31 Jul Betsie ten Boom: Fighting Until the End for G-d’s Chosen People
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on August 19, 1885, Betsie ten Boom was the oldest child of Casper ten Boom and would make history for her courageous effort to save Jews...
29 Jul Raoul Wallenberg: “The Swedish Schindler”
One can test the strength and values of a person by seeing how they react in critical times. During the Holocaust, there were people throughout Europe whom viewed the Nazis...
24 Jul A Jewish homeland -in Africa?
Can one possibly imagine the Jewish state existing anywhere else except in the Holy Land, the Land of Israel? Well, indeed there was such a proposal put forth and seriously...
24 Jul Janusz Korczak – a Hero of the Spirit
In a time and place where the world was filled with hate, cruelty, destruction and murder, the name of Janusz Korczak stands out as a representative of all that is...
18 Jul Wall and Tower: Advancing Zionism in Tough Times
The British Mandate of Palestine started in 1920 and ended in 1948. In this era, the Jewish people faced many challenges as well as created the conditions to thrive when...
11 Jul The Foundation That Provided the ‘Foundation’
The Foundation That Provided the ‘Foundation’ Often, a foundation allocates funds to support an existing entity or project. But sometimes, the foundation itself is indeed the “foundation” for a momentous project...
08 Jul 1937 Peel Commission: On the Way to Statehood
The establishment of the State of Israel came in 1948, though the battle to declare independence went through a number of international forums and negotiations, on-the-ground sectarian conflict, and the...
02 Jul Against All Odds: Operation Entebbe
On the 27th of June, 1976, Air France Flight 139, carrying over 200 passengers, took off from Ben-Gurion International Airport with the destination of Paris with a stopover at Athens....
26 Jun MidEast Morals: Israel Has Always Guarded Everyone’s Holy Sites
Only three years ago, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS/Daesh) brought the World Heritage Site of Palmyra in central Syria to ruins. Palmyra was an ancient Semitic city...
21 Jun Defending the Innocent: Orde Wingate’s Special Night Squads
The history of Captain Orde Wingate and his “Special Night Squads” is one that is well-known among the people of Israel. Captain Wingate is known in Israel as “The Friend,”...