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A Novel Approach – Historical Romance

Asael Abelman

Whether by Sir Walter Scott or by Abraham Mapu, the historical novel of the 19th century played a significant part in the rise of national consciousness that changed the face of Europe. The Jews of...

19th centuryArticlesEuropeIssue 10 | April 2012Literature and Culture

Preservation – Salomon’s Mill

Moshe Chaim Shapira

Very few people are aware that Gershon Salomon, the veteran activist of the Temple Mount Faithful, is the scion of an old Jerusalemite family of millers. The preservation folder of a simple-looking house in the...

19th centuryColumnsIssue 1 | April 2010Land of Israel

The Unspoken Taboo – Next Year in Jerusalem

Jonathan D. Sarna

What prompted a century of American Jews to omit the phrase “Next year in Jerusalem” at the conclusion of their Seder? The aspirations and declarations replacing it speak volumes about American Jewish loyalties, priorities, and...

19th centuryAmericaArticlesIssue 64 | March 2023Jewish CommunitiesPesach

Evangelical Prophet of Zion – William Hechler

Yehuda Moraly

Who would have guessed that the man who crops up most frequently in Theodor Herzl’s diaries was an Evangelical pastor? William Hechler’s religious fervor led him to Zionism, which in turn inspired him to place...

19th centuryArticlesEuropeIssue 64 | March 2023

19th century

A Novel Approach – Historical Romance

Preservation – Salomon’s Mill

The Unspoken Taboo – Next Year in Jerusalem

Evangelical Prophet of Zion – William Hechler

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A Novel Approach – Historical Romance

Preservation – Salomon’s Mill

The Unspoken Taboo – Next Year in Jerusalem

Evangelical Prophet of Zion – William Hechler

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