Loren Jacobs’s prayer for victims of the Tree of Life congregation offended many Jews. Jacobs is part of a group called Jews for Jesus – a messianic Jewish organization with a complicated history.
- Associate Director of Jewish Studies, Lecturer, Arts & Sciences Writing Program, Boston University
Tras el asesinato de 11 personas en una sinagoga en Pittsburgh, una académica explica por qué este crimen de odio le recuerda al clima político entre las dos guerras mundiales en Estados Unidos.
After the killing of 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, a scholar explains why this hate crime reminds her of the political climate between the two world wars in the US.
Fake news has been used in the past to feed into people’s fears and prejudices. A particularly poignant story from 1913 relates to the wrongful conviction of an innocent man named Leo Frank.
The U.S. saw an increase in anti-Semitic and anti-immigrant sentiments in the period between World War I and World War II. Here’s why it matters to know that history today.
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