History of the Jewish Cubans (also Cuban Jews, or Cubans of Jewish heritage) have lived on the island of Cuba for centuries. Some Cubans trace Jewish ancestry to Marranos who fled the Spanish Inquisition, though few of these practice Judaism today. There was significant Jewish immigration to Cuba...

The immigration certificate of the sixth rebbe of the Chabad chassadic line of Judaism is shown here dated 1949 - the year of his immigration from a post-Holocaust Europe. He is widely known in Chabad circles as "The Friedecke Rebbe" (which is yiddish for the previous rebbe). Rabbi Yosef...

For her thirteenth birthday on June 12, 1942, Anne received a small notebook which she had pointed out to her father in a shop window a few days earlier. Although it was an autograph book, bound with red-and-white plaid cloth and with a small lock on the front, Anne had already decided she would...

The Jewish Americans Trailer - This landmark, epic 6-hour documentary follows 350 Years of Jewish American History, from the first settlement in the 17th Century to the present, and explores the experience of immigration and assimilation.

Called "America’s most popular songwriter," Irving Berlin was 30 years old when he was drafted into the army during World War I. The following clip explores Berlin's love of America with composer/author Jack Gottlieb, Linda Emmet, Irving Berlin’s daughter and singer/actor Mandy...

"Pushcarts and Plantations: Jewish Life in Louisiana" - One-Hour Television Documentary (Clip is 168 Seconds). This program explores the 300-year history of Louisiana Jewry. From its beginnings in the 17th century to its emergence into the 21st, this community has been an important part of the...

A nine-minute, superb production from the history-making aliyah organization - Nefesh B'Nefesh, that has changed the face of aliyah forever. This video is packed with footage of Israel, interviews and is a great sampler of life in the Holy Land for new olim (immigrants).

"In Satmar Custody" (2007) - A Jewish Yemenite family faces tragedy after being convinced to move to the U.S. with the false promise of food, shelter, and religious study by the anti-Zionist Satmar community. In Satmar Custody reveals the story of the Jaradi's, a Jewish Yemenite family, one of...