18 Sep How Israel’s National Anthem Came to Be
“Hatikvah” (The Hope), Israel’s national anthem, made its appearance long before the State of Israel was officially declared. The words were written by a well-traveled 19th century poet and linguist,...
03 Sep General Marie-Pierre Koenig
General Marie Pierre Koenig was a French army officer and a politician. Koenig was born in a town called Caen in France. He served with distinction during WWI, and after the...
29 Aug The Jewish Brigade – a Fighting Force of the British Army
The Jewish Brigade was a military formation of the British Army. It was established in the fall of 1944 and was composed of some 5,000 Jewish volunteers living in what...
27 Aug The first Zionist Congress
“At Basel I founded the Jewish State. If I said this aloud today, I would be greeted by universal laughter. In five years, perhaps, and certainly in fifty years, everyone...
31 Jul Nahalat Shiva- One of the first neighborhoods outside the old city
Nahalat Shiva was the third neighborhood built outside of the old city walls in Jerusalem as part of the Jewish expansion of the city in the 19th century. Seven young...
31 Jul The Jewish National Fund – Reclaiming the Land of Israel
The Jewish National Fund (JNF), a non-profit organization, known in Hebrew as the Keren Kayemet LeYisrae, was established to buy and develop land in the Land of Israel for Jewish...
27 Jul A War Hero in a Diplomat’s Pinstripe Suit
Not all great wartime heroes are daring generals who bravely lead their troops to victory against great odds and risks. This is the story of a hero from the “pinstripe...
27 Jul Exodus symbol of the immigration of Jews to Israel
Ha'apala (also known as Aliyah Bet) is the Modern Hebrew name given to the illegal, clandestine and organized immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel during the British Mandate....
27 Jul Moral conscience an antidote to hate
Can moral conscience overcome a hate-filled legacy imbued from childhood? The case of Mosab Hassan Yousef proves that it can. Born May 5, 1978, to a Palestinian family in Samaria, Yousef,...
27 Jul Arthur James Balfour
One of the most important landmarks of the modern Zionism, and by some people, the beginning of the actual restoration of the Jewish people in their homeland, was a letter...