Napoleon
This week in Jewish history: Atomic bombs and Masada under siege
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Napoleon's hidden legacy? Clover-shaped fountain found near Modlin Fortress in Poland
The Jewish 'status quo' violated? Jewish historical narratives are too often ignored - opinion
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.