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A rare, long-lost copy of Caedmon's Hymn — the oldest surviving poem in Old English — is visible in the five lines above the final line of a page from an 8th-century manuscript copy of the Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People, at Rome's National Library, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrea Rosa)
May 17, 2026, 10:11 am
Researchers find oldest English poem in a Roman library
Caedmon’s Hymn, composed in Old English by a Northumbrian agricultural worker in 7th century, attests to language’s wide diffusion, long before what was previously understood
By Andrea Rosa
A political drawing depicting the trial of Aaron Sapiro (at right) v. Henry Ford. (Courtesy of Gaylen Ross and Carol King)
January 21, 2026, 4:31 pm
New documentary depicts the lawsuit that humbled Henry Ford – and revved up US Jewry
After its world premiere at the Miami Jewish Film Festival on Sunday, ‘Sapiro v. Ford’ is making the Jewish festival rounds
By Rich Tenorio
Ancient roman road and ruins with trees and cloudy sky in Ostia Antica. (Janos Varga/iStock by Getty Images)
November 11, 2025, 8:45 am
All the roads that led to Rome spread way further than previously known
Study ‘connects the dots on a continental scale,’ finds nearly 186,000 miles (300,000 kilometers) of roads from Spain to Syria
By CHRISTINA LARSON
Illustrative photo of podcasters. (Fenton Roman/iStock by Getty Images)
September 18, 2025, 1:57 am
Podcasts, going off-script, now fertile ground for antisemitic sophistry, critics warn
As long-form podcasts and other types of alternative media bring Holocaust denial and anti-Zionist revisionism to fresh audiences, a newcomer to the field aims to correct the record
By Luke Tress
Hanna Solf gives testimony at the Nuremberg Trials, April 1947. (Public domain)
September 13, 2025, 9:05 am
In German high society, secret Nazi-hating rebels saved Jews, tried to end Hitler’s regime
Jonathan Freedland’s new book ‘The Traitors Circle’ examines the Solf Circle, a clandestine group including countesses, diplomats and politicians – and their betrayal and dark fate
By Robert Philpot
Economist E.J. Antoni is interviewed in front of art depicting the Nazi warship Bismarck, December 9, 2024. In August 2025, President Trump nominated Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Screenshot via YouTube/ via JTA)
August 16, 2025, 2:34 pm
E.J. Antoni, Trump’s new favorite economist, thinks a Nazi warship is ‘hard not to love’
President’s nominee to run Bureau of Labor Statistics has also had exchanges about German victimhood with pundit Candace Owens, even as many isolated her for her vocal antisemitism
By Andrew Lapin
A group of Jews stands on a balcony overlooking the Moroccan Quarter and the Western Wall, with the Dome of the Rock in the distance behind it. Circa 1920–1933. (Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division)
August 2, 2025, 10:27 am
Western Wall, 1929: A Tisha B’av protest is ground zero of the Arab-Israeli conflict
In an excerpt from her new book, ‘Ghosts of a Holy War,’ author and journalist Yardena Schwartz details a pivotal moment in Israel’s pre-state history and its haunting reverberations today
By Yardena Schwartz
Muhammad leads Abraham, Moses, Jesus and others in prayer. Persian miniature, 15th century. (Public domain)
March 10, 2025, 3:10 am
This Muslim scholar wants to revive the ‘Judeo-Islamic tradition,’ starting with Moses
In his new book ‘The Islamic Moses,’ US-based author Mustafa Akyol turns to the Quran’s focus on a shared prophet to highlight a historic closeness and foster interfaith relations
By Zack Rothbart
People inspect the damage following an Israeli strike on the UNRWA Al-Majda Wasila Governmental School housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City after the IDF said it found Hamas operatives inside the building, on December 14, 2024. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)
January 7, 2025, 2:41 am
American Historical Association resolution condemns Israeli ‘scholasticide’ in Gaza
Motion, opposed by some leading figures in the AHA, now goes to Council for approval or rejection
By ToI Staff
Supporters cheer for Hitler in Germany on October 10, 1931. (AP Photo)
December 31, 2024, 10:20 am
In ‘Hitler’s People,’ a UK historian reveals rare bios of Nazis ‘disturbingly like us’
While humanizing the perpetrators of the Holocaust has long been considered taboo, the 20 portraits in Richard Evans’s new book are a stark reminder of humanity’s capacity for evil
By Robert Philpot
'The Rise of the Spider' by Michael P. Spradlin. (Courtesy)
October 5, 2024, 8:20 am
Depicting interwar Germany’s rising Nazi party, new kids novel teaches history, morality
‘The Rise of the Spider’ by NY Times bestselling author Michael P. Spradlin aims to show young readers that it’s everyday people who change the world for the better
By Penny Schwartz
The United States' Jesse Owens, center, salutes during the presentation of his gold medal for the long jump, alongside German silver medalist Luz Long, who performs a Nazi salute, right, and bronze medalist Naoto Tajima, of Japan, during the eleventh Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, August 11, 1936. (AP Photo)
August 17, 2024, 8:31 pm
Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘Revisionist History’ podcast examines influence of 1936 Olympics
Together with co-host Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, the writer delves into the complex developments behind Nazi Germany hosting the Berlin Games, and what led countries to participate
By jacob gurvis
Two 'Puck' satirical magazine covers featuring Mrs. Mandelbaum. On left (Summer 1884): The public feud between D.A. Olney and police inspector Byrnes. In the middle, depicted in blatantly anti-Semitic caricature, is a bejeweled Mrs. Mandelbaum. On right (1885): Mrs. Mandelbaum, safely on the Canadian side of the ‘fence’ for American defaulters." (Public domain)
July 3, 2024, 1:24 am
How a Jewish German woman in NY became America’s first major crime boss in 1859
Margalit Fox’s new book uncovers the fascinating life and capers of Fredericka Mandelbaum, who fenced stolen property and orchestrated complicated jewel heists and bank robberies
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Hassan-i Sabbah in a screengrab from a scene of Egyptian show El-Hashshin. (Youtube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 28, 2024, 5:16 pm
Iran bans Egyptian TV series on Persian leader of medieval ‘Assassins’ sect
Iranian authorities charge that series on founder of Muslim group known for political assassinations has ‘many distortions’ and was ‘produced with a biased approach’
By AFP
Herod the Great, left, and the Second Temple. (Wikimedia Commons/iStock/Jerry Uomala)
March 31, 2024, 5:52 am
Temples, tantrums and tyranny: The peculiar legacy of Judean King Herod the Great
The 1st century BCE ruler played politics in Rome, lavishly rebuilt Judea, executed his own relatives out of paranoia, and is the subject of a new book by Prof. Martin Goodman
By Rich Tenorio
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