JTA Archive

At no time in history were JTA correspondents more needed that during the 12 long years of the Hitler regime. The JTA often provided the first, and sometimes the only, reports on the unfolding Holocaust. And at no time did its correspondents face more peril to their livelihood and lives. -- an essay by Laurel Leff View Topic

One of the most emotional triumphs of the decades-long fight to free Soviet Jewry came on Feb. 12, 1986, the day that Anatoly Shcharansky (known these days as Natan Sharansky) was freed after eight years in Soviet prisons and forced labor camps. View Topic

The role of women in Judaism and Jewish life this past century has shifted and grown. The JTA chronicled those changes, sometimes consciously –as in the case of ongoing coverage of Jewish women’s organizations – and sometimes indirectly, with societal shifts indicated through the changing use of language. -- an essay by Sue Fishkoff View Topic

From Palestine to the founding of the State, through war and calm, observing people and politics, JTA has documented the stories that bring shaper detail and greater dimension to a story that is often only told from a partisan perspective. View Topic