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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
Whether it is in school, yeshiva or university, the Gemara (Talmud) page looks exactly the same: Gemara text in middle, and Rashi and Tosafot commentary in both sides.
Diaspora
The original translations of Shakespeare’s works from English to Hebrew have a curious past and may be older than you think.
Arthur Szyk’s magnificent artwork on the Declaration of Independence highlights the deep, meaningful connection between the new Jewish state and the ancient Jewish past.
In 1969 photographer Yael Rozen happened to be in New York City just in time for the Israeli Independence Day parade. View the photos from the joyous event in the Big Apple.
Today, 500 years ago, Pope Leo X approved the printing of the first complete edition of the Babylonian Talmud.
An anonymous Jew describes the last months of World War II in Amsterdam. This city, once a large and vibrant Jewish center, turns into a ghost town before his eyes, while he and a handful of Jews try against all odds to survive.
“Better to fall as free fighters than to live by the mercy of the murderers. Arise! Arise with your last breath!”
Meet Doctor Henryk Goldszmit who refused to leave the Jewish orphans to face the Nazis alone.
Take a look at the incredible treasures from the archive of the Hungarian-Jewish Artist, Gyula Zilzer.
The journey of the “Rothschild Haggadah” began 550 years ago with the artist Yoel ben Shimon in Northern Italy and ended in Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish people
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