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Memories: A 10-minute conversation with former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin

For 10 minutes, I found myself alone with Menachem Begin in Shaare Zedek Medical Center. And those 10 minutes are engraved on my memory forever.

American army experiences in WWII in context of modern antisemitism

Jewish service members often felt additional mental pressure due to their Jewish identity. Prejudice pervasive in 1940s America manifested itself within the military. 

By FRANÇOISE OUZAN
03/04/2024

An internal exodus: An inside look on Harry Houdini

Artistic director of Jerusalem Ballet Company discusses career and death of Harry Houdini

By ORI J LENKINSKI
03/04/2024

A street of many tales: A tour sheds light on Jerusalem's Agron Street

The twisting turning tales of Jerusalem, particularly of the environs of Agron Street, make for intriguing, compelling, and entertaining listening and viewing.

02/04/2024
Haganah volunteers evacuate the wounded, 1948.

Nazi hunter with Mossad ties new focus in BBC documentary

The ex-Shin Bet agent gained unprecedented access into Ireland's IRA.

Where did Homo sapiens go after leaving Africa? New study has an answer

Homo sapiens was not the first human species to live outside of Africa - including the area encompassing the hub.

By REUTERS
25/03/2024

Pompeii building site reveals ancient Roman construction methods

The Pompeii site, rediscovered only in the 16th century, has seen a burst of recent archaeological activity aimed at halting years of decay and neglect.

By REUTERS
25/03/2024

Jewish success story: Avraham Borshevsky growth to top scribe, Judaica talent

From not knowing Hebrew to becoming one of Israel’s most talented scribes and Judaica artists.

By NOAH MICHAELI
24/03/2024

'An Unreasonable Man': How hydroelectric power came to Palestine

Leslie Turnberg’s biography An Unreasonable Man: Pinchas Rutenberg, the Russian Revolutionary Who Electrified Palestine is probably the first book in English about this intensely private man.

By COLIN SHINDLER
24/03/2024
‘The Triumph of Mordecai’

Escape from Shushan: How Purim exile foreshadowed Oct. 7

The collapse in Shushan foreshadowed Jewish history, as the exact same scenario repeated itself throughout our tortured exile.

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