Jewish Virtual Library - JVL

Today is Juneteenth. On this day in 1865, slavery was ended in the United States. The Jewish Virtual Library - JVL celebrates this emancipation of African Americans and honors Black-Jewish relations.

Explore the history from abolitionism to modern day and the relationship between Black and Jewish communities in the U.S. at https://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/black-jewish-relations-in-the-united-states.

“Much has already been written about Donald Trump's betrayal of Ukraine, Europe, and NATO. But nowhere has his reversal been more striking than in the Middle East. Not only Israel now finds itself abandoned; America’s Gulf allies increasingly feel the same disillusionment.”

This week, Dr. Mitchell Bard writes in JNS.org of U.S. President Donald Trump’s failure to hold up the fight against Iran, now turning around to meet their demands and leaving Israel and U.S. Gulf allies stranded.

Read more at https://www.jns.org/opinion/column/mitchell-bard/trump-the-betrayer-in-chief.

Uncover Jewish heritage in Ethiopia in the Virtual Jewish History Tour from the Jewish Virtual Library - JVL.

Ethiopia has a long Jewish history, with the Beta Israel existing in the region for centuries. Over the past few decades, efforts from the U.S. and Israel have led to the immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Today, more than 135,000 Ethiopian Jews live in Israel.

Tell us which country’s Jewish history you’d like us to explore next.