15 Oct Moshe Dayan: Israel’s Greatest General
With his black eyepatch and crooked smile, Moshe Dayan was undoubtedly one of the most widely recognized Israeli figures of the mid-20th century. He was a warrior, commander, politician and...
10 Oct The Unknown Dutch Holocaust Hero Who Saved Over 10,000 Children
When one thinks about the Holocaust, several names like Oskar Schindler and Raoul Wallenberg come to mind. However, it often happens that some of the most influential individuals in history,...
08 Oct “Oskar Schindler: We All Know the Movie, What About the Man?”
In 1982, the book “Schindler’s Ark” by Thomas Keneally, told the story of Oskar Schindler, a man who had been a Nazi Party member but ultimately saved over 1,200 Jews...
30 Sep Elie Wiesel – The Holocaust’s Greatest Witness
Elie Wiesel was without doubt the greatest of what we call the “witnesses” to the Holocaust – the mass murder of the Jews during World War II. His books and...
25 Sep Abba Kovner: Fighter, Leader and Renowned Writer
Abba Kovner was a legendary figure who was a Jewish partisan fighter, a leader and a man of letters. Born on March 14, 1918, in Russia, he moved as a...
05 Sep Massacre in Munich: Remembering the 1972 Olympic Games
Every two years, the Olympic Games is the world’s chance to celebrates the best of humanity. From all over the world, thousands of athletes from hundreds of nations come together...
03 Sep Camp David Accords: A Victory for Israel and Egypt
On September 17, 1978, history was made by two courageous men with a common goal: peace between Cairo and Jerusalem, ending the destructive pattern of five previous wars. The two...
03 Sep The Nuremberg Laws: The Beginning of the End
The Nuremberg Laws, enacted by the German Reichstag (Parliament) on Sept. 15, 1935, were racially discriminatory, anti-Semitic laws meant to institutionalize the Nazi program to persecute Jews. They were a...
26 Aug The Commune That Defied Hitler
Surrounded by the rolling green hills of a windswept plateau, atop the Massif Central mountain range of central France, lies the village of Le Chambon Sur Lignon. At three-thousand feet...
15 Aug From Immigrant to Prime Minister: The Man Who Rallied Israel
Menachem Begin was a man of many faces to different people. To some, he was an admired leader whose passionate words inspired thousands of devoted followers. To others, he was...