Rudolphina Menzel’s dogs of war—and of peace.

“A fearless exponent of traditional Judaism and Jewish nationalism.”

The making of Vladimir Jabotinksy.

A community revived by conversion.

“The world will be freed by our freedom, and made great by our greatness.”

“The Angel of Zion, framed by a Magen David, extends its wings and points Jewish exiles toward Eretz Yisrael.”

And its modern legacy.

Is the present moment irredeemable?

Stefan Zweig was a reasonable man. But Herzl saw that the age to come was not going to be reasonable.

Why the work of Ben Halpern resonates today.

A complicated history.

Henrietta Szold.

The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem.

In the imaginations of anti-Semites, Jews are the incarnation of, and explanation for, their deepest fears and most vexing social ills.