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In honor of what happens to be my 24th article for The Jewish Connection, it seems fitting to highlight the […]

In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln responded in a public letter to Horace Greeley’s editorial criticizing him in the New York

Last time I wrote about the historical precedent surrounding celebrating New Year’s during uncertain times. What I did not expect

We are living in uncertain times. Americans are ringing in a new year that is essentially guaranteed to be hectic

Having done a lot of genealogy research, one of the absolute best finds is media, such as pictures and film.

Imagine someone walking up to you and asking if they can measure your nose. That was among other measurements taken

Last time I wrote about my ancestor’s brother, Louis Weintraub, and how thanks to a surprising find I learned how

World War I did not stop an army of laborers, who were helping the war effort, from going on strike

Until after midnight on Friday night, October 6th-7th, I was discussing Israel with my dad’s good friend Michael (we call

Calling someone “simplistic” tends to be interpreted as an insult. For philosopher Henry David Thoreau however, he very well might