Richard Kreitner’s deeply researched book about the Civil War era illuminates the lives of six Jewish Americans and their ...

Don’t tell anyone, but the U.S. Postal Service is sending out magazines with a lot of pictures of African Americans, Native ...

Inspired by her grandmother, an editor travels across St. Helena Island with a black-and-white photo collection as her guide.

The Times Opinion columnist discusses religion and belief — at this moment in our politics, and in our lives more generally.

William Harvey Carney actions amid some of the most intense combat of the Civil War would earn him the respect of his fellow troops and the Medal of Honor.

Anne and Claire Berest wrote “Gabriële” to better understand their great-grandmother and her husband, the French painter ...

Before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, exhibitions and events in many states offer a ...

Too many Jews identify as Jews because of the Holocaust only. Too many would never intermarry only because they never could trust a non-Jew. Sadly, this negative outlook is a very ill and poor ...

A painting by Ewa Juszkiewicz in the foyer of Andrew Bolton’s New York home © Keith Oshiro The work of art that changed everything for me is Francis Bacon’s “screaming Pope”, after Diego Velázquez’s ...

Etienne Daly, who lives in Brighton, has been researching Dido Elizabeth Belle for 12 years and wants to see what she would ...

Historians around the state are revisiting the nation's origin story with fresh eyes, centering on communities that have ...

A belief that Jesus travelled to India and adopted Buddhist teachings and methods has been around since at least the 19th Century when scholars attempted to explain the similarities between Christiani ...