Years before Eichmann was brought to Israel to stand trial, the notorious mass-murderer visited Mandatory Palestine in 1937 while disguised as a journalist.
Revealed: SS Chief Heinrich Himmler’s Warm Wishes to Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini
Discovered in the National Library archives, Himmler’s message to the Mufti decried the “Jewish invaders”, while sending “warm wishes for your continued struggle…”
The Feminist Version of the Jewish Morning Blessing
Do you thank the Almighty for making you a man or a woman? Two fifteenth-century manuscripts show the choice is yours!
A Rare Find: The Prayers, News and Blessings Concealed Within the Pages of Visitors’ Books from Rachel’s Tomb
The difficulty of daily life in the Jewish Yishuv, coping with the Holocaust and the breakout of the War of Independence revealed.
How Did Napoleon Bonaparte Invent a Rabbinical Court?
With the breakout of the French Revolution, the supporters found themselves having to face what was called “the Jewish question”.
The Path of the Orange Peels: Nachum Gutman’s Adventures Under Ottoman Oppression
How the First World War halted one young Jewish boy’s carefree life.
A Year After the Balfour Declaration and Still No State?
A letter sent by a soldier in the Jewish Legion in 1919 gives us a glimpse into the depression and despair felt by the youth of the Land of Israel at the end of the war which “liberated” the Land of Israel from Ottoman oppression.
The Story of the Jerusalemite Women Who Saved Their Sisters from Prostitution
The end of the First World War left Jerusalem devastated and impoverished. Hundreds of women from the Jewish Yishuv were compelled to find work in prostitution.
Hava Nagilah – The Birth of a Song
The story of ecstasy that produced the most famous Jewish song in the world.
The Secret Drafts of the Balfour Declaration
On November 2nd, 1917, a declaration that changed the course of history was published.
