Plague

Italian Jewish Sermons, Prayers, and Writings about a 17th-Century Plague

Stock up on flour and oil!

Susan Einbinder
July 6 2023 12:01AM

Three Thousand Years of Jewish Reactions to Pandemics

The Eleventh Plague.

Jeremy Brown
Feb. 8 2023 12:01AM

Did Jews’ Genes Protect Them from the Black Plague?

A more compelling explanation than handwashing or Passover cleaning.

Kathryn Glatter and Paul Finkelman
Feb. 11 2021 12:01AM

How Europe’s First Jewish Medical-School Graduates Fought a 17th-Century Pandemic

The plague in Padua.

Edward Reichman
Sept. 9 2020 12:01AM

How Plague, Climate Change, and Economic Collapse Destroyed the Negev’s Booming Winemaking Industry

Fifteen-hundred years ago.

Amanda Borschel-Dan
July 29 2020 12:01AM

What "Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa" Teaches About Our Own Plague-Stricken Time

A famous and sorely misunderstood painting of Napoleon touching plague victims in Palestine illuminates the current moment.

Martin Kramer
April 21 2020 12:15AM