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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
- Sukkot (September 20-27, 2021)
- Shemini Atzeret (September 27-28, 2021)
- Simkhat Torah (September 28-29, 2021)
Upcoming Anniversaries
- Jews Of Austin, Texas Met And Formed Congregation Beth Israel (September 24, 1876)
- Operation Magic Carpet Ends (September 24, 1950)
- Ralph Bunche Wins Nobel Peace Prize For Negotiations Following 1948 War (September 24, 1950)
- Jewish Pitchers Sandy Koufax & Ken Holtzman Face Off In Game (September 25, 1966)
- Kfar Etzion Re-Established (September 25, 1967)
- Israelis Protest Sabra and Shatila Massacre (September 25, 1982)
- Birthday Of Moses Mendelssohn (September 26, 1786)
- Birthday Of Jewish American Composer George Gershwin (September 26, 1898)
- Germany, Italy & Japan Join Forces With Tripartite Pact (September 27, 1940)
- IBM Agrees To Transfer Sorting Machines To Germany (September 28, 1939)
- Egyptian President Gamel Abdel Nasser Dies (September 28, 1970)
- Israel & The PLO Sign Oslo II Peace Accords (September 28, 1995)
- Ariel Sharon Visits Temple Mount And Is Blamed For Second Intifada (September 28, 2000)
- Bar Giora Self-Defense Organization Established (September 29, 1907)
- Syria Given Control Of The Golan Heights (September 29, 1923)
- Palestinian Riots Ignite The Second Intifada (September 29, 2000)
- Babi Yar Massacre (September 29-30, 1941)
- Birthday Of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel (September 30, 1928)
- The Munich Pact Signed (September 30, 1938)
- Al-Dura Hoax (September 30, 2000)
- Haycraft Report Published (October 1921)
- Birthdate of Jewish physicist Otto Frisch (October 1, 1904)
- Sarah Aaronsohn Arrested By Turks (October 1, 1917)
- Joint U.S.-Soviet Statement Of The Middle East (October 1, 1977)
- U.S. Sells AWACS To Saudi Arabia (October 1, 1981)
- Saladin Captures Jerusalem (October 2, 1187)
- Germans Establish Warsaw Ghetto (October 2, 1941)
- Jewish Agency Accepts Partition Plan (October 2, 1947)
- First Jewish Congregation Founded in Chicago (October 3, 1846)
Anti-Semitism
- Swedish Government: It Is Everyone’s Duty To Stand Up Against Anti-Semitism
- Companies that Boycott Israel in Violation of State Laws [Updated]
- Companies that Boycott Israel in Violation of State Laws by State [Updated]
- Statistics on Religious Hate Crimes [Updated]
- 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]
Biography
- Sid Youngelman
- Pope Pius XII [Updated]
- Ron Arad [Updated]
- Ida Nudel [Updated]
- Ryan Braun [Updated]
- Sgt. Benjamin (Benny) Berg (Isenberg)
- Dan Shapiro [Updated]
- Ed Asner [Updated]
- Rahm Emanuel [Updated]
- David Ben-Gurion [Updated]
- Arthur Nebe [Updated]
- 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]
History
- Socialist/Labor Zionism [Updated]
- Origins of the Name “Palestine” and Palestinian Nationalism [Updated]
- Background & Overview of the War of Attrition [Updated]
- The Evolution of Israel’s Africa Policy [Updated]
- Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the 1920-21 Arab Riots (October 1921) [Updated]
- Jewish Reaction Patterns
- Total Casualties, Arab-Israeli Conflict [Updated]
- Disputation of Barcelona [Updated]
- History & Overivew of the Western Wall [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
- Dachau War Crimes Trials [Updated]
- Pope Pius XII & the Holocaust [Updated]
- Holocaust Quiz [Updated]
- The Sturmabteilung (SA)
- Adolf Hitler: Life in Photographs [Updated]
- 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
- 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
- Habimah [Updated]
- Haredi Textbooks in Israel
- State Department Marks One Year Anniversary of Abraham Accords
- El Al Cargo Plane Crashes (October 4, 1992)
- Israel Ranks Among World’s Most Innovative Countries
- Tel Aviv Ranked 8th Best City in the World
- Tel Aviv Ranked 2nd Best City in the World for Eating and Drinking
- Latest Population Statistics for Israel [Updated]
- Population of Israel (1948-Present) [Updated]
- Population of Israel/Palestine (1553-Present) [Updated]
- Israel: Population by Religion [Updated]
- Jewish & Non-Jewish Population of Israel/Palestine (1517-Present) [Updated]
- Sports in Israel [Updated]
- Israel Quiz [Updated]
