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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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“מה קורה לקורא עוסק כמובן בהיקסמות מספר, המוליכה את הקורא לחזור אליו שוב ושוב, אל אותה עלילה, אל אותן דמויות, אבל גם בדחייה, בסירוב, באי-רצון או באי-יכולת לקרוא, שעלולים ללבוש ביטוי בניסיון להיפטר מן הטקסט, להשמיד אותו”. מיכל בן-נפתלי על פתולוגיות של קריאה בעקבות ספרה של מירב רוט, “מה קורה לקורא? התבוננות פסיכואנליטית בקריאת ספרות”
Diaspora, Land of Israel
The letter from over a century ago in which Sarah Aaronsohn writes of the tragic death of her beloved friend, Avshalom Feinberg.
A glimpse into the book of the German theologian who collected 100 aerial photographs of the Land of Israel
A photo album taken by an unnamed British soldier during the First World War reveals the route of his unit.
Judaism, Land of Israel
How did the Western Wall look before its liberation in ’67? What did it look like 100 years ago? And 150 years ago?
Diaspora
Find out all about the real man behind the fictional Shylock!
A pioneer in the field of Hebrew book illustration during a short but significant period in Berlin after the First World War
Author Selma Lagerlöf and her Jewish lover, the writer Sophie Elkan set off for Jerusalem. That trip would be the basis of her book that eventually led to her being awarded the 1909 Nobel Prize for Literature.
The draft of an article by an important Romanian Zionist leader sheds light on an intriguing organization established in Great Britain in the early 20th century.
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