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Rabbis on Stamps

From the 2nd-century Joshua ben Hananiah to the current Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Israel: a preliminary gallery of 230 stamps. The collector's introduction is here.Hilltop Conversion

In a remote southern Italian town in the 1930s, a group of Catholics who had never before met any Jews began practicing their own idiosyncratic brand of Judaism. Why?A Prosaic Talmud

Adin Steinsaltz's Talmud translation, of which the Hebrew version is now complete, is a massive endeavor—but, according to this 1989 review of the English volumes, lacking a critical spirit. From Rashi to Face Cream

A new French biography traces cosmetics maven Helena (Chaja) Rubinstein's complex relationship to her Judaism.Entebbe Revealed

In recently released transcripts from July 1976, Israel's cabinet agonizes over what would become, perhaps, "the most important counterterrorism military mission ever." Wartime Italy

Historians are undermining Italy's image as a late and reluctant collaborator with Nazi race laws, even while affirming that the country did save the lives of many Jews.The New Jewish Quarter of Damascus

A neighborhood without Jews is coming back to life as a tourist destination, while questions of property rights remain unanswered.What Price College?

For many American Jewish youngsters, an elite education means an outlandishly expensive immersion in an environment increasingly hostile to Israel, to religion, and to traditional American values. Time to rethink?