Licoricia of Winchester, Jewish Widow and Medieval Financier
The story of Licoricia of Winchester illustrates just how much wealth and influence a Jewish woman could accumulate.
YIVO Vilna Project Will Digitize Jewish History
It's an exciting time for Yiddish scholarship. The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research has announced the start of its YIVO Vilna Project, a $5.25 million, 15-year endeavor to unite, at last, a collection of treasured documents that has been separated by an ocean for half a century .