Crash Course

The turmoil in Israel after the Yom Kippur War led to the election of Menachem Begin and the historical peace...

The Yom Kippur War was the darkest time since the Holocaust for the Jewish people. But ultimately it came to...

The 6 Day War in 1967 was a major turning point. On the verge of annihilation, Israel emerged victorious and...

As Nasser rose to power in Egypt and unleashed terrorists attacks, Israel mounted the Sinai Campaign. Military victory turned into...

Israel had to absorb more than a million immigrants in its first years. It faced enormous housing, economic, political, cultural...

The declaration of the State of Israel in 1948 was met with great emotion from Jews - and the invasion...

World guilt over the Holocaust opened a brief window of opportunity which, along with some obvious divine intervention, launched the...

The Holocaust is the most difficult topic in Jewish history. Its scope is beyond human understanding. However,its impact on Jewish...

The Second World War unleashed forces undreamed of in their potential and terror. If a war could be called just,...

Jewish life today in the US is very different than before 1948. Forces like poverty, bigotry and the Melting Pot...