The modern misnomer of the Palestinian refugee Illegal immigration of Arabs in the early part of the 20th century gave rise to a term misconstrued in the 21st century. Gershon Horowicz Dec. 11, 2024
Letter to FDR from Einstein warning of Nazi atomic bomb to sell for millions The legendary physicist would go on to call the correspondence “the one great mistake in my life.” June 27, 2024
When presidents curse at the Jews Going back to the 1940s, top U.S. officials have said ugly things about Jews and Israel. Rafael Medoff Feb. 20, 2024
The lessons of ‘Casablanca’ The 1942 film and 1943 conference make a strong case against isolationism. Clifford D. May Dec. 13, 2023
Another official disillusioned Jewish disillusionment over the behavior of Palestinian Arab leaders is not a new phenomenon. Rafael Medoff Sept. 14, 2023
Author has Einstein’s brain on the brain Benyamin Cohen, who penned a new book on the Jewish genius, told JNS about how Einstein was the classic absent-minded professor, had his brain stolen, was offered the Israeli presidency and who ... snored. Alan Zeitlin July 6, 2023
A century later, has Harvard changed? One hundred years ago this week, the then-president of Harvard reportedly warned that if American Jews “decide to remain apart ... blood will be spilled.” Rafael Medoff Jan. 8, 2023
Just kidding? Racist presidential humor, from FDR to Trump There need to be meaningful consequences which will clearly establish that in contemporary American society, racist humor is no laughing matter. Rafael Medoff Nov. 23, 2022
Ken Burns’ film ‘The US and the Holocaust’ erases the American Jewish masses Throughout the filmmaker’s new documentary, the focus is on Jewish and government leaders, a top-down approach to history that has long been deemed inadequate and misleading. Stephen Norwood Sept. 22, 2022