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Tale of a Trail | Heletz

Tamar HaYardeni

The dream of discovering a wealth of natural resources beneath the soil of the land of Israel is as old as the state itself. What actually happened when this dream briefly came true and hope...

ColumnsHistoric Walks in IsraelIssue 64 | March 2023Land of IsraelPost-1948

Tel Aviv’s Unsung Heroes

Nir Mann

"Tel Aviv is at the flicks", mocks the song from 1948, describing the functioning of the first Hebrew city during the War of Independence. But the reality was quite different: Tel Aviv, the heart of...

ArticlesIsrael Independence DayIssue 1 | April 2010Land of IsraelPost-1948

Curator or Creator? – Holy Sites

Doron Bar

After the Old City of Jerusalem fell to the Jordanians, Dr. Shmuel Zanwil Kahane took charge of Israel’s few remaining holy sites. Pitching new pilgrimage destinations with boundless creativity and more than a little nerve,...

ArticlesIndependence DayIssue 48 | July 2019JerusalemPost-1948Rabbis

Voices of the Past | Shmuel Zanwil Kahane

Shmuel Zanwil Kahane

S. Z. Kahane possessed a keen sense of history. Enormous changes had overtaken the Jewish people, demanding a narrative beyond the dry and factual. Drawing on the wellsprings of classic Jewish exegetical literature, Kahane penned...

ColumnsHolocaustHolocaust dayIssue 48 | July 2019JerusalemPost-1948RabbisZionism

The Shrine on the Mountain – Herzl’s Tomb

Ophir Yarden

Herzl’s tomb and the nearby military cemetery have become central locations in the celebration of Israel’s national holidays. Why did this hill in modern Jerusalem supersede more traditional sites? And what does that choice reveal...

architectureArticlesIndependence DayIssue 14 | December 2012JerusalemPost-1948Theodor HerzlZionism

Jewish as Can Be

Rachel Gordan

Are New York’s Jews opting for more Judaism or less? Is their Jewishness nothing more than bagels and lox, or is the growing visibility of ultra- Orthodox communities an indication of future trends? Rachel Gordan...

American JewsArticlesIssue 11 | July 2012New YorkPost-1948

Torah From Sidon – Lebanon War

Itamar Brenner

Israeli paratroopers came home from the Lebanon War having lost a friend and gained an ancient Torah scroll. The tale of Danny Brenner and the hidden sefer Torah of Sidon Itamar Brenner Israel’s Operation Peace...

ArticlesFirst Lebanon WarIssue 21 | April 2014Post-1948ShavuotSidon

New Life Among The Ruins – Jewish Quarter

Barak Brenner

With the reunification of Jerusalem, Jews could once again dwell in the Old City. But Jordanian occupation had destroyed the Jewish Quarter, and rebuilding required funding and organization on a national scale. A group of...

ArticlesIsrael's warsIssue 39 | September 2017JerusalemJerusalem DayPioneersPost-1948Zionism

De-Classified Comments

Itamar Brenner

Fifty years after the Six-Day War and the reunification of Jerusalem, Israel’s state archives released the government protocols and stenographic records from the war. These choice quotations from the Ministerial Committee on National Security and...

ArticlesIssue 39 | September 2017Jerusalem DayLand of IsraelPost-1948Six Day WarStatesmenZionism

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

Post-1948

Tale of a Trail | Heletz

Tel Aviv’s Unsung Heroes

Curator or Creator? – Holy Sites

Voices of the Past | Shmuel Zanwil Kahane

The Shrine on the Mountain – Herzl’s Tomb

Jewish as Can Be

Torah From Sidon – Lebanon War

New Life Among The Ruins – Jewish Quarter

De-Classified Comments

History Live | Through Lions’ Gate

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Tale of a Trail | Heletz

Tel Aviv’s Unsung Heroes

Curator or Creator? – Holy Sites

Voices of the Past | Shmuel Zanwil Kahane

The Shrine on the Mountain – Herzl’s Tomb

Jewish as Can Be

Torah From Sidon – Lebanon War

New Life Among The Ruins – Jewish Quarter

De-Classified Comments

History Live | Through Lions’ Gate

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