A summary of the ideological debate between Zionism and ultra-Orthodox Judaism can be found in one meeting held in Bnei Brak way back in October of 1952
Hand in Glove? or Not? How Manuscripts Should Be Handled
We decided to check, once and for all, whether gloves are necessary when handling rare manuscripts
Tel Aviv’s First Firefighters
The story of Israel’s first fire department
The Heroine Who Rescued Jewish Girls from Lebanon and Syria
The riots of the “Farhud” in Iraq convinced Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi that time was running out for Jews living in Arab countries in the 1940s
The Story of Israel’s National Anthem
How did the only original written copy of “HaTikva” arrive at the National Library of Israel? And how does it differ from the version we know today?
The Roots of the Passover Blood Libel
When did the libel of Jews using Christian blood on Passover make its first appearance?
Historic Caricatures of Haganah Prisoners in British Custody
On the morning of October 5th, 1939, 43 members of a Haganah officer’s training course found themselves in handcuffs and being led by the British army to Acre prison; This is the album that tells their story
Prayers, Amulets and Spells to Ward off Plague
The sages of Safed created amulets, the Jews of Italy wrote prayers and other Jews warned of less conventional plagues…
Erasing the Name of Haman the Wicked: The Origin of the Grogger
How does one drown out the name of the most hated, evil man in the Megillah? By making good use of a Christian folk tradition of course!
How Iran’s Jewish Community Purchased the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai
Documents discovered in the CAHJP archives reveal a surprising initiative undertaken by the Jews of Iran and the country’s government to mark 2,500 years since the Edict of Cyrus
