Looking Back
‘The Holocaust Unfolds’ Exhibit — Sept. 20, 1935
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By Mike SmithThe term Holocaust was not used as a historical concept until after World War II when the world finally understood that the...
‘The Holocaust Unfolds’ Exhibit — Feb. 3, 1933
The term Holocaust was not used as a historical concept until after World War II when the world finally understood that the Nazi party...
‘The Holocaust Unfolds’ — An Exhibit from the Pages of the Jewish Chronicle/JN.
We are going to try something new on the “Looking Back” page. Instead of my usual column that focuses on an interesting bit of...
Celebrating the Amazing Danny Raskin as He Turns 100
Every week, some amazing people work hard to publish your weekly Jewish News. At times, they literally work day and night. But, one fellow,...
From the DJN Foundation: A Look at the Life of Amos Oz
By Mike SmithDetroit Jewish News Foundation ArchivistAmos Oz passed away last month on Dec. 28, 2018, at age 79. Oz was, without a...
Pioneering U.P. Neurosurgeon Deserves To Be Included In The Jewish News Foundation Archives.
Mike SmithDetroit Jewish New Foundation ArchivistFor once, I am not going to write about a person, place or event that I found in the...
Looking Back: Detroit’s Role in Saving Russian Jewry
From the DJN Foundation Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History
Every week, I work with Olga at the Bentley Historical Library at the University...
Yehoshua Hankin Is Born in Ukraine
December 26, 1864
From the Center for Israel EducationOne of the most distinguished land purchasers of the Yishuv (Jewish settlements in Palestine), Yehoshua Hankin was born in...
Anwar Sadat Is Born
December 25, 1918
From the Center for Israel EducationBorn into a family of thirteen children in Mit Abu al-Kum, Egypt, Sadat was a member of...
Israel Smuggles Sa’ar Class Missile Boats Out of Cherbourg
December 24, 1969
From the Center for Israel EducationIn the early 1960s, the Israeli navy concluded that their WWII-era vessels needed updating to compete with...
The French National Assembly Debates Citizenship for Jews
December 23, 1789
From the Center for Israel EducationFollowing the French Revolution and the August 26th Declaration of the Rights of Man, the issue of Jewish...
Julius Holmes Conveys Britain’s Fear of Communism in Israel to US Government
December 22, 1948
From the Center for Israel EducationUS Chargé d’affaires Julius Holmes in a cable to the State Department recounted British Foreign Secretary Ernest...
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