Napoleon

Mass grave DNA reveals deadly disease that devastated Napoleon's army in 1812

The study revealed that Napoleon's soldiers suffered from several infections, exacerbated by cold, hunger, and exhaustion, which led to the army's defeat by the Russians in 1812.

French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and the Grande Armee flee the pursuing Russian army on the retreat from Moscow during the Napoleonic War of the Sixth Coalition on 20th November 1812 in Russia. An etching after the original work by Adolph Northen.
Troops in battle. Illustration.

Ancient teeth reveal salmonella and louse-borne fever helped doom Napoleon’s 500,000-man force

A reenactment of the Battle of Borodino.

Hidden Microbes of 1812: DNA Points to Paratyphoid and Relapsing Fever in Napoleon’s Grande Armée

‘SIEGE OF Acre,’ 1799

When hassidic masters tried, failed to usher in the messianic age during Napoleon's wars


This week in Jewish history: Atomic bombs and Masada under siege

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

 A cloud is seen over Hiroshima made by the firestorm formed following the dropping of the Little Boy atomic bomb on the Japanese city in what is the first use of nuclear weapons in war, on August 6, 1945.

Napoleon's hidden legacy? Clover-shaped fountain found near Modlin Fortress in Poland

During the 19th century, the Neo-Moorish architectural style emerged in Europe, inspired by Romantic Orientalism.

 Napoleon's hidden legacy? Clover-shaped fountain found near Modlin Fortress in Poland.

The Jewish 'status quo' violated? Jewish historical narratives are too often ignored - opinion

Jews were excluded both from the Temple Mount and the Cave of the Patriarchs under Muslim rule over the Land of Israel with few exceptions.

 THE HEADLINE of ‘The Palestine Bulletin’ reports on the white paper instituting a status quo at the Western Wall, in November 1928.

Russia tells Macron: don't forget Napoleon when you talk of regime change

The Kremlin compared Macron to his predecessor, Napoleon Bonaparte.

Napoleon Bonaparte

A history of Russia's spectacular defeats

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Russia has celebrated monumental triumphs over Napolean and the Nazis, but it has also suffered spectacular defeats.

 VLADIMIR PUTIN - following the footsteps of Russia's previous leaders.

Napoleon, Hitler, Vatican: All collectors - opinion

We have all been collectors at one time or another, whether it was baseball cards, dolls, stamps, coins, art, etc. Napoleon, Hitler, and the Vatican were three of the most infamous collectors.

 POPE FRANCIS meets with members of the American Jewish Committee at the Vatican in 2019

The story of Napoléon, the Jews and Israel

Revolutionary France famously advocated equality, and this manifested itself in “emancipating” the Jews of France, elevating them to be equal citizens with other Frenchmen.

An 1806 French print depicts Napoleon Bonaparte emancipating the Jews

Was Napoleon murdered? A 200-year-old mystery put to rest

With the 200th anniversary of Napoléon’s death – or assassination – which was marked on May 5, the life and baffling death of the controversial Corsican (1769-1821) is being revisited.

Napoleon Bonaparte

On Napoleon’s bicentenary, remembering his battles in Israel

Emerging from the Enlightenment era, Napoleon shook the Middle East through his military expedition in Egypt and Syria.

‘SIEGE OF Acre,’ 1799

Napoleon's bicentenary: Stocking, bloodied cloth among items up for auction

The former French emperor died on May 5, 1821, aged 51, on the southern Atlantic Ocean island of Saint Helena.

 A bronze bust named "The First Consul Bonaparte" according to Louis-Simon Boizot (1743-1809) is displayed at Osenat auction house, before being put on auction for the bicentenary of Napoleon's death, in Fontainebleau, near Paris, France, April 30, 2021

Napoleon was crowned on this day, revolutionizing Jews future in Europe

Thanks to Napoleon, Jews that had been economically and politically marginalized and physically confined in European ghettoes, became free to enter European society.

An 1806 French print depicts Napoleon Bonaparte emancipating the Jews