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Portrait of a People | Shadowlight

Naomi Samuel

Naomi Samuel Bezalel SchoolA fusion of Oriental artand Meir Gur Arieh (Gorodetsky)1891-1951 HoraPapercut, illustration for The Pioneers (He-halutzim) by Moshe NarkisJerusalem, 1925 Meir Gur Arieh (Gorodetsky) was born in White Russia in 1891, arriving with...

Bezalel SchoolColumnsIssue 63 | December 2022JerusalemPre-state of IsraelZionism

Critics | Iron Woman of Yom Kippur

Amit Assis and Sara Jo Ben Zvi

Fifty years after the war whose losses tarnished her legacy forever, Golda Meir is the subject of a new film and biography. Surprisingly, both the Israeli and American perspectives – zooming in on the war...

20th centuryBook ReviewsColumnsIssue 66 | December 2023Land of IsraelPost-1948ReviewsStatesmenWomen

A Day at the Museum | Tower of David Museum

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

The accessibility project that has transformed Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum over the past three years is no mere facelift. The fortress itself now takes center stage, serving as a gateway to the city of...

ColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 66 | December 2023JerusalemReviews

Tale of a Trail | Lake Yeruham

Tamar HaYardeni

Lack of water was one of the young State of Israel’s greatest challenges. Though desalinization has made that issue history, the story of Lake Yeruham reflects the state’s changing attitude toward water over the years...

ColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 66 | December 2023Land of IsraelPost-1948Zionism

Portrait of a People | Window to the Sabbath

Naomi Samuel

Naomi Samuel Sabbath Rest, Samuel Hirszenberg, Warsaw, 1894 | Courtesy of Ben Uri Gallery, London Sabbath Afternoon London, 1910–1177.5 X 77.5 cmOil on canvasBen Uri Gallery, London Alfred (Aaron) Wolmark1877–1961 Post-ImpressionismA primarily French movement that rejected...

20th centuryArtColumnsIssue 66 | December 2023United Kingdom

Quick Looks at Book

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

Shylock’s Venice | The First Jewish Environmentalist | Like Salt for Bread | Ageing in Medieval Jewish Culture Sara Jo Ben-Zvi Shylock’s Venice Harry Freedman Bloomsbury, 2024247 pages Major strands of Jewish history were...

Book ReviewsColumnsIssue 68 | March 2024

From the Archives | Seeing for Herself

Anat Kutner

Kfar Uriel was a source of pride for the young State of Israel, and Helen Keller’s visit was an excellent opportunity to show off this unique village where the blind live independent lives Anat Kutner...

ColumnsFrom the ArchivesIssue 68 | March 2024Land of IsraelPost-1948Women

Portrait of a People | Rite of Passage

Naomi Samuel

Naomi Samuel Bar Mitzvah Oil on canvas35 x 45 cmParis, 1865 Jacques Émile Édouard Brandon1831-1897 ImpressionismAn artistic movement going beyond classic representation to convey emotional impressions created in the artist by light and movement Jacques...

ColumnsIssue 68 | March 2024

Tale of a Trail | Khirbet Midras

Tamar HaYardeni

Scrambling through the hidden tunnel network of Khirbet Midras takes one back to the claustrophobic perils faced by the Bar Kokhba rebels Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Khirbet Midras Extensive tunnel network from the Bar Kokhba...

AntiquityColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 68 | March 2024Land of Israel

Tale of a Trail | Muristan Market

Tamar HaYardeni

Like the center of a five-pointed star, marked by a fountain and surrounded by storefronts, the Muristan Market in Jerusalem’s Old City draws tourists, garment manufacturers, and serious shoppers alike Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Muristan...

ColumnsIssue 75 | December 2025

Book Review | The Many Lives of Anne Frank

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi The Many Lives of Anne Frank Ruth FranklinJewish Lives series, Yale University Press, 2025424 pages Is Anne Frank a symbol of Jewish oppression or a universal model of courage in the...

20th centuryBook ReviewsColumnsIssue 75 | December 2025NetherlandsWomenWritersWWII

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Portrait of a People | Shadowlight

Critics | Iron Woman of Yom Kippur

A Day at the Museum | Tower of David Museum

Tale of a Trail | Lake Yeruham

Portrait of a People | Window to the Sabbath

Quick Looks at Book

From the Archives | Seeing for Herself

Portrait of a People | Rite of Passage

Tale of a Trail | Khirbet Midras

Tale of a Trail | Muristan Market

Book Review | The Many Lives of Anne Frank

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Portrait of a People | Shadowlight

Critics | Iron Woman of Yom Kippur

A Day at the Museum | Tower of David Museum

Tale of a Trail | Lake Yeruham

Portrait of a People | Window to the Sabbath

Quick Looks at Book

From the Archives | Seeing for Herself

Portrait of a People | Rite of Passage

Tale of a Trail | Khirbet Midras

Tale of a Trail | Muristan Market

Book Review | The Many Lives of Anne Frank

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