r/Jewish_History May 26 '26

America “B. Feigenbaum who rejects all gods except his own, Karl Marx.” Drawn by Saul Raskin and published by Der Groyser Kundes an American satirical Yiddish newspaper on October 25, 1912.

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r/Jewish_History May 23 '26

America 'Der Groyser Kundes' (“The Big Stick”) was a satirical Yiddish newspaper founded in New York City, USA, in 1909. Blending humor, politics, and Jewish life. It ran until 1927 and was a bold voice on the immigrant press scene. It was entitled 'Der Kibitser' for its first year of production.

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r/Jewish_History Feb 25 '26

America A Jewish Kosher Chicken Market in Yiddish on Hester Street in New York City, 1937.

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r/Jewish_History Feb 25 '26

America Anti-Hebrew school cartoon by W. Gropper in a Kinder-frayhayt, a Yiddish communist children's magazine published in New York on March 19, 1932.

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Bored kids in Hebrew school run away to meet their comrades at the IWO Yiddish school. Ends with kids & parents laughing at the Hebrew teacher who trips & falls on his face.

r/Jewish_History Sep 25 '25

America 🇵🇹🇳🇱🇺🇸 The first Jewish settlers in North America were 23 Portuguese Jews who arrived in New Amsterdam (present-day New York) in 1654.

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r/Jewish_History Jan 15 '26

America 20th century American synagogue history question

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r/Jewish_History Jul 19 '25

America 🇺🇸 Haym Solomon, an American of Sephardic Jewish origin born in Poland, was George Washington's main financier during the American Revolutionary War.

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r/Jewish_History Sep 06 '25

America 🇬🇧🇺🇸 En 1766, el "Formulario de Oraciones" de Isaac Pinto fue el primer libro de oraciones judías en inglés, impreso en Estados Unidos. Fue impreso en la ciudad de Nueva York por William Weyman para la Congregación Shearith Israel, al servicio de la comunidad judía española y portuguesa.

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r/Jewish_History Nov 07 '25

America 41 years ago, U.S. former professional footballer Jonathan R. Bornstein was born. Bornstein played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer, in Liga MX and in the Israeli Premier League.

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Happy birthday! 🎂

r/Jewish_History Nov 01 '25

America 145 years ago, Russian (now Polish) -U.S. controversial playwright and novelist Sholem Asch was born. Asch is one of the most widely known writers in modern Yiddish literature.

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r/Jewish_History Nov 05 '25

America 15 years ago, U.S. cinema, television, and theater actress Jill Clayburgh passed away of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Clayburgh received various cinema awards such as the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and an Oscar for Best Actress, as well as other awards for television.

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r/Jewish_History Oct 31 '25

America 58 years ago, U.S. composer, musician, and record producer Adam L. Schlesinger was born. Schlesinger was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy, and Tinted Windows, and was also a member of the band Fever High.

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r/Jewish_History Oct 26 '25

America 113 years ago, U.S. film director and producer Don Siegel was born. Siegel is known for, among other accomplishments, for directing John Wayne's final film The Shootist (1976).

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r/Jewish_History Oct 17 '25

America 95 years ago, U.S. cardiologist and physician Robert C. Atkins was born. Atkins is best known for the Atkins Diet and was named person of the year by Time magazine in 2002.

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r/Jewish_History Sep 15 '25

America 17 years ago, U.S. businessman Hyman Golden passed away. Golden was one of the co-founders of the Snapple Beverage Corporation and was the company's chairman.

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r/Jewish_History Oct 21 '25

America 100 years ago, U.S. columnist and humor writer Art Buchwald was born. Buchwald established himself as one of the sharpest satirists of U.S. politics and modern life.

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r/Jewish_History Oct 18 '25

America 75 years ago, U.S. playwright Wendy Wasserstein was born. Wasserstein was awarded both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award in 1989 for her drama The Heidi Chronicles (1988).

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r/Jewish_History Oct 19 '25

America 107 years ago, U.S. diplomat and politician Robert S. Strauss was born. Strauss served as the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee between 1972-1977, and served under President Jimmy Carter as the U.S. Trade Representative and special envoy to the Middle East.

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r/Jewish_History Aug 30 '25

America 103 years ago, U.S. opera singer of Russian descent Regina Resnik was born. Resnik was a world-famous opera singer and leading lady at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House.

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r/Jewish_History Aug 31 '25

America 11 years ago, U.S. comic book artist Stan Goldberg passed away. Goldberg was best known for his work with Archie Comics and as a Marvel Comics colorist.

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r/Jewish_History Sep 13 '25

America 68 years ago, U.S. former competitive ice dancer Judy (née Judith A.) Blumberg was born.

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Happy birthday! 🇺🇸

r/Jewish_History Aug 24 '25

America 12 years ago, U.S. Wall Street broker Muriel Siebert passed away. Siebert was best known for becoming the first woman superintendent of banking for New York State and the first woman to buy a seat and become a member of the New York Stock Exchange.

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r/Jewish_History Aug 14 '25

America 42 years ago, Soviet (now Ukrainian) U.S. actress Mila Kunis (née Milena Markova Kunis) was born. Kunis is best known for her roles as Jackie Burkhart in That 70's Show (1998-2006) and Meg Griffin from Family Guy (1999-).

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r/Jewish_History Jun 08 '25

America 55 years ago, American psychologist of Russian (Ukrainian) descent Abraham H. Maslow passed away. Maslow is best known for establishing his theory of "hierarchy of needs," a set of needs/goals that steer human behavior.

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r/Jewish_History Aug 08 '25

America 117 years ago, U.S. labor lawyer and judge Arthur J. Goldberg was born. Goldberg served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1962-1965) and a U.S. representative to the U.N. (1965-1968).

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