In new book 'The Jew Who Would Be King,' historian Adam Rovner tells the story of Nathaniel Isaacs, who survived a shipwreck ...

San Wei, which serves pastrami sandwiches along with churros and biang biang noodles, tells a uniquely American story.

Two instances, one involving an “avant-garde” program and the other a traditional one, provide counterpoints to Trump’s ...

Shlissel challah is a special loaf baked the first sabbath after Passover. We trace the modern route by which the bread has spread beyond the ultra-orthodox world to everyday Jewish bakers.

When Ridley Scott announced a sequel to a great epic classic after 24 years, expectations were understandably high. With the ...

Carnival celebrations in Germany’s Rhineland region are characterized by five things: Music, costumes, flowers, candy, and ...

It was the first time I was to see the face of Il Duce up close…“On hearing my affirmation of the unshakable loyalty of Italian Jews to the Fatherland, His Excellency Mussolini looks me straight in ...

There have been twelve Greek Popes in the history of the papacy, with Saint Peter considered to be the first Catholic leader.

In the last years of his life, probably around 1844, great polish poet Juliusz Słowacki [1809-1849] wrote a mystical prose poem ...

King's son said he never thought racism would still be around and on the rise like it is today, as rally-goers urged activism ...

At the beginning of last January, an important book was published by the American publishing house Clarity Press, authored by Dan Steinbock, an American ...