Newest Additions to the Library
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
- Yom Kippur (October 11-12, 2024)
- Sukkot (October 16-23, 2024)
- Shemini Atzeret (October 23-24, 2024)
- Simchat Torah (October 24-25, 2024)
Upcoming Anniversaries
- Two Israeli Soldiers Lynched by Palestinians (October 12, 2000)
- IDF Sends Aid for Typhoon Victims in the Philippines (October 12, 2009)
- B’nai B’rith Founded (October 13, 1843)
- Jews in Rome Proclaimed Free (October 13, 1870)
- Dnepropetrovsk Massacre (October 13-14, 1941)
- Birthday of Lenny Bruce (October 13, 1925)
- Birthday of Sacha Baron Cohen (October 13, 1971)
- Nazis Close Sobibor Camp After Prisoner Revolt (October 14, 1943)
- Operation Nickel Grass (October 14, 1973)
- Rabin, Peres, Arafat Win Nobel Peace Prize (October 14, 1994)
- Birthday of Prime Minister Moshe Sharett (October 15, 1894)
- Premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval Executed For Treason (October 15, 1945)
- Herman Goering Commits Suicide (October 15, 1946)
- “Operation Yoav” Begins (October 15, 1948)
- Birth of David Ben-Gurion (October 16, 1886)
- Nazi Roundup of Jews in Rome (October 16, 1943)
- Nuremberg War Crimes Trial Executions (October 16-17, 1946)
- Eisenhower Announces Johnston Mission (October 16, 1953)
- Death of Moshe Dayan (October 16, 1986)
- IDF Pilot Ron Arad Captured by Lebanese Forces (October 16, 1986)
- First Auto Da Fe in Mexico (October 17, 1528)
- Birth of Vladimir Jabotinsky (October 17, 1880)
- Leon Pinsker Published “Auto-Emancipation” (October 17, 1882)
- Birthday of Arthur Miller (October 17, 1915)
- Albert Einstein Arrives in The U.S. to Take Up Position in Princeton (October 17, 1933)
- Beginning of Arab Oil Embargo (October 17, 1973)
- PFLP Terrorists Assassinate Israeli MK Rehavam Ze’evi (October 17, 2001)
- Israel and the Soviet Union Resume Diplomatic Relations (October 18, 1991)
- Kidnapped IDF Soldier Gilad Shalit Returned to Israel (October 18, 2011)
- Jewish Astronaut Jessica Meir Joins First All-Female Spacewalk (October 18, 2019)
- Deportation of Jewish Fighters to Africa (October 19, 1944)
- Israeli Navy Fights First Major Battle (October 19, 1948)
- Simon & Garfunkel Release First Album (October 19, 1964)
- Dizengoff Street Bus Bombing (October 19, 1994)
- Dozens of Jews Killed during Pogrom in Donetsk, Ukraine (October 20, 1905)
- Lord Passfield Issues White Paper (October 20, 1930)
- Shmuel Yosef Agnon and Nelly Sachs Share Nobel Prize for Literature (October 20, 1966)
Anti-Semitism
- Polls Regarding Anti-Semitism in the United States [Updated]
- The Inverted Triangle: A Symbol of Hate
- Incidents of Hate Crimes Against Jews in the U.S. Graph [Updated]
- Anti-Semitic Incidents On U.S. Campuses Graph [Updated]
- Anti-Jewish and Anti-Islamic Hate Crimes in the U.S. Graph [Updated]
- Statistics on Religious Hate Crimes [Updated]
- American Public Opinion On Religious Discrimination [Updated]
- American Jewish Student Opinion and Anti-Semitism [Updated]
- Within Our Lifetime (WOL) [Updated]
- Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) [Updated]
- Campus Divestment Resolutions in the USA [Updated]
- The History of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement [Updated]
Biography
- David Yosef
- Kamala Harris [Updated]
- Ben Schwartz
- Gideon Saar [Updated]
- Dan Tichon [Updated]
- Hassan Nasrallah [Updated]
- Peggy Lipton
- Jill Stein
- Peter R. Kann [Updated]
History
- Clark Clifford: The Politics of 1948 and the Jews (November 19, 1947)
- Historical Sites in Central Palestine (1918)
- British Seek to Avoid Israel Sanctions For Suez War (February 11, 1957)
- British Warn of Escalation Over Israeli Actions in Jerusalem (July 5, 1956)
- British Discuss Support For Israeli Protest of Egyptian Blockade (January 21, 1954)
