Napoleon

This week in Jewish history: Atomic bombs and Masada under siege

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

 A cloud is seen over Hiroshima made by the firestorm formed following the dropping of the Little Boy atomic bomb on the Japanese city in what is the first use of nuclear weapons in war, on August 6, 1945.
 Napoleon's hidden legacy? Clover-shaped fountain found near Modlin Fortress in Poland.

Napoleon's hidden legacy? Clover-shaped fountain found near Modlin Fortress in Poland

 THE HEADLINE of ‘The Palestine Bulletin’ reports on the white paper instituting a status quo at the Western Wall, in November 1928.

The Jewish 'status quo' violated? Jewish historical narratives are too often ignored - opinion

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Russia tells Macron: don't forget Napoleon when you talk of regime change


A history of Russia's spectacular defeats

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Russia has celebrated monumental triumphs over Napolean and the Nazis, but it has also suffered spectacular defeats.

 VLADIMIR PUTIN - following the footsteps of Russia's previous leaders.

Napoleon, Hitler, Vatican: All collectors - opinion

We have all been collectors at one time or another, whether it was baseball cards, dolls, stamps, coins, art, etc. Napoleon, Hitler, and the Vatican were three of the most infamous collectors.

 POPE FRANCIS meets with members of the American Jewish Committee at the Vatican in 2019

The story of Napoléon, the Jews and Israel

Revolutionary France famously advocated equality, and this manifested itself in “emancipating” the Jews of France, elevating them to be equal citizens with other Frenchmen.

An 1806 French print depicts Napoleon Bonaparte emancipating the Jews

Was Napoleon murdered? A 200-year-old mystery put to rest

With the 200th anniversary of Napoléon’s death – or assassination – which was marked on May 5, the life and baffling death of the controversial Corsican (1769-1821) is being revisited.

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On Napoleon’s bicentenary, remembering his battles in Israel

Emerging from the Enlightenment era, Napoleon shook the Middle East through his military expedition in Egypt and Syria.

‘SIEGE OF Acre,’ 1799

Napoleon's bicentenary: Stocking, bloodied cloth among items up for auction

The former French emperor died on May 5, 1821, aged 51, on the southern Atlantic Ocean island of Saint Helena.

 A bronze bust named "The First Consul Bonaparte" according to Louis-Simon Boizot (1743-1809) is displayed at Osenat auction house, before being put on auction for the bicentenary of Napoleon's death, in Fontainebleau, near Paris, France, April 30, 2021

Napoleon was crowned on this day, revolutionizing Jews future in Europe

Thanks to Napoleon, Jews that had been economically and politically marginalized and physically confined in European ghettoes, became free to enter European society.

An 1806 French print depicts Napoleon Bonaparte emancipating the Jews