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6 million: what does that number really mean?
For decades, we’ve heard the statistic that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. I personally think that the figure has lost much of its meaning, so I’ve decided...
6 million: what does that number really mean?
For decades, we’ve heard the statistic that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. I personally think that the figure has lost much of its meaning, so I’ve decided...
the Danish and the Holocaust
INTRODUCTIONOver 60 percent of Jews in Europe perished in the Holocaust. In some countries, such as Poland and Lithuania, an astronomic 90+ percent of Jews were murdered. It’s important to...
the Danish and the Holocaust
INTRODUCTIONOver 60 percent of Jews in Europe perished in the Holocaust. In some countries, such as Poland and Lithuania, an astronomic 90+ percent of Jews were murdered. It’s important to...
Napoleon's agreement with the Jews
BACKGROUND For hundreds of years, Jews in Europe lived under unequal laws. For example, they were forbidden from working certain jobs, forced to wear specific outfits to make them...
Napoleon's agreement with the Jews
BACKGROUND For hundreds of years, Jews in Europe lived under unequal laws. For example, they were forbidden from working certain jobs, forced to wear specific outfits to make them...
what was being a Jewish dhimmi like?
BACKGROUND Jews are an ethnoreligious group, nation, and tribe originating in the region that is today Israel-Palestine, with a history dating back 5000 years. As a result of conquest,...
what was being a Jewish dhimmi like?
BACKGROUND Jews are an ethnoreligious group, nation, and tribe originating in the region that is today Israel-Palestine, with a history dating back 5000 years. As a result of conquest,...
interesting queens in Jewish history
BAT-SHEVA (BATHSHEBA)Queen Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah and later of King David. According to the story in the Tanakh, King David saw her bathing and lusted after her. He...
interesting queens in Jewish history
BAT-SHEVA (BATHSHEBA)Queen Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah and later of King David. According to the story in the Tanakh, King David saw her bathing and lusted after her. He...
the extermination of a Jewish tribe in the Arab...
INTRODUCTION Teaching history — particularly history that is deeply embroiled with people’s religious beliefs — can be really difficult. The unfortunate truth is that the real human history is overwhelmingly...
the extermination of a Jewish tribe in the Arab...
INTRODUCTION Teaching history — particularly history that is deeply embroiled with people’s religious beliefs — can be really difficult. The unfortunate truth is that the real human history is overwhelmingly...