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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

When Shakespeare Spoke Yiddish – King Lear

Yair Lifshitz

The Yiddish theater adored Shakespeare’s King Lear. It spoke to American Jewish audiences of family loyalty transcending generational differences, while in Soviet Russia, it became a tragicomic vehicle for political criticism Yair Lifshitz In one...

ArticlesIssue 12 | August 2012

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...

19th centuryArticlesFestivals of TishreiIssue 33 | August 2016JudaismRabbisTunisiaYemenite Jews

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...

19th centuryArticlesIndependence DayIssue 14 | December 2012SwitzerlandTheodor HerzlZionism

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...

ColumnsIssue 31 | April 2016

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...

AntiquityArticlesGeneralsIssue 17 | June 2013Land of IsraelWriters

History Live | Through Lions’ Gate

Tehila Bigman

Uzi Eilam’s rich and fascinating military career peaked when he commanded his paratrooper unit to retake the Old City of Jerusalem Tehila Bigman Courtesy of the Eilam family Reserve General Uzi Eilam 1934 Born on...

ColumnsGeneralsIsrael's warsIssue 39 | September 2017JerusalemJerusalem DayPost-1948RabbisZionism

Paving the Past – Second Temple Floor

Assaf Avraham

If Jewish sources are anything to go by, Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem was one of the most magnificent edifices ever built. After years of painstaking archaeological research, sifting through rubble illegally removed from the Temple...

archaeologyArticlesHerodHerodian periodIssue 39 | September 2017JerusalemJerusalem DayTish'a Be'av

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When Shakespeare Spoke Yiddish – King Lear

Post-script | Posting Independence

From the Archives | Mum’s the Word

Who Was David Ha-Reuveni?

Blasting Away – Shofar

The Congress that Founded the Jewish State

Head and Tales | Golden Nostalgia

Don’t Call Me Joseph – Josephus Flavius

History Live | Through Lions’ Gate

Paving the Past – Second Temple Floor

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Guard Down

When Shakespeare Spoke Yiddish – King Lear

Post-script | Posting Independence

From the Archives | Mum’s the Word

Who Was David Ha-Reuveni?

Blasting Away – Shofar

The Congress that Founded the Jewish State

Head and Tales | Golden Nostalgia

Don’t Call Me Joseph – Josephus Flavius

History Live | Through Lions’ Gate

Paving the Past – Second Temple Floor

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