Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeResearch shows Jews are no more or less prone to crime than others. But we lack one thing: self-criticism08:31 AM • June 13 2026 IDT"Jews and Crime in Medieval Europe" is the title of a recently published book by historian Ephraim Shoham-Steiner, from Ben-Gurion University. Appearing under the imprint of the academic publishing house Magnes (in Hebrew), the book deals with incidents involving theft, murder and prostitution in Jewish society in the Middle Ages. Shoham-Steiner draws on diverse sources from the period, mainly rabbinical writings, which he compiled diligently and proficiently; his new book is an expanded Hebrew version of an earlier English version with the same title.In the NewsAs Jews, We Deny Our Capacity for Atrocity. That Idealized Image Is a ProblemIsraeli Air Crews Are Prevented From Voting. This Election, It Could Spell ChaosIran Launched Drones at Ships in Strait of Hormuz, All Downed by U.S. ForcesEarliest Use of Fire Thrown Back to 1.8 Million Years AgoThey Moved to Israel Before the War. Israeli Work Culture Was Its Own BattleRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMISix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelNetanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation, but Back to What?What's the Difference Between Jewish and Palestinian Terror?