Jewish Americans

In the 19th century, Purim became an occasion to hold parties to raise money for charities. These parties helped American Jews gain a standing among the elite.

Nostalgia is not merely reductive; it is also productive.

A Jewish American reflects on a life spent amidst the ghosts of the American South and the former capital of the Reich.

How the JAP became America’s most complex Jewish stereotype.

A Proctor & Gamble ad-man on the Lower East Side recognized a big marketing opportunity when he saw one.

The story of the Bintel Brief, an early twentieth-century advice column for Jewish immigrants.

In the latter half of the twentieth century, American comedy just was Jewish comedy, tamped down to appease audiences.

The Courage and Comic Genius of Groundbreaking Female Stand-Ups

Until the 1940s, Jews in America were considered a separate race. Their journey to whiteness has important lessons.

The Vermont senator isn’t religious, but a victory in Iowa or New Hampshire would be the first ever for a Jewish presidential candidate.

An explosive new book delves into American Jewish McCarthyism from the 1950s through late 1970s.

In the 1940s, the Irgun went to the heart of American culture to garner support for its campaign of violent insurrection.

The representation of Jews in antebellum popular culture reveals that many Americans found them both cartoonishly villainous and enticingly exotic.

How Kahanism infiltrated the political mainstream.

How fascists and authoritarians have used antisemitic conspiracy theories to harm Jewish communities and undermine democracy.

Making sense of anti-Semitism today requires examining Henry Ford’s outsize part in its origins.

How Black support for Zionism morphed into support for Palestine.

You can't be neutral on a tour bus rolling toward the foot of Masada.

A conversation about James Baldwin’s 1967 essay, “Negroes are Anti-Semitic Because They are Anti-White.”

During World War II, the OSS sent Moe Berg to Europe, where he gathered intel on Germany's efforts to build an atomic bomb.