With war reshaping Europe and rising anti-immigrant sentiment at home, 1917 was a year that forced American Jews to examine their identities.

Post-World War I, much of the world’s map changed as multinational empires collapsed and independent nation-states were formed.

Jewish Service Thank you for David Laskin’s “The Great War and Jewish Memory” in the June/July issue, about Jews who served on both sides in

Although the family depicted in David Laskin’s impressively researched and absorbing narrative is his, it is compelling as both memoir and history. It recounts the

The holiday of Shavuot was celebrated June 3 to 5, but its spirit of faith and nationhood echoes in this issue of Hadassah Magazine. On

Jews fought on both sides, but their experiences were worlds apart. Military service solidified Jews' loyalty to America, while German Jews were accused of shirking.

The guns began firing 100 years ago this summer. World War I not only changed the global political landscape—and set the stage for World War