Scent of Freedom
Pipe Dreams The average tourist would definitely wrinkle his nose in disgust and pity at the row of old women beaming from the photo of the Russian Compound’s pilgrim hostel in turn-of-the-century Jerusalem. The subjects...
Tag Archives: War of Independence
The Battle on the Hill
Fighting for Jerusalem In 2003, about a year before Reserves General Rafael Eitan drowned off the coast of Ashdod, he spoke to a group of tour guides on the lawn by San Simon Monastery, in...
Lights, Camera, Zionism!
Pageant September 4, 1946. Brimming with emotion, Ben Hecht stood center stage. Tears filled his eyes, blurring his view of the cheering crowds below. Of all his many plays, scripts, books, and articles, this time...
