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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
- Tisha B’Av (July 17-18, 2021)
Upcoming Anniversaries
- Pope Benedict XIV Letter on Jews & Christians Living Together (June 14, 1751)
- Haganah Formed (June 15, 1920)
- Egypt-Israel War of Attrition Unofficially Begins (June 15, 1967)
- Jews Expelled From Florence (June 16, 1527)
- Nazi’s Declare Berlin as “Judenrein” (June 16, 1943)
- “Night of the Bridges” (June 16-17, 1946)
- Nixon is First U.S. President to Visit Israel (June 16-17, 1974)
- Future Nazi Leader Martin Bormann Born in Germany (June 17, 1900)
- Churchill White Paper (June 18, 1922)
- UN Certifies Full Israeli Withdrawal from Lebanon (June 18, 2001)
- Jewish Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas Born (June 19, 1910)
- Ben-Gurion Orders Shelling of Irgun Arms Ship Altalena (June 20, 1948)
Anti-Semitism
- Campus Divestment Resolutions in the USA [Updated]
- International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Definition of Anti-Semitism [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
- The History of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement [Updated]
Biography
- Naftali Bennett [Updated]
- King David [Updated]
- Isaac Herzog [Updated]
- Heinrich Himmler [Updated]
- Bob Dylan [Updated]
- Claude Lanzmann
- Jessica Walter
- Rabbi Akiva ben Joseph [Updated]
- Brett Yormark
- Mordecai Anielewicz [Updated]
- Jerry Krause
- Lior Eliyahu
- Leslie Alexander
- Abe Pollin
- Benjamin “Benny” Gantz [Updated]
- Sigmund Freud [Updated]
History
- 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)
- Background & History of the Tehran Conference
- The Spanish Expulsion (1492) [Updated]
- The History of the Truman Doctrine
- The Truman Doctrine (March 12, 1947) [Updated]
- Jews in the First Capital: A History of Chillicothe Ohio’s Jewish Families
- The Koran (Qur’an) [Updated]
- The Arab Revolt [Updated]
- History of the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem [Updated]
- The Kishinev Massacre [Updated]
Holocaust
- 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)
- Letter From Lehman to Roosevelt Regarding McDonald Proposal (November 1, 1935)
- McDonald Proposes Evacuating 200,000 German Jews (October 10, 1935)
- McDonald Tells Warburg Visa Policy Should Be More Lenient (October 29, 1935)
- FDR Agrees to Funds for Jewish Refugees (August 14, 1943)
- Roosevelt Condemns Argentina For Suspending Publication of Jewish Newspapers (October 15, 1943)
- Roosevelt Expresses Concern About Anti-Jewish Feeling in the Church (February 13, 1940)
- The Burning of the Books [Updated]
- The Liberator Who Adopted a Survivor of Buchenwald
- Nazi Government Reaffirms Commitment To Solve the “Jewish Question” (May 7, 1943)
Israel
- The Iron Dome Missile Defense System [Updated]
- Israel-UAE Relations [Updated]
- Operation Guardian of the Walls [Updated]
- 2021 Election to the 24th Knesset [Updated]
- The Museum of the Jewish People (Formerly Beit Hatefusot)
- Companies Founded by Jews in America: Google
- Israel Quiz [Updated]
- Presidents of Israel [Updated]
- The UN Relationship with Israel [Updated]
- Operation Litani
- Directors of the National Intelligence Agency (Mossad) [Updated]
- Israel’s Wars & Operations [Updated]
- Sheikh Jarrah [Updated]
- Proportionality in Conflict [Updated]
- Israel-Nigeria Relations [Updated]
- India-Israel Relations [Updated]
Judaism
- Largest Jewish Populated Metropolitan Areas in the United States [Updated]
- Metropolitan Areas With The Largest Jewish Population Worldwide [Updated]
- Jews in the Biden Administration [Updated]
- Synagogues of Tunisia [Updated]
- Jews of Tunisia [Updated]
- Jews of Lebanon [Updated]
- Synagogues of the World: Lebanon [Updated]
- Testimony to UNSCOP Regarding Jews in Arab Countries
- Jews of Iran [Updated]
- Jews of Egypt [Updated]
- Jews of Yemen [Updated]
- Jews of Algeria [Updated]
- Jews of Iraq [Updated]
- Jewish Medal of Honor Recipients [Updated]
The Middle East
- Iran’s Space Program [Updated]
- Iranian Ballistic Missile Program [Updated]
- Military Options Against Iran [Updated]
- Iran Continues to Advance Nuclear Program [Updated]
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Qatar
- Biden Contemplates New Iran Deal [Updated]
- The Population Density of the Gaza Strip [Updated]
- Quotes from Arab and Islamic Leaders Regarding Jews and Israel [Updated]
- Biden Resumes Aid to Palestinians [Updated]
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Oman
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Tunisia
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Libya
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Lebanon
- Report on Human Rights Practices for 2020 - Kuwait
Myths & Facts
- 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.
- Israel is illegally evicting Palestinians from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah.
- EU funding for Palestinians doesn’t support terrorists.
- Human Rights Watch has proven Israel is an “apartheid” state.
- Israel is preventing Palestinians from praying on the Temple Mount during Ramadan.
- The Palestinian Authority doesn’t threaten Palestinian Americans.
- The Palestinians need U.S. aid, which contributes to peace.
- Israel’s chaotic elections prove it is not a democracy.
- Upcoming elections will produce new pro-peace Palestinian leadership.
- Women’s rights are protected by the Palestinian Authority.
- Support for the Palestinians is growing as reflected by aid to the PA.
- Palestinians are fairly distributing COVID vaccines.
- Palestinians have the right to sell land to Jews.
- Rejoining the Human Rights Council will allow the U.S. to reform the organization
Peace Process
- 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
- 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)
- The Jewish Electorate [Updated]
- American Jewish Opinion Regarding Anti-Semitism [Updated]
- Israeli Opinion Regarding Elections, Prime Minister, Political Corruption [Updated]
- American Public Opinion Toward Israel: An Overview [Updated]
- Gallup Polls on American Sympathy Toward Israel and the Arabs/Palestinians [Updated]
- American Views on Palestinian Statehood [Updated]
Terrorism
- Rocket & Mortar Attacks Against Israel by Date [Updated]
- Background & Overview of Hamas [Updated]
- Hezbollah: History & Overview [Updated]
- Israeli Targeted Killings of Terrorists [Updated]
- Palestine Islamic Jihad - Background Information [Updated]
- Palestinian Authority Financing of Terrorism [Updated]
- History & Overview of Hezbollah [Updated]
- The Great March of Return [Updated]
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) [Updated]
- Comprehensive Listing of Terrorism Victims in Israel [Updated]
- Ma’alot Massacre
- Iran’s Sponsorship of Terror [Updated]
- Congressional Findings Regarding Saudi Involvement in 9/11 Attacks
- Suicide Terrorism [Updated]
- Terrorist Bombings in Argentina [Updated]
- Number of Terrorism Fatalities in Israel [Updated]
U.S.-Israel Relations
- Indiana - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- The Biden Administration and Israel [Updated]
- University of Haifa, UC San Diego Open Marine Archaeology Research Station
- U.S.-Israel Intelligence Collaboration [Updated]
- California - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Binational Industrial Research & Development Foundation (BIRD) [Updated]
- Arizona-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Georgia - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Idaho - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- West Virginia-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Washington-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Letter Shows Overwhelming Bipartisan Support in House For Aid to Israel (April 22, 2021)
- Congress & the Middle East [Updated]
- U.S. Provides Israel a Qualitative Military Advantage [Updated]
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