“In May 1925, President Calvin Coolidge signed the National Origins Act into law. The new law effectively closed the United States to… — Phyllis Goldstein American people Copy Share Image
“After the Black Death in the mid-1300s, the persecution of Jews intensified, and many Jews in Europe moved farther east. Some left… — Phyllis Goldstein Black death Copy Share Image
“The 2002 trial of a member of an al-Qaeda cell in Hamburg, Germany—the same cell to which Mohammed Atta, the ringleader of… — Phyllis Goldstein Antisemitism Copy Share Image
“In Arab nations, many people opposed Zionism because they believed that the UN had no right to establish a Jewish state on… — Phyllis Goldstein Israel Copy Share Image
“The way a people (whether an ethnic group, a nation, or a religious community) defines itself has enormous significance. That definition indicates… — Phyllis Goldstein Israel Copy Share Image
“Only a few places allowed Jews to settle openly and in large numbers. Among them were Italy, particularly the Papal States (territories… — Phyllis Goldstein Eastern europe Copy Share Image
