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A Soul Divided – Heinrich Heine

Asael Abelman

Though baptized at age twenty-eight, Heinrich Heine remained torn between Judaism and German nationalism, tradition and modernity Asael Abelman Poet, freedom fighter, and cosmopolitan in exile, Heinrich Heine bore the burden of

Why We Eat Haman Taschen – Purim Spiel

Shmil Holland

How did a classic Central European pastry become associated with the Jewish festival of Purim? And how did Haman’s ears end up in his pocketbook? Shmil Holland The triangular pastries that developed in Central Europe and spread

Topsy Turvy – Purim Spiel

Yair Lifshitz

An annual outlet for the pressure cooker of the medieval Jewish community, the Purim spiel subtly subverts the power structures of Jewish society, making a mockery of their authority Yair Lifshitz Reb Yeshaya Priwes was not ena

Jewish? French? Italian! – Piedmont

Yoav Sorek

Despite their historic ties to diverse European communities, the Jews of Turin stood out as active players in the struggle for a united Italy – and planned a synagogue to match their achievements Yoav Sorek Embossed on the obver

The Gateway – Battle for Palestine

Yagil Henkin and Anat Stern

What began as the British defense of the vital Suez Canal culminated in a fierce offensive that opened up the Holy Land to Allied forces. Incredible logistics, sophisticated decoys, and a larger-than-life horseback charge all made this batt

Return of the Spies – Nili

Yemima Hovav

In the dark days of World War I, members of the Nili spy ring foresaw the new order emerging in the Middle East and opted to work with the British, despite all the risks. To other early Zionists, they were foolhardy adventurers, or even tra

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Portrait of a People | Painter of Jerusalem

Naomi Samuel

Naomi Samuel Jerusalem in SnowOil on canvas, 192741 x 61 cmPrivate collection Ludwig Blum1891-1974 Im

From the Archives | With Thanks from Damascus

Yochai Ben-Ghedalia

Not only community leaders suffered interrogation and humiliation in the Damascus Affair – so did their wives. Their letter of thanks recently came to light  Yochai Ben-Ghedalia On February 5, 1840, Father Thomas, a Capuchin mon

Did Jew Know? | Jewish Statistics from World War I

Segula Editorial

1. Rank and File Roughly 1.35 million Jews fought in World War I, in the following armies: 500,000 – Russian320,000 – Austro-Hungarian250,000 – American100,000 – German55,000 – French35,000 – British   2. Jew against Jew In dozens of docume