Jewish Telegraphic Agency

For some Balkan Muslims, a Jewish false messiah inspires interfaith understanding

Centuries after he died as a Muslim convert in Montenegro, Sabbatai Zevi remains part of the region's folklore, secretive customs and superstitions. ULCINJ, Montenegro (JTA) — Throughout 1988, Jusuf ...
The Forward

Eating and Drinking with Shabbetai Zvi

Leyb ben Oyzer’s “Description of Shabbetai Zevi” (Bashraybung fun Shabetai Tsvi) is a fascinating Yiddish text, apparently never wholly translated into English, but available in a sparkling new ...
The Forward

Trump’s followers see a savior, but Jewish historians know a false messiah when they see one

The emotional and cerebral whiplash that many of us are experiencing during the current Trump administration may seem like a new phenomenon. Yet this experience often bursts out in times of radical ...
The Times of Israel

For some Balkan Muslims a Jewish false messiah inspires interfaith understanding

ULCINJ, Montenegro (JTA) — Throughout 1988, Jusuf Lika had debilitating migraines and sensory disruptions that doctors blamed on the chemicals in the darkroom where he had worked. A man in his 20s in ...