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David Greenglass mugshot after his arrest

The Nuclear Family: The Jewish Spy Who Sacrificed His Sister to Save His Wife

The Gemara’s Bava Metzia Tractate features a well-known argument in the annals of ethics: Two people are walking in the desert. One holds a jar containing enough water for one of them. If they divide the water between them, both will die. If one of them drinks all the water, he will survive. Ben Peturah said: It is preferable that both of them drink and die, and let neither one of them see the death of the other. Rabbi Akiva argued that one’s life takes precedence over that of one’s fellow. A Communist in his soul, Ben Peturah preached equality until death.[]

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My Family Story 24th Anniversary Celebration

The final event of this international Jewish heritage competition includes 200 Jewish institutions, 30 countries and more than 20,000 young participants. The 50 finalists and their families will attend the exhibition opening in memory of Manuel Hirsch Grosskopf at The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Koret international School for Jewish Peoplehood at The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot is proud to host finalists from around the globe and their families at an exhibit opening showcasing their family stories.  Youth from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, South Africa, Australia[]

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"Anders als die andern" 1919 poster

Pride and Prejudice: The Jewish Doctor Who Fought for LGBT Rights Over a Century Ago

Pride Month, and its celebration of the many ways to love and be loved, is a result of years of activism and advocacy on the part of LGBTQ+ people and their allies, particularly starting in the 1960s. But before the dawn of the 20th century one German Jewish doctor and sexologist, Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, became a pioneer for LGBTQ+ rights, paving the way for the world to recognize the existence and legal rights of individuals regardless of their sexual orientation. Hirschfeld was born in 1868 Kolberg (now Kolobrzeg) Poland and eventually moved to Germany in order to earn his doctoral[]

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Leah- Alizah Pikbeski next to her fancy car. Cairo, Egypt 1920 (Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, courtesy of Gila Hershkovitz, Israel)

Marcus-Mobile: The Jewish Genius Who Invented the Car and Was Erased by the Nazis

Peugeot, Citroen, Ford, Honda, Ferrari, Bentley, Renault. Before these brands became megacorps employing hundreds of thousands, they were flesh-and-blood people. Armand, Andre, Henry, Soichiro, Enzo, Walter, and Louis – the visionary engineers, inventors, and industrialists who entered the Industrial Revolution’s pantheon – are etched in human memory as masters who changed our lives forever. And there’s one more. In fact, two. Mercedes Benz. And before they morphed into a car, they were Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. For those who are wondering where the “Mercedes” came from: Daimler’s first client, a seasoned businessman named Emil Jellinek, made his purchase of[]

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