Jewish country houses in pre-World War II Europe boasted spectacular art collections and gardens. Some were stages for lavish entertaining, while others inspired the European avant-garde. A few are ...

The Marital Knot, Agunot in the Ashkenazi Realm, 1648-1850 tells the family stories of men and women who lived hundreds of years ago. Focusing on agunot, literally “chained women,” who were often ...