Sam Ravel and Pancho Villa.

Cosella Wayne.

Carl Laemmle.

The metallurgist of Roanoke.

A religious exemption for sacramental wine encouraged Gentile “rabbis” to organize “congregations.”

The letters of Aharon Dovid Shainberg.

How to succeed in espionage without really trying.

Judah Magnes’s anti-Zionism.

High on flowers, low on tradition.

A great Jewish writer, and the underappreciated depth of one of his most popular novels.

The artists, writers, and businessmen who paved the way for the cinematic juggernaut.

“Even as the ancient Hebrew people answered the call of freedom, we too must heed its voice.”

Convenient advertising.

“I want you to know that I leave Israel a different man than when I arrived.”