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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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An anonymous letter, recently discovered in the National Library archives, offers a glimpe into a time of crisis when the residents of Tel Aviv were prisoners in their own homes.
Diaspora, Judaism
No one knows the exact origins of the little black suitcase filled with hand-written scrolls now kept at the National Library of Israel.
Diaspora
As many conversos began to return to their heritage after the Inquisition, several Jewish cultural books were translated into Spanish for their use – including the Book of Books.
When the Gestapo knocked on 12-year-old Lilli Tauber’s door in November of 1938, her life was forever changed.
In 1867, Mark Twain made a visit to the Land of Israel. What did Twain think of the Holy Land? Join us as we trace his journey.
The inferno that decimated Thessalonica left 70,000 people, including 52,000 Jews, homeless and penniless.
In the early 1960s, a team of Israeli experts was dispatched on an urgent mission to Iran, to help rebuild an earthquake-ravaged region.
Were the ancient headstones sold or stolen and who was responsible for their disappearance?
Menasseh Ben Israel, known as the “Ambassador of the Jews,” managed to convince the English that the readmission of the Jews to England would bring about Redemption.
Judaism
Even though many authorities of Jewish law permit women to perform ritual slaughter, there are very few testimonies of female ritual slaughterers in Jewish history.
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