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A Day at the Museum | Tower of David Museum

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

The accessibility project that has transformed Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum over the past three years is no mere facelift. The fortress itself now takes center stage, serving as a gateway to the city of...

ColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 66 | December 2023JerusalemReviews

Tale of a Trail | Lake Yeruham

Tamar HaYardeni

Lack of water was one of the young State of Israel’s greatest challenges. Though desalinization has made that issue history, the story of Lake Yeruham reflects the state’s changing attitude toward water over the years...

ColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 66 | December 2023Land of IsraelPost-1948Zionism

Portrait of a People | Window to the Sabbath

Naomi Samuel

Naomi Samuel Sabbath Rest, Samuel Hirszenberg, Warsaw, 1894 | Courtesy of Ben Uri Gallery, London Sabbath Afternoon London, 1910–1177.5 X 77.5 cmOil on canvasBen Uri Gallery, London Alfred (Aaron) Wolmark1877–1961 Post-ImpressionismA primarily French movement that rejected...

20th centuryArtColumnsIssue 66 | December 2023United Kingdom

Jewish Jaffa’s Secret Society – B’nai B’rith in Jaffa

Ilan Shchori

Years before Herzl dreamed of a Zionist movement, and well before Tel Aviv was even a dream, B’nai B’rith’s Sha’ar Zion Lodge in Jaffa was hard at work bringing the American organization’s values of Jewish...

ArticlesIssue 62 | September 2022

The Avenger – Shalom Schwarzbard

Moriya Ta’asan Mikhaeli

Five gunshots fired on a busy Paris street in broad daylight set the scene for a controversial murder trial. A Jewish watchmaker confessed to the crime, but the resulting proceedings tried the victim rather than...

ArticlesIssue 63 | December 2022

Quick Looks at Book

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

Shylock’s Venice | The First Jewish Environmentalist | Like Salt for Bread | Ageing in Medieval Jewish Culture Sara Jo Ben-Zvi Shylock’s Venice Harry Freedman Bloomsbury, 2024247 pages Major strands of Jewish history were...

Book ReviewsColumnsIssue 68 | March 2024

From the Archives | Seeing for Herself

Anat Kutner

Kfar Uriel was a source of pride for the young State of Israel, and Helen Keller’s visit was an excellent opportunity to show off this unique village where the blind live independent lives Anat Kutner...

ColumnsFrom the ArchivesIssue 68 | March 2024Land of IsraelPost-1948Women

In Good Spirits – Jews and Alcohol

Shalom Boguslavsky

It’s no coincidence that a “l’chaim” is a key feature of every eastern European Jewish tale. Why were Jews the region’s primary manufacturers, traders, and even servers of alcohol – and how did it shape...

ArticlesIssue 63 | December 2022

Forever Young – Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav

Roni Barlev

The Bratslav Hasidic tradition reflects a religious devotion at once wholehearted and playful. From Rebbe Nahman’s childhood escapades to his fables and his dancing followers, it’s all about constantly delighting in life anew Roni Barlev...

ArticlesIssue 63 | December 2022

The Medical Legion – Medicine at Masada

Yonatan Lukimson

Ancient Rome owed its military superiority partly to innovative medical treatment of its soldiers. Fascinating evidence of a well-oiled health care system has been discovered at the site of the besieging Roman army’s field hospital...

AntiquityArticlesIssue 66 | December 2023Land of Israelmedicine

Prelude to Babi Yar – Pogroms in Ukraine

Jeffrey Veidlinger

Following World War I, numerous armies tore Ukraine apart. All agreed on only one thing: the region’s greatest scourge was the Jews, who were humiliated, robbed, raped, and murdered – by their neighbors as much...

ArticlesIssue 63 | December 2022

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A Day at the Museum | Tower of David Museum

Tale of a Trail | Lake Yeruham

Portrait of a People | Window to the Sabbath

Jewish Jaffa’s Secret Society – B’nai B’rith in Jaffa

The Avenger – Shalom Schwarzbard

Quick Looks at Book

From the Archives | Seeing for Herself

In Good Spirits – Jews and Alcohol

Forever Young – Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav

The Medical Legion – Medicine at Masada

Prelude to Babi Yar – Pogroms in Ukraine

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A Day at the Museum | Tower of David Museum

Tale of a Trail | Lake Yeruham

Portrait of a People | Window to the Sabbath

Jewish Jaffa’s Secret Society – B’nai B’rith in Jaffa

The Avenger – Shalom Schwarzbard

Quick Looks at Book

From the Archives | Seeing for Herself

In Good Spirits – Jews and Alcohol

Forever Young – Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav

The Medical Legion – Medicine at Masada

Prelude to Babi Yar – Pogroms in Ukraine

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