- Dayan-Tuhami Meeting
- Massacre at Malmédy: Background & Overview [Updated]
- European Convention on AI and Human Rights
- UK on Arms Sales and Israeli Intentions (1955)
- Jewish Migration in the 21st Century
- Shalmaneser III [Updated]
- The Hebron Massacre [Updated]
- The Black Death [Updated]
- The Treaty of Sèvres
- Roman Rule (63 BCE-313 CE) [Updated]
- The Nazi Olympics [Updated]
- Jews in Hockey (International) [Updated]
- State Department Memo on Final Solution in Palestine
- Map of Jewish Refugees From Arab/Muslim Countries [Updated]
- U.S. Representatives to the United Nations [Updated]
- Arab Riots of the 1920’s [Updated]
- The Arab Revolt [Updated]
- No. 3 (Jewish) Troop of the No. 10 Commando [Updated]
- History & Overview of Hebron [Updated]
- Total Casualties, Arab-Israeli Conflict [Updated]
- The Hebron Massacre of 1929 [Updated]
Holocaust
- The Liberation of the Nazi Death Train: A Miraculous Rescue Near Magdeburg
- Dachau Gallery of U.S. Liberator Jack Rosendale [Updated]
- Letter From Eisenhower to George Marshall Describing Visit to Ohrdruf
- British War Cabinet Discusses Offer to Allow Jews to Leave Hungary
- Nazi Roots of Adidas
- The Last Nazi Trials [Updated]
- Bahlsen: Cookies, Cakes and Forced Labor [Updated]
- Generalgouvernement (General Government)
- History & Overview of Auschwitz-Birkenau [Updated]
- The Höcker Auschwitz Album
- Liberator Describing Dachau
- Estimated Number of Jews Killed in the Final Solution [Updated]
Israel
- Chief Rabbis of Israel [Updated]
- The Israel-Hamas War: Operation Iron Sword [Updated]
- Facts About Jewish Settlements in the West Bank [Updated]
- The UN Relationship with Israel [Updated]
- Military Threats to Israel: Iran [Updated]
- Latest Population Statistics for Israel [Updated]
- Israel and the International Criminal Court [Updated]
- New Hope Party [Updated]
- Prime Minister Netanyahu’s 2024 UN General Assembly Speech
- Total Immigration to Israel by Year [Updated]
- Saudi - Israel Relations [Updated]
- Background & History of Israel’s Special Forces Units [Updated]
- The Best Countries in the World [Updated]
- Israel Defense Forces: History & Overview [Updated]
Judaism
- Jews in the Biden Administration [Updated]
- Dates of Upcoming Jewish/Israeli Holidays and Festivals [Updated]
- Jewish Olympic Medalists [Updated]
- Anti-Zionism Among Jews
- Jewish Population in the United States by State [Updated]
- Largest Jewish Populated Metropolitan Areas in the United States [Updated]
- Jewish Population of the World [Updated]
- Statement from President Joe Biden on Passover
- Jewish Population and the Electoral College
- Jewish Population in Swing States for 2024 Presidential Election
The Middle East
- Military Options Against Iran [Updated]
- Biden and Iran Sanctions [Updated]
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) [Updated]
- G7 Leaders’ Statement on Recent Developments in the Middle East
- Joint Statement Following the Ministerial Meeting of the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
- President Biden and President Macron Call for Ceasefire in Lebanon
- The United States, the European Union, and Nine Other Countries Call for a Ceasefire in Lebanon
- Algeria [Updated]
- Bahrain [Updated]
- Egypt [Updated]
- Kuwait [Updated]
- Lebanon [Updated]
- Libya [Updated]
- Morocco [Updated]
- Oman [Updated]
- Saudi Arabia [Updated]
- Syria [Updated]
- Tunisia [Updated]
- United Arab Emirates [Updated]
- Iran [Updated]
- Iraq [Updated]
- Jordan [Updated]
- Qatar [Updated]
- The Arab Lobby: The American Component
- Biden Contemplates New Iran Deal [Updated]
- Iran Continues to Advance Nuclear Program [Updated]
Myths & Facts
- Nasrallah’s assassination sparked collective mourning across the Middle East.
