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A Soul Divided

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 an evolving modernity....

ArticlesIssue 16 | April-May 2013

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...

ArticlesIssue 23 | October 2014PioneersPre-state of IsraelWomenWW1Zionism

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...

ColumnsIndependence DayIssue 16 | April-May 2013

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 research his Bavarian ancestors found...

ColumnsIssue 31 | April 2016

Who Was David Ha-Reuveni?

Moti Benmelech

David Ha-Reuveni arrived in Venice outlandishly dressed in “striped silk according to the Ishmaelite custom” and “a white scarf, with which he covered his head and most of himself” (Letters of Daniel of Pisa, quoted...

Issue 33 | August 2016

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...

ArticlesIndependence DayIssue 14 | December 2012

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...

ColumnsIssue 31 | April 2016

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...

ArticlesIssue 31 | April 2016

A Dig Full of Holes

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

Judaean Mystery: Junk or Jewels? Maresha is an archaeological oddity. First of all, nobody's heard of it, as it’s usually lumped together with nearby Beth Guvrin. Then there’s the fact that almost nothing of it...

ArticlesIssue 32 | June 2016

The Angry Convert

Hadassah Assouline

A letter sent by Lenin’s great-grandfather to the czar was intended to make as much trouble as possible for the Jews of Russia Hadassah Assouline The letter below, sent to Czar Nicholas I of Russia...

ColumnsIssue 16 | April-May 2013

Fastest Jew in the West – Wild West Synagogues

Louis Davidson

Among the many immigrants to the U.S. who went west to seek their fortunes, most Jews struck gold selling dry goods rather than prospecting. Once settled, these pioneers built towns, communities – and a surprising...

ArticlesIssue 31 | April 2016

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A Soul Divided

Return of the Spies – Nili

Posting Independence

Mum’s the Word

Who Was David Ha-Reuveni?

The Congress that Founded the Jewish State

Golden Nostalgia

Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Portuguese Jewry

A Dig Full of Holes

The Angry Convert

Fastest Jew in the West – Wild West Synagogues

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A Soul Divided

Return of the Spies – Nili

Posting Independence

Mum’s the Word

Who Was David Ha-Reuveni?

The Congress that Founded the Jewish State

Golden Nostalgia

Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Portuguese Jewry

A Dig Full of Holes

The Angry Convert

Fastest Jew in the West – Wild West Synagogues

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