Kankan Daily History

What is the connection between: A Norman nobleman, a converted Archbishop, a lunar eclipse, the First Crusade, a messianic Karaite, and a mysterious piece of music? The thread that ties…

The year was 1617, and the location was the German port city of Danzig (known in Polish as Gdansk). A gentile mob had massed outside the fortified villa walls of…

The proverbial Jewish merchant appears in world literature throughout the Middle Ages in what is most often a less than complimentary light. Christian sources especially tend to portray Jewish businessmen…

In last month’s issue of Kankan, we began a series exploring the great ideological battles of Jewish history. We began by delving into the disruption to the Jewish world caused…

When most people think about a “false mashiach,” the first name that comes to mind is that of Shabbetai Tzvi, the infamous self-proclaimed redeemer who took Europe by storm in…

Throughout the ages, there have been many gedolei Yisrael who shared a father-in-law and son-in-law bond. One of these special bonds which was unique in its closeness, is that of…
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