- Sikorsky CH-53 King Stallion Helicopter
- Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion (Yas’ur)
- Israel, COVID-19, Palestinians and Israeli Arabs [Updated]
- Bahrain-Israel Relations [Updated]
- Israel-UAE Relations [Updated]
- The Situation of Ethiopian Jews in Israel [Updated]
- Members of the 24th Knesset
- Greece-Israel Relations [Updated]
- Druze in Israel and the Question of Compulsory Military Service [Updated]
- Operation Guardian of the Walls [Updated]
- Israeli Cooperation with Africa [Updated]
- Sheikh Jarrah [Updated]
Judaism
- Jews of Iraq [Updated]
- A History of Jewish Life in the Upper Miami Valley
- Jews in the National Football League (NFL) [Updated]
- Jewish Voting Record in U.S. Presidential Elections [Updated]
- Jews in the Biden Administration [Updated]
- 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 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
- Palestinian Population Statistics [Updated]
- Iran Continues to Advance Nuclear Program [Updated]
- Biden Contemplates New Iran Deal [Updated]
- Biden and Iran Sanctions [Updated]
- Biden Resumes Aid to Palestinians [Updated]
- Military Options Against Iran [Updated]
- Sanctions On Iran Provoke Fears About Oil Prices [Updated]
- The Palestine Arab Congress
- U.S. Aid to Palestinians in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic [Updated]
- Iranian Intelligence Officials Indicted on Kidnapping Conspiracy Charges
- Religious Freedom in the Middle East 2020
- Iran’s Nuclear Archive [Updated]
- History & Overview of UNRWA [Updated]
- EU Study Confirms Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks [Updated]
Myths & Facts
- Israel makes no effort to avoid civilian casualties.
- The Jews have no claim to the land they call Israel.
- A Jewish terrorist tried to burn down the al-Aqsa Mosque.
- Jews have no right to pray on the Temple Mount.
- 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
- An Israeli Model For Peace With The Palestinians
- The Israeli Approach To Wye Negotiations and Subsequent Outcome
- Palestinian Maps Omitting Israel [Updated]
- EU Study Confirms Incitement in Palestinian Textbooks [Updated]
- Overview of Israel-Jordan Cooperation [Updated]
- Bennett and Gantz Renew Relations With Palestinian Authority
- 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
- 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 Israeli Jewish Opinion [Updated]
- Attitudes of American Jews: AJC Poll 2021
- American Public Opinion: Views Toward Foreign Aid [Updated]
- American Attitudes Toward the Middle East [Updated]
- American Views on Palestinian Statehood [Updated]
- American Opinion Toward Israel As A Friend And Ally [Updated]
- American Opinion Regarding U.S. Middle East Policy [Updated]
- American Opinion Toward Israeli Operations in Gaza [Updated]
- American Opinion Toward the 2015 Iran Deal and Aftermath [Updated]
- Israeli Views on the Establishment of a Palestinian State [Updated]
- AJC Surveys of American Jewish Opinion [Updated]
- Comparison of American and Israeli Jewish Opinion [Updated]
- Palestinian Attitudes Toward Peace with Israel [Updated]
- American Opinion Toward UN Partition of Palestine [Updated]
- American Sympathy Toward Israel and the Arabs/Palestinians [Updated]
Terrorism
- The Allenby Street Bus Bombing (September 19, 2002)
- FBI Releases Document On Saudi Role in 9/11
- The PFLP Hijacking of Five Planes [Updated]
- Rocket & Mortar Attacks Against Israel by Date [Updated]
- Terrorist Bombings in Argentina [Updated]
- Suicide Bombing on Jerusalem Bus Kills 23 (August 19, 2003)
- 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
- Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 5323)
- Arizona-Israel Cooperation [Updated]
- Israeli Ambassadors to the United States [Updated]
- The Biden Administration and Israel [Updated]
- History & Overview of U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel [Updated]
- Photographs of U.S. Presidents with Israeli Prime Ministers [Updated]
- U.S., U.K. and Israeli Air Force F35s Train in Tri-Lightning II Exercise (June 29, 2021)
- U.S., U.K. and Israeli Air Force F35s Train in Tri-Lightning Exercise (June 25, 2019)
- The Evolution of the U.S.-Israel Strategic Alliance [Updated]
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