17 Apr San Remo Conference of 1920: Reshaping the Middle East
Two decades before the United Nations Palestine partition resolution of 1947 that led to the declaration of the State of Israel, an international conference was held in Europe that set...
15 Apr President Abraham Lincoln – Friend of the Jewish People
The name Abraham Lincoln is known to millions, not just in the United States, as one of America’s greatest presidents. He is famous for having maintained the American union and...
10 Mar Never Forgotten: The Story of Bulgarian Holocaust Hero Dimitar Peshev
In the movies, the hero always receives the happy ending with their new significant other, though, the story of this hero is one of triumph, turmoil and abandonment. Before Dimitar Peshev...
04 Mar George Washington: America’s First Friend of Zion
"May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while everyone shall sit in...
26 Feb February 26, 1969: The Day Israel Lost PM Levi Eshkol
On February 26, 1969, the State of Israel lost Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. Eshkol is not only considered one of Israel’s founding fathers but was also instrumental in developing Israel’s...
11 Feb Final Chapter in One of the World’s Oldest Jewish Communities
Although the vast majority of the ancient Jewish community of Yemen was airlifted to Israel in Operation Magic Carpet in 1948-49, a small remnant remained in the country. In succeeding...
11 Feb Natan Sharansky: Fearing No Evil
The story of Natan Sharansky is that of a modern-day Jewish hero, no less. Originally named Anatoly Scharansky (later changed and Hebraicized to Natan Sharansky), he was born on January 20,...
01 Feb Ilan Ramon: Israel’s First Astronaut
Ilan Ramon (June 20, 1954-February 1, 2003) was a groundbreaking pilot and will be forever known in history as the State of Israel’s first astronaut. The mission that gave Ilan Ramon...
30 Jan British Palestine’s First High Commissioner – the Jewish Herbert Samuel
If you are walking around in the middle of downtown Jerusalem, not far from the Friends of Zion Museum you will likely come across a short street called Herbert Samuel...
23 Dec The Faisal-Weizmann Agreement: The Original Arab-Jewish Peace Agreement
It seems hard to believe today, but just about 100 years ago, an agreement was signed between the president of the World Zionist Organization, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, and the head...