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Land of Israel
Rachel Cohen-Kagan was one of the most prominent activists for the advancement of women’s rights in the young State of Israel. Her efforts led to her being among the signatories of the Declaration of Independence
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Judaism
Photographer Myriam Tangi on her ground-breaking photographic essay, “Mehitza: Seen by Women”, which began in 2003 and spanned multiple continents
The Haganah’s Camp Yona was located in northern Tel Aviv, on a site occupied by a luxurious hotel today; this was the location for a string of historic events, from the murder of Arlosoroff, to the shelling of the Altalena
Diaspora
A glimpse into the legendary Russian author’s relationship with the People of the Book
The riots of the “Farhud” in Iraq convinced Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi that time was running out for Jews living in Arab countries in the 1940s
How the former director of the National Library of Israel played a key role in the “book diplomacy” of the 1950s and 60s…
The story behind one black-and-white picture, glued to a yellowing piece of cardboard
50 years later, illicit texts and dissidents remembered
Today, almost all of us carry a smartphone and own a PC or laptop at home, but the earliest computing devices couldn’t exactly fit in your pocket…
A look at the Kabbalistic significance of the Counting of the Omer, which culminates in the festival of Shavuot
A nostalgic celebration with the Jews of Saloniki
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