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Tale of a Trail | Kibbutz Gesher

Tamar HaYardeni

Three bridges, one Arab village, three Jewish settlements, a railway station, and a hydroelectric plant. How did a single bend in the River Jordan generate so much activity? Tamar HaYardeni Where To? Kibbutz GesherRestored site...

ColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 71 | December 2024Land of IsraelPre-state of Israel

Voices of the Past | Eliezer Ben Yehuda

Eliezer Ben Yehuda

Father of modern Hebrew Eliezer Ben Yehuda describes how Balkan nationalism drew him to Zionism Eliezer Ben Yehuda Eliezer Ben Yehuda (see “Hebrew Zealot,” Segula 22) wrote this article soon after the issuance of the...

19th centuryColumnsGreeceIssue 71 | December 2024WritersZionism

Feeding the Heavens – Jewish Birdfeeding Customs

Yossi Ziv

Both Polish and Ethiopian Jews traditionally fed birds at specific times of year, ascribing deep meaning to this practice. Did the custom spread from south to north with the migratory flocks, or was it simply...

ArticlesEarly modern periodEthiopiaGermanyIssue 71 | December 2024Jewish CommunitiesTu Bishvat

Journey of an Idea – From Rabbi Bibas to Herzl

Yitzhak Krausz

Back to the article The First Zionist Visionary – Rabbi Yehuda Alkalai The concept of the Jewish people’s revival in its ancient homeland shuttled between a disintegrating Ottoman Empire and Balkan countries aspiring to independence....

19th centuryGreeceIssue 71 | December 2024RabbisZionism

Portrait of a People | Lions on Canvas

Naomi Samuel

Naomi Samuel Daniel in the Lions’ DenOil on canvas, 98 x 152 cmLondon, 1872National Museums, Liverpool Briton Rivière1840-1920RomanticismAn artistic movement aiming to represent everyday life as is London-born Briton Rivière is renowned for his...

19th centuryArtColumnsIssue 70 | September 2024United Kingdom

The First Zionist Visionary – Rabbi Yehuda Alkalai

Yitzhak Krausz

At first glance, 19th-century rabbi Yehuda Alkalai’s writings seem like traditional Jewish interpretations of biblical prophecies, but closer scrutiny reveals a strikingly modern redemptive vision – which had yet to be dubbed Zionism Yitzhak Krausz...

19th centuryArticlesEuropeIssue 71 | December 2024Rabbis

Coins of Rebellion – Judean Rebels’ Coins

Yinon Horesh

Unlike other freedom fighters throughout history, the Judeans rebelling against Rome even minted their own coins. Why “waste” energy and resources on mere symbols of independence? What subversive messages did they convey? Yinon Horesh The...

AntiquityArticlesCoins and StampsIssue 71 | December 2024Lag B'OmerLand of Israel

A Day at the Museum | Bialik Square

Sara Jo Ben-Zvi

A nostalgic, European-style city square has been renovated once again, this time commemorating a century since Hayim Nahman Bialik’s arrival in Tel Aviv Sara Jo Ben-Zvi Bialik Square is one of Tel Aviv’s oldest public...

ColumnsIssue 69 | June 2024Literature and CulturePre-state of IsraelTel Aviv

Portrait of a People | How Shall We Sing the Lord’s Song?

Naomi Samuel

Naomi Samuel Jews Mourning in ExileOil on canvas163 x 133 cmDusseldorf, 1832Wallraf-Richartz Museum,Cologne, Germany Eduard Bendemann1811-1889 RomanticismA reaction to the rationalism of the Enlightenment, this late-18th-century movement in literature, philosophy, and art emphasized the subjective,...

19th centuryArtColumnsGermanyIssue 69 | June 2024

Post-Script | Village Mail

Itamar Atzmon

In the early Zionist villages, postal services were under European auspices but had their own unique flavor – until the Turks cracked down Itamar Atzmon The first Jewish agricultural colonies were established in the Holy...

Coins and StampsColumnsIssue 26 | May 2015Land of IsraelPre-state of Israel

Book review | Lincoln and the Jews

Elka Weber

Was Abraham Lincoln’s attitude to Jews just an extension of his genuine affection for all men, regardless of race or creed, or did it reflect a special regard for the people of the book? Marking...

19th centuryAmericaBook ReviewsColumnsIssue 26 | May 2015

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Tale of a Trail | Kibbutz Gesher

Voices of the Past | Eliezer Ben Yehuda

Feeding the Heavens – Jewish Birdfeeding Customs

Journey of an Idea – From Rabbi Bibas to Herzl

Portrait of a People | Lions on Canvas

The First Zionist Visionary – Rabbi Yehuda Alkalai

Coins of Rebellion – Judean Rebels’ Coins

A Day at the Museum | Bialik Square

Portrait of a People | How Shall We Sing the Lord’s Song?

Post-Script | Village Mail

Book review | Lincoln and the Jews

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Tale of a Trail | Kibbutz Gesher

Voices of the Past | Eliezer Ben Yehuda

Feeding the Heavens – Jewish Birdfeeding Customs

Journey of an Idea – From Rabbi Bibas to Herzl

Portrait of a People | Lions on Canvas

The First Zionist Visionary – Rabbi Yehuda Alkalai

Coins of Rebellion – Judean Rebels’ Coins

A Day at the Museum | Bialik Square

Portrait of a People | How Shall We Sing the Lord’s Song?

Post-Script | Village Mail

Book review | Lincoln and the Jews

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