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The Dice Tax
A bizarre phenomenon in Jewish history
Feb 19
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Should the Bishop Pay?
Ambrose and the synagogue burning in Callinicum
Feb 12
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The Man who Revived a Language
Eliezer ben-Yehuda and the Birth of Modern Hebrew
Feb 5
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The Homeland That Never Was
Abraham Galante and the Jews of Sudan
Jan 29
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Earthquake in Tzfat
Was anyone really to blame?
Jan 22
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The Myth of the Judeo-Christian Tradition
Jun 30, 2022
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The First Jews in the Americas.
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Did She Jilt Ivanhoe?
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The Secret Jews of Iran
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The Rothschild of Painters
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim and the birth of popular Jewish art
Jan 15
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Did She Jilt Ivanhoe?
The selfless life of Rebecca Gratz
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A Medieval Travelogue
The Intriguing Journey of Benjamin of Tudela
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Isaac of Norwich
The life of a prominent Jew in the time of Robin Hood
Dec 25, 2025
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The Mother of Crooks
Fredericka Mandelbaum’s New York Criminal Enterprise
Dec 18, 2025
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How to Badger a Philosopher
Isaac de Pinto’s 18th century economics
Dec 11, 2025
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The Man who wasn't Himself
The enigmatic career of Isaac Satanow.
Dec 4, 2025
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The Discovery of Julie Rosewald
The First Woman to Lead a Synagogue Service
Nov 27, 2025
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Tracing the Tobiads
The Fragmentary History of a Once Powerful Dynasty
Nov 20, 2025
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The Murderous History of Bible Translations
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