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Newest Additions to the Library
Upcoming Holidays and Commemorations | Upcoming Anniversaries
Anti-Semitism | Biography | History | Holocaust | Israel
Judaism | The Middle East | Myths & Facts | Peace Process | Public Opinion Polls
Terrorism | U.S.-Israel Relations | Virtual Jewish World
Upcoming Holidays and Commemorations
- Rosh HaShanah (September 6-8, 2021)
- Fast of Gedalia (September 9, 2021)
- Yom Kippur (September 15-16, 2021)
- Sukkot (September 20-27, 2021)
- Shemini Atzeret (September 27-28, 2021)
- Simkhat Torah (September 28-29, 2021)
Upcoming Anniversaries
- Birthday of Shimon Peres (August 2, 1923)
- Einstein Urges Roosevelt to Pursue Atomic Bomb (August 2, 1939)
- Prisoner Uprising At Treblinka Extermination Camp (August 2, 1942)
- Iraq Invades Kuwait Starting First Gulf War (August 2, 1990)
- Columbus Sets Sail for the New World (August 3, 1492)
- Birthdate Of Regina Jonas, First Female Rabbi In History (August 3, 1902)
- Harrison Report on the Treatment of Displaced Jews (August 3, 1945)
- Jabotinsky Dies of Heart Attack (August 4, 1940)
- Nazi Raid Uncovers Anne Frank’s Hiding Place (August 4, 1944)
- Suicide Bomber Kills Nine On Bus (August 4, 2002)
- Cuba’s First Synagogue Founded By 11 American Jews (August 5, 1906)
- Victims Of Bulgarian Attack On El Al Plane Buried In Tel Aviv (August 5, 1955)
- Palestinian Terrorist Attack At Athens Airport (August 5, 1973)
- Future Financier Jacob Schiff Arrives In The U.S. (August 6, 1865)
- The Thirteenth Zionist Congress Is Convened (August 6, 1923)
- Joe Lieberman Selected As Al Gore’s Running Mate (August 7, 2000)
- Benny Friedman Inducted Into NFL Hall Of Fame (August 7, 2005)
- Bar Ilan University Founded (August 7, 1955)
- World Jewish Congress Convened in Geneva (August 8, 1936)
- War Of Attrition Ends (August 8, 1970)
- IDF Rescue Team Dispatched To Us Embassy In Kenya (August 8, 1998)
Anti-Semitism
- Background & Overview of the Arab Boycott of Israel [Updated]
- The History of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement [Updated]
- International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Definition of Anti-Semitism [Updated]
- Senate Passes Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism
- Campus Divestment Resolutions in the USA [Updated]
- State Anti-BDS Legislation [Updated]
- Disruptions of Pro-Israel Campus Events in the United States
- Anti-Semitism or Antisemitism? [Updated]
- State Anti-BDS Legislation [Updated]
- Anti-Semitic Incidents On U.S. Campuses Graph [Updated]
- Anti-Semitic Incidents in the United States Graph [Updated]
- ADL Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents 2020
- Flier Says Roosevelt Administration Loaded With Jews
- Anti-Semitism in Iranian Textbooks
- Drafters Explain Origins of IHRA
- University Statements Rejecting Divestment and the Academic Boycott of Israel [Updated]
- Biden Administration Endorses IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism
- Handbook for the Practical Use of the IHRA Working Definition of Anti-Semitism
Biography
- Nathan “Nat” Harold Leaman World War II Escaper Extraordinaire
- Carl Levin [Updated]
- Jackie Mason [Updated]
- Steven Weinberg [Updated]
- Gal Fridman [Updated]
- Ian Kinsler [Updated]
- Ebrahim Raisi
- Sue Bird [Updated]
- Omri Casspi [Updated]
- Moshe ben Nachman (Nachmanides/Ramban) [Updated]
- Rachel “Ruchie” Freier
- Josef Mengele [Updated]
- Eric Garcetti [Updated]
- Brent Novoselsky
- Shmuel Yosef “Shai” Agnon [Updated]
- Henry Morgenthau, Jr. [Updated]
- Raoul Wallenberg [Updated]
- Yasser Arafat [Updated]
- Yosef Alon
History
- Jewish Reaction Patterns
- Total Casualties, Arab-Israeli Conflict [Updated]
- Disputation of Barcelona [Updated]
- History & Overivew of the Western Wall [Updated]
- Origins of the Name “Palestine” and Palestinian Nationalism [Updated]
- Roosevelt Tells Congress of Nazi Determination to Exterminate European Jewry (June 12, 1944)
- The Grand Mufti’s Testimony Before the Peel Commission (July 1, 1937)
- Jewish Federations of North America [Updated]
- The Palmach [Updated]
- Address To American Arabs By Haj Amin al-Husseini (March 19, 1943)
Holocaust
- Lions of Judah: The Jewish Commandos of the SIG
- U.S.-Germany Dialogue on Holocaust Issues
- U.S. States Requiring Holocaust Education in Schools [Updated]
- Rep. Hennings Calls on President to Protest Mistreatment of German Jews (October 3, 1935)
- Manufacturer Objects to Attention Given to Jews Over Americans (November 23, 1938)
- Efforts to Save Jewish Children in France (September 21, 1943)
- Public Opinion Polls After Kristallnacht
- Holocaust Quiz [Updated]
- U.S. Grants Licenses to World Jewish Congress, Joint Distribution Committee to Aid French Jews (January 3, 1944)
- U.S. Learns of Worsening Condition of Jews in France, Including Thousands of Children (December 30, 1943)
- Report on Campaign for the Extermination of French Jews (September 11, 1943)
- Representatives of Polish Jewry Urge Roosevelt to Act (December 8, 1942)
Israel
- Military Threats to Israel: Syria [Updated]
- Israel Quiz [Updated]
