First Zionist Congress was the inaugural congress of the Zionist Organization (ZO) (to become the World Zionist Organization […]

Samaria, also called Sebaste, modern Sabasṭiyah, ancient town in central Palestine. It is located on a hill northwest […]

Moses ben Maimon, commonly known as Maimonides and also referred to by the acronym Rambam was a medieval […]

“Utterly slay old and young men, maidens and little children and women; but do not come near anyone […]

Khazaria: A Forgotten Jewish Empire With the break-up of the Soviet Union and the troubles prevalent in the […]

Uncovering Ancient Ashkenaz – The Birthplace of Yiddish Speakers At 1,000 years, the search for the location of […]

The Fergana or Ferghana Valley is a valley in Central Asia spread across eastern Uzbekistan, southern Kyrgyzstan and […]

Bactria, or Bactriana, was an ancient region in Central Asia. Bactria proper was north of the Hindu Kush […]

Transoxiana is an ancient name referring to a region and civilization located in lower Central Asia roughly corresponding […]

Maḥmud Ibn Sebuktegin or Mahmud of Ghazni (Persian: محمود غزنوی‎; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030) or […]