbi in the 1979 film “The Frisco Kid,” alongside Harrison Ford. Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images
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Hidden in a famous WWII photo, two heroic Jewish stories
US troops of the 69th Infantry Division (left), shake hands with Russian troops on the wrecked bridge over the Elbe. Bernard Kirschenabum is second...
What is ‘Zionism without Zion?’ New history asks, but can’t answer
‘Melting Point’ is Rachel Cockerell’s first novel. Graphic by Canva/Olivia Haynie
By Olivia Haynie
April 17, 2025
For her first book, Rachel Cockerell took an unconventional approach....
How a Jewish boy from Canterbury became a Zulu chieftain
Dr. Adam Rovner’s second book, coming out in April, documents the life of Nathaniel Isaacs, a Jewish adventurer, who eventually became a Zulu Chieftain...
How a Jewish boy from Canterbury became a Zulu chieftain
Adam Rovner’s second book, coming out in April, documents the life of Nathaniel Isaacs, a Jewish adventurer who eventually became a Zulu Chieftain. Courtesy...