- Israel and the Olympic Games
- Jews in Sports: Israel at the 2020 Olympics
- Sports in Israel [Updated]
- Israel, COVID-19, Palestinians and Israeli Arabs [Updated]
- Wamab (Joint Arab List) [Updated]
- Balad Political Party [Updated]
- Ta’al Political Party [Updated]
- United Arab List (Ra'am) Political Party [Updated]
- The Status of Arabs in Israel [Updated]
- History of Women in IDF Combat Units [Updated]
- Women in the IDF Air Force, Navy, & Special Forces [Updated]
- Israel-UAE Relations [Updated]
Judaism
- Jewish Olympic Medalists [Updated]
- Breslov Judaism — Questions & Answers
- Kentucky Jewish History [Updated]
- Texas Jewish History [Updated]
- Jews of Yemen [Updated]
- Jews of Syria [Updated]
- Jews in the Biden Administration [Updated]
- Jews in the Barack Obama Administration [Updated]
- Largest Jewish Populated Metropolitan Areas in the United States [Updated]
- Metropolitan Areas With The Largest Jewish Population Worldwide [Updated]
The Middle East
- Iran Continues to Advance Nuclear Program [Updated]
- Biden Contemplates New Iran Deal [Updated]
- Iranian Intelligence Officials Indicted on Kidnapping Conspiracy Charges
- Biden Resumes Aid to Palestinians [Updated]
- Religious Freedom in the Middle East 2020
- Military Options Against Iran [Updated]
- Iran’s Nuclear Archive [Updated]
- History & Overview of UNRWA [Updated]
- Biden and Iran Sanctions
- EU Study Confirms Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks [Updated]
Myths & Facts
- Hamas does not store weapons in civilian areas.
- The PA is punished for its human rights violations.
- The United States should reopen a consulate in Jerusalem.
- The Nation State Law proves Israel is undemocratic and discriminates against Arabs. [Updated]
- Most of the Palestinian casualties in Operation Guardian of the Walls were civilians.
- Israel is trying to kill Palestinians with expired COVID vaccines.
- Israel is engaged in the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians.
- Israel tried to silence journalists by bombing their headquarters in Gaza.
- Israel intentionally killed 248 innocent Palestinians during Operation Guardian of the Wall.
- The Palestinian Authority should get U.S. aid for Gaza because it promotes peace with Israel.
- Israel used disproportionate force in Operation Guardian of the Walls.
Peace Process
- History & Overview of Israel-Palestinian Negotiations [Updated]
- Facts About Jewish Settlements in the West Bank [Updated]
- The Human Cost of Disengagement
- Ceremony for Signing of the Declaration of Principles
- Morocco Establishes Diplomatic Relations with Israel
- Palestinian Maps Omitting Israel [Updated]
- Joint Statement of the U.S., Sudan, and Israel Announcing Normalization of Relations
- Background & Overview of 2000 Camp David Summit [Updated]f
- Joint U.S.-Soviet Statement of the Middle East
Public Opinion Polls
- AJC Surveys of American Jewish Opinion [Updated]
- AJC Surveys of Israeli Jewish Opinion [Updated]
- American Views on Palestinian Statehood [Updated]
- Comparison of American and Israeli Jewish Opinion [Updated]
- American Opinion Regarding U.S. Middle East Policy [Updated]
- Palestinian Attitudes Toward Peace with Israel [Updated]
- American Opinion Toward Israeli Operations in Gaza [Updated]
- American Public Opinion: Views Toward Foreign Aid [Updated]
- American Opinion Toward UN Partition of Palestine [Updated]
- American Sympathy Toward Israel and the Arabs/Palestinians [Updated]
- American Public Opinion on Helping Allies and Trading Territory for Peace (1939-1940)
Terrorism
- Major Palestinian Terror Attacks Since Oslo [Updated]
- American Victims of Terrorist Attacks [Updated]
- Suicide Bomber Kills Nine On Bus (August 4, 2002)
- Palestinian Terrorist Attack At Athens Airport (August 5, 1973)
- Terrorists Ambush Bus Carrying El Al Staff (August 20, 1978)
- Mahane Yehuda Market Bombings (July 30, 1997)
- Hijacking Of El Al Flight and Dawn of Political Terror in the Air (July 23, 1968)
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC) [Updated]
- Bus 405 Suicide Attack (July 6, 1989)
- Zion Square Refrigerator Bombing (July 4, 1975)
- Bus 300 Affair (April 12-13, 1984)
- Comprehensive Listing of Terrorism Victims in Israel [Updated]
- Palestinian Authority Financing of Terrorism [Updated]
U.S.-Israel Relations
- The Evolution of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Alliance [Updated]
- Virginia-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Texas - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- New Jersey-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Ohio-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Massachusetts - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- The Biden Administration and Israel [Updated]
- Israeli Military Equipment Used by the U.S. [Updated]
- U.S.-Israel Relations: A Special Alliance [Updated]
- Indiana - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- University of Haifa, UC San Diego Open Marine Archaeology Research Station
- U.S.-Israel Intelligence Collaboration [Updated]
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