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The Hope of Israel – Menasseh Ben Israel

Henry Goldblum

Inspired by rumors of the Lost Ten Tribes, he sought to fulfill the age-old vision of redemption by scattering his people to the very ends of the earth. Rembrandt von Rijn, Baruch Spinoza, and Oliver Cromwell, all path-breakers in the cultu

One Hundred Good Years

Rahel Sarfati

This article is dedicated in memory of Haim Stier, who passed away in the course of our combined efforts to transfer his extensive collection of New Year cards to the Israel Museum.    New Year cards have been popular for close to a hundred

Voice Behind the Iron Curtain – Nehama Lipshitz

Zvi Golany

Opera singer Nehama Lipshitz defied the Soviets not just by performing in Yiddish and Hebrew but by collaborating with Israeli undercover agencies in the USSR Zvi Golany Deep in the Soviet Union, where any public demonstration o

Forgotten Jews of Bisan – Beth She’an

Reuven Gafni

Jews relocating to Ottoman Palestine had their pick of holy cities, ports, Zionist colonies, and agricultural villages. Yet some settlers preferred to move to outlying Arab towns instead, founding Jewish communities like that of Beth She’an

Curator or Creator? – Holy Sites

Doron Bar

After the Old City of Jerusalem fell to the Jordanians, Dr. Shmuel Zanwil Kahane took charge of Israel’s few remaining holy sites. Pitching new pilgrimage destinations with boundless creativity and more than a little nerve, Kahane even adde

Columns

Tale of a Trail | Kfar Hasidim

Tamar HaYardeni

Who exactly were the Hasidic devotees who gave Kfar Hasidim its name? What led them to leave Poland and settle beside the secular Zionist farmers of Nahalal? A Hasidic tale from the Zebulun Valley Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Kfar

Book Review | House on Endless Waters

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

A spontaneous visit to Amsterdam produces a tale within a tale, as the author, her characters, and their creations exchange identities against a background of betrayal and rescue under Nazi rule Sara Jo Ben-Zvi House on Endless

Book Review | The autobiography of Solomon Maimon

Elka Weber

Solomon Maimon’s translation of his role model’s Guide for the Perplexed lies at the heart of his autobiography, attesting to his stubborn quest for knowledge above all Elka Weber The Autobiography of Solomon Maimon:The Complet

From the Archives | God Save the Queen

Denise Rein

Despite taking place on April Fools’ Day, a royal visit to Amsterdam’s Ashkenazic Great Synagogue was no joke. The event’s commemorative booklet emphasized the elegance and gravity of the occasion Denise Rein On Februay 24, 1924

Book Review | The Book of Exodus

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi The Book of ExodusA Biography Joel S. BadenPrinceton University Press, 2019,237 pages What can Princeton University’s Lives of Great Religious Books series possibly add to the reams al