Despite geopolitical tensions, dozens of Jews, including Israelis, have journeyed to shrine in Kurdish city of Alqosh since its rehabilitation in 2022, says project organizer ...

Was the Genoese navigator who claimed the Americas for Spain secretly Jewish, from a Spanish family fleeing the Inquisition?

In the shadow of world politics, a deeply spiritual narrative may be unfolding. The recent U.S. military strike on Iranian ...

Two 16th-century texts about the Americas by Jewish writers reflect the complicated place Jews and ‘conversos’ held in the ...

In the holy writings of the ancient Jews, King Cyrus of Persia has the distinction of being the first and only foreign Messiah.

The Cyrus Cylinder is often considered the first charter of human rights, inscribed with the words of King Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.

The history of Iranian-Israeli relations shows how ancient alliances can turn into modern conflicts, but maybe now is the ...

In the first known interaction between the two nations, the ancient Persians freed the Jews from captivity in Babylon.

A modern-day Cyrus is particularly popular, justifying the existence of the present Israel. The believers honour Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and are grateful for its constant ...

Cyrus, known as king of kings or Shahenshah, is remembered particularly by Jewish and Christian scholars for his support for ...

Seventy years later, the Persian King Cyrus conquered Babylonia. He invited a group of Judeans to return to the land of ...

The people of Israel remained fragmented until the emergence of Moses. He began to reunite Israel under his leadership until ...