Better known as the alternate address for popes in the 14th century, Avignon was in fact those same Christian religious leaders who offered refuge to exiled French Jews.

Many of the "modern" adjustments in author Leah Koenig's new cookbook are subtle, but the results to classics like roasted chicken, schav and gefilte fish are revelatory.

The stories of b’nei anousim—descendents of Jews forced to live as Christians in Spain and Portugal—are anguished, joyous, passionate and soul-filling.

With the rising popularity of social networking sites and DNA testing, there are rich resources for genealogy detectives.

One descendent of Crypto-Jews recognizes her life has come full circle, after her formal conversion—or return—to Judaism in 2011.

My niece through marriage died two years ago at age 40. We sat shiva at her brother’s house in Needham, Massachusetts.

Once upon a time, Jews lived in the medieval hilltop village of Ayllón, 90 miles north of Madrid. Expelled from Spain in 1492, there was

“In the merit of righteous women, our ancestors were redeemed from Egypt” (Talmud, Sotah 11b). Our Sages are pointing to the acts of Miriam, the