An anonymous letter, recently discovered in the National Library archives, offers a glimpe into a time of crisis when the residents of Tel Aviv were prisoners in their own homes.
When the Head of Iran’s Nuclear Program Turned to the Israelis for Help
In the early 1960s, a team of Israeli experts was dispatched on an urgent mission to Iran, to help rebuild an earthquake-ravaged region.
Jerusalem’s First Tourist Map
Where did one go to watch a movie in British-Mandate era Jerusalem? Where could you catch a bus? And what were the popular hot spots? Presenting the map that resurrects pre-state Jerusalem…
When Leonard Cohen Met Ariel Sharon in the Sinai Desert
The story of how the Jewish-Canadian singer-songwriter ended up singing for soldiers and crossing the Suez Canal with the IDF during one of Israel’s most desperate hours…
Who Are These Unknown Soldiers?
Nathan Fendrich, a Jewish-American photojournalist, happened to be in Israel when the Yom Kippur War broke out. He grabbed his camera and headed for the front. But who are the soldiers who appear in his photographs? Can you help identify them?
The Israeli Declaration of Independence as You’ve Never Seen It Before
Arthur Szyk’s magnificent artwork on the Declaration of Independence highlights the deep, meaningful connection between the new Jewish state and the ancient Jewish past.
Natan Sharansky’s Little Book of Psalms that Survived the Soviet Prison
During the darkest period of his eventful life, a small black book gave light to the imprisoned Natan Sharansky, symbolizing his connection with his wife and with the Land of Israel
What Did Martin Buber and His Friends Write to President Johnson about Martin Luther King Jr.?
From the Martin Buber Archive: A letter to the American president about MLK’s 1965 release from jail
From the Political Wilderness to the Asian Jungle: Moshe Dayan in Vietnam
Not long before his appointment as Minister of Defense ahead of the Six-Day War, Moshe Dayan visited the Vietnamese war zone. Israel would end up applying much of what he learned there…
Modern Zionists as the New Maccabbees?
Zionist pioneers celebrated Hanukkah as a new way to connect an ancient people with its heritage