- The inverted red triangle only symbolizes solidarity with Palestinians.
- Targeting Hezbollah through their communication systems was a war crime.
- Hezbollah only targets military sites in Israel.
- Israel is committing the war crime of “domicide.” [Updated]
- Israel rushed into a full-scale war with Hezbollah without giving diplomacy a chance.
- Israel is using disproportionate force in Gaza. [Updated]
- Israel’s actions have caused polio to spread in Gaza. [Updated]
- Israel uses bulldozers to damage infrastructure to displace Palestinians.
- Israel is the Middle East’s only “ethnostate.”
Peace Process
- Ehud Olmert’s Peace Offer [Updated]
- American Attitudes Toward the Peace Process [Updated]
- Netanyahu Expresses Support for Two-State Solution (June 9, 2015)
- Saudi - Israel Relations [Updated]
- Overview of Israel-Jordan Cooperation [Updated]
- Overview of Israel-Palestinian Water Issue [Updated]
- Map of Palestinian Autonomy [Updated]
- Mahmoud Abbas and Peace [Updated]
Public Opinion Polls
- American Opinion Toward the 2015 Iran Deal and Aftermath [Updated]
- American Opinion Regarding U.S. Middle East Policy [Updated]
- Polls Regarding Anti-Semitism in the United States [Updated]
- American Opinion Toward Israeli Operations in Gaza [Updated]
- American Muslim Public Opinions [Updated]
- Israeli Attitudes About the United States and U.S. Politics [Updated]
- Israeli Views on Society & Government [Updated]
- Palestinian Views on Internal Politics [Updated]
- Israeli Attitudes About Other Nations [Updated]
- Israeli Opinion on War with Hezbollah [Updated]
- Israeli Opinions On Fighting with Hamas [Updated]
- Israeli Polls Regarding Peace with the Palestinians and a Palestinian State [Updated]
- American Public Opinion: Views Toward Foreign Aid [Updated]
- American Public Opinion On Religious Discrimination [Updated]
- Survey of American Jews’ Political Values [Updated]
- American Jewish Student Opinion and Anti-Semitism [Updated]
Terrorism
- Background & Overview of Hamas [Updated]
- Comprehensive Listing of Terrorism Victims in Israel [Updated]
- History & Overview of Hezbollah [Updated]
- Rocket & Mortar Attacks Against Israel by Date [Updated]
- Palestinian Authority Financing of Terrorism [Updated]
- Terrorist Bombings in Argentina [Updated]
- Mumbai [Updated]
- Israeli Targeted Killings of Terrorists [Updated]
- Terrorist Bombings in Argentina [Updated]
- Number of Terrorism Fatalities in Israel [Updated]
U.S.-Israel Relations
- University Chairs in Israel Studies [Updated]
- Biden On One Year Anniversary of the October 7th Attack
- Trump and Israel [Updated]
- The Biden Administration and Israel [Updated]
- President Biden and President Macron Call for Ceasefire in Lebanon
- President Joe Biden on the Death of Hassan Nasrallah
- The United States, the European Union and Nine Other Countries Call for a Ceasefire in Lebanon
- Vice President Harris on the Death of Hassan Nasrallah
- History & Overview of U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel [Updated]
- US–Israel Relations and Obama’s Mixed Legacy Followed by the Uncertainty of Trump [Updated]
- Views on Israel of U.S. Presidential Candidates 2024 [Updated]
- History & Overview of U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel [Updated]
- The Pro-Israel & Pro-Arab Lobbies [Updated]