History
Prehistoric humans may have used fire to smoke meat one million years ago, study suggests
Over time, as the availability of large game declined, humans had to adapt to hunting smaller animals and using fire more consistently.
Fisherman discovers century-old J.C. Ames tugboat wreck in Lake Michigan
Shavuot in 1948: Harvesting the first fruits of Israeli statehood under siege
Shavuot's mystical incident: Uncovering the secrets of King David’s Tomb
Operation Benjamin: Finding lost Jewish-American war heroes and honoring their memory
An organization tracks down the Jewish heroes of World Wars I and II, and honors them with the symbol of their faith, even more than a century after they made the ultimate sacrifice.
Grapevine: True shofar blower
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Poland votes for its next president, with Polish-Jewish history on the ballot
Voters are casting their ballots in the decisive runoff between Rafał Trzaskowski, the liberal-centrist mayor of Warsaw, and Karol Nawrocki, a right-wing historian rewriting Holocaust history.
New doc tells story of Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel
An Elie Wiesel documentary presents a compelling portrait of a Holocaust survivor who bore witness.
This week in Jewish history: Shavuot, and the Six Day War
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Scientists date 20,000-year-old whale bone tools as earliest in Human history
The scientists analyzed nearly two hundred bone tools found in sites around the Bay of Biscay.
A little-known Jewish tragedy is told in new film
A new docu-drama focuses on the 2,000 Jewish children who were seized by order of King Joao II of Portugal in 1493.
Lessons of the Six Day War - opinion
There is no Jewish future in a world where we must rely on the benevolence of non-Jews to guarantee our survival.
On This Day: Operation Solomon’s record-breaking flight and humanitarian triumph
Ethiopian Jews who escaped remember being woken up by their parents in the middle of the night and being told to pack very few items.
Lidar technology reveals lost world of the 'Cloud People' in the Andes
'This discovery fundamentally expands our understanding of Gran Pajatén,' says de la Puente Brunke.
This week in Jewish History: Eli Cohen hanged in Syria, Bob Dylan's birthday
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.