The sweep of family history across the generations
It was a signature moment of the turbulent 1960s. Walter, 18, and Dan, 15, were there in Chicago, working as messengers for the Eugene McCarthy campaign.
In 1898, Paechter’s Kaufhaus in Tiegenhof came under repeated anti-Semitic arson attacks.
She made each of her six grandchildren feel special
In July 1940, consular officials from three nations conspired to open an escape route for Jews out of occupied France. Why did they do it?
Walter Ruby's boss in the liquor business became an influential figure in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Out of the files of the U.S. Patent Office and into the peculiar subculture of corkscrew collectors
A surprising artifact discovered after a parent's death leads to a series of discoveries and a new pastime in genealogy
A newspaper clipping placed Walter Ruby on the scene of an automobile wreck in Hudson County, N.J. Not every lead pans out.