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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...

ArticlesIssue 9 | February 2012Purim

The Viscount of Megiddo

Yagil Henkin and Anat Stern

Edmund Allenby will be remembered forever for his conquest of the Holy Land, though his remarkable military career began in South Africa, not Palestine Yagil Henkin and Anat Stern Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby was born...

Issue 23 | October 2014WW1

The Greatest of Them All

Yishai Fraenkel

The horrors of World War I found poignant expression in the poetry of Wilfred Owen, whose death just a few days before the war ended became a tragic symbol of the conflict’s many ironies Yishai...

Issue 23 | October 2014WW1

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...

ColumnsIssue 23 | October 2014

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...

ArticlesIssue 23 | October 2014WW1

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

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Yemima Hovav

Joseph Lishansky’s flight, capture, and death show just how low political rivalry can sink Yemima Hovav Unnlike most of Nili’s rank and file, Joseph Lishansky had a foot in both Labor Zionism and the bourgeois...

Issue 23 | October 2014WW1

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...

Coins and StampsColumnsIsrael Independence DayIssue 16 | April-May 2013Land of IsraelPre-state of Israel

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 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

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...

ArticlesFestivals of TishreiIssue 33 | August 2016

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Topsy Turvy – Purim Spiel

The Viscount of Megiddo

The Greatest of Them All

Did Jew Know? | Jewish Statistics from World War I

The Gateway – Battle for Palestine

Return of the Spies – Nili

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Post-script | Posting Independence

From the Archives | Mum’s the Word

Who Was David Ha-Reuveni?

Blasting Away – Shofar

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Topsy Turvy – Purim Spiel

The Viscount of Megiddo

The Greatest of Them All

Did Jew Know? | Jewish Statistics from World War I

The Gateway – Battle for Palestine

Return of the Spies – Nili

Guard Down

Post-script | Posting Independence

From the Archives | Mum’s the Word

Who Was David Ha-Reuveni?

Blasting Away – Shofar

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