Judaism, Antisemitism, the Holocaust and Israel

Judaism

Jewish Thought and Faith

• 613 Mitzvot (Commandments)
• American Conservative Judaism
• American Judaism: Reform, Conservative, Orthodox and Reconstructionist
• Baruch Spinoza: The God Of Spinoza
• Hannukkah…What Exactly Is It?
• Kashrut: Jewish Dietary Laws
• Tikkun ‘olam: Repairing the World
• The Ten Commandments Controversy
• What is a Dreidel and Why?

Evidence or No Evidence

• The Pharaoh of Exodus: Evidence or No Evidence
• The Plagues: Evidence or No Evidence

Hebrew

• Hebrew Alphabet

Hebrew Alphabet

• Alef (א)
• Bet (ב)
• Gimel (ג)
• Dalet (ד)

Jewish Clothing, Etc.

• Tallit (Jewish Prayer Shawl)
• Tefillin, what is it and why?
• Tzitzit
  • How to Tie Tzitzit

Jewish Food

• Jewish & Israeli Cuisine: Recipes & Techniques (Scroll below)
• Kashrut: Jewish Dietary Laws

Jewish Holy Books

• Shulkhan Arukh
• The Torah
  • Torah & Science: Genesis as Allegory

Jewish Prayers

• An Assortment Of Jewish Blessings
• The Sh’ma

History, Antisemitism & Holocaust Studies

General History

• Jewish History in Poland Before World War II

Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust

• What is Genocide?
• Amos Oz on Fanaticism
• Anne Frank’s Last Diary Entry
• Antisemitism: The Definitions
• Antisemitism Murder in France
• Anti-Semitism Rising In Europe
• Babi Yar
• Children of Lidice
• Communities of Hate
• Einsatzgruppen: An Overview
• First Kindertransport
• Henry Ford – Antisemite
• Kristallnacht 101
• Nazi “Death Valley” Prelude to the Holocaust
• Ordinary People Commit Atrocities
• Voyage of the St. Louis
• Zyklon B
• 80th Anniversary of the Murder of the Jews at Babi Yar

Remembrance

• Anne Frank on War
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Vigilance to Preserve the Truth
• Holocaust Days of Remembrance
• Holocaust Remembrance Day and Facebook

Resistance

• Acts of Resistance: Love Stories of the Holocaust
• Miep Gies
• Simone Segouin
• Sophie Scholl: An Introduction
• Sophie Scholl’s Final Words
• Ursula von Kardoff on Sophie Scholl and the White Rose

Righteous Among Nations

• Oskar Schindler
• Raoul Wallenberg

Jewish Communities and Culture Before World War II

• Jewish Poland
• Jewish Warsaw Before World War II

The Camps

• Nazi Camp Hierarchy

Extermination Camps

• Auschwitz Sonderkommando Revolt
• Sonderkommando Auschwitz Revolt
• Sobibór Extermination Camp
• Sobibór Revolt
• Treblinka Extermination Camp

Ghettos

• Warsaw Ghetto
• Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Memorials and Museums

• Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, Florida

Survivors

• Holocaust Best Friend Reunion
• Otto Frank Liberated from Auschwitz
• Steve Ross (né Szmulek Rozental)

Nazi Propaganda

• Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003)

Israel

• President’s Room (Jerusalem, Israel)
• Razzouk Ink (Jerusalem, Israel)
• St. George’s Monastery (West Bank, Palestine)
• Zedekiah’s Cave / Solomon’s Quarries (Jerusalem, Israel)

Jewish & Israeli Cuisine

• Classical Challah Egg Bread

Fats

• Schmaltz: Ashkenazic Rendered Chicken Fat

Condiments & Dips

• Israeli Style Hummus

Salads

• Israeli Salad

Soups

• Chicken Matzah Ball Pho Fusion

Main Courses

• Chicken Marbella
• Mexican Shakshouka
• Noodle Kugel
• Passover Slow Cooked Brisket with Red Wine and Mustard

Vegetarian

• Easy Latkes
• Falafel (Ta’amia)

Holiday Food

• Ashkenazi Haroset for Passover
• Eggplant Casserole for Passover

Desserts

• Basic Halva