Gilad Halpern

Hitler and Atatürk: How Turkish Nationalism Inspired the Nazis

Dr. Stefan Ihrig explains how the rising Turkish nationalism in the wake of WWI served as valuable inspiration for the Nazis in the early Weimar years and beyond.

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The origins of Jewish charity

Dr. Yael Wilfand recently had her book “Poverty, Charity and the Image of the Poor in Rabbinic Texts from the Land of Israel” published.

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Are Jews really smarter?

While a glance at the current Israeli government might refute any notion that Jews are “smarter” than other groups, is there something in it?

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