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    Issues 1-50

    The privilege of duty free imports from Bruges was the key to Brampton’s rise to riches. City panorama, detail from Seven Wonders of Bruges, Pieter Claeissens the Elder, ca. 1555 | Begijnhof Collection, Bruges

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  • 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

  • Blasting Away – Shofar

    Ari Greenspan and Ari Z. Zivotofsky

    When is a shofar not a ram’s horn, and when can it be heard besides this time of year? The answer lies in Djerba and Yemen Ari Greenspan and Ari Z. Zivotofsky Reverberating throughout Elul (the last month of the Jewish year, rou

  • The image that became a Zionist symbol: Herzl speaking from the podium at the first Zionist Congress||||||||||

    The Congress that Founded the Jewish State

    Asael Abelman

    Few famous names attended the first Zionist Congress in Basel, but it made Zionism a political movement no one could ignore Asael Abelman In February 1896, Herzl published Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State). Discussed in dozens o

  • Don’t Call Me Joseph – Josephus Flavius

    Haggai Misgav

    Scion of an aristocratic, priestly family in Jerusalem, Josephus Flavius explored various sects in search of his identity. As a rebel commander in the Great Revolt, he defected to the Romans, becoming one of the most controversial figures i

  • Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Portuguese Jewry

    Moti Benmelech

      Manuel of Portugal had to choose between his Spanish bride – and her powerful parents – and his faithful Jewish subjects. The Portuguese monarch preferred to have his cake and eat it too, and as usual the Jews, who’d already endured one e

  • A Dig Full of Holes – Maresha

    Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

    Has the Maresha excavation unearthed a pile of junk or the key to a Judea much more diverse than we’d supposed? The best thing is, you can find out for yourself Sara Jo Ben-Zvi Maresha is an archaeological oddity. First of all,

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  • Post-script | Posting Independence

    Itamar Atzmon

    Despite the need for secrecy, and with production lines under fire, Israel’s first stamps were printed in time for independence Itamar Atzmon On 5 Iyar – the final day of the British Mandate – the Haaretz daily excitedly describ

  • 1852

    From the Archives | Mum’s the Word

    Hadassah Assouline

    Eighteenth-century birth registries list a surprisingly large number of “unwed” Jewish mothers, but immorality wasn’t the issue Hadassah Assouline The friendly American yeshiva student who frequented the Central Archives to rese

  • Head and Tales | Golden Nostalgia

    Itamar Atzmon

    How did a rare gold coin end up in a hiker’s hand in the Western Galilee? Archaeologists have more theories than answers Itamar Atzmon Thirty-nine gold coins from the Hellenistic and Roman periods are registered among Israel’s s

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