One dark Chicago night in 1926, Fats Waller was leaving his regular gig at the Sherman Hotel when he was surrounded by four armed men. Wall...

In his inaugural electoral speech on Tuesday night, Benny Gantz compared the current Israeli government to King Louis XVI, implying that the...

The Roman Plebians were sick of being abused by the Patricians and demanded more power in governing the city. Around 462 BCE Terentilius — w...

The “Green Book” won several awards at the Golden Globes last week, including “Best Motion Picture.” The movie, set in 1960, tells the story...

For more than a hundred years, from the end of the fifth century BCE, the Spartan army was the supreme fighting force in the ancient world. ...

Even non-Americans like me have heard of Paul Revere and his famous midnight ride during the American Revolution, even if they don’t know th...

The Christian crusaders were weary and close to defeat. The Muslim armies defending the Holy Land were much stronger and better prepared tha...

This was originally published on the Times of Israel website. The elaborate funeral Joseph gave his father may shed light on the mysterio...