Unlikely figures to play important roles in the American Civil War

Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s candidacy served as a catalyst for his only visit to the Holy Land

One surveying the Hungarian Orthodox scene on the eve of Kristallnacht would have seen the Chasam Sofer’s legacy everywhere

Despite the frustration and the lack of a sense of accomplishment, Mike Tress continued tirelessly in his efforts at fundraising and rescue

All this paled in comparison to Rav Kasher's magnum opus — the multivolume Torah Sheleimah

One of the Vaad Hatzalah’s innovations was the “ambulance synagogue” 

Rav Yosef Zusmanowitz was born in Yerushalayim in 1894, and henceforth earned the appellation “the Yerushalmi”

In Umm el-Jimal they were soon joined by POWs taken captive during other battles, including Gush Etzion and Latrun

Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev (1740–1809) is one of the most beloved figures in the annals of the chassidic movement

Rav Teitz launched the first-ever radio broadcast of a Gemara class in the mamme loshen

Those sounds of Torah continue to emanate from the very same building, a full century after its